Intel Corporation

Apple Inc.

Sunny Zhang

Guangjie Li

Yifan Yu

Embodiments describe methods and apparatuses for a software-defined cellular system with distributed antennas and baseband units (BBUs). The BBUs may be implemented with software defined network (SDN) technology in some embodiments. Embodiments include provision of a dynamic connection between distributed antennas and a BBU to serve a scheduled UE. In some embodiments, a BBU may select a scheduling set of antennas that may provide a desired connection with the UE. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Software defined cellular system with distributed antennas

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods and apparatuses for software-defined cellular systems that include baseband units coupled with distributed antennas through switches that may implement configurable connection topologies. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

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Beijing, China

Sunny Zhang