TY - GEN
T1 - From Legacy to Leadership
T2 - 9th Ecuador Technical Chapters Meeting, ETCM 2025
AU - Farré, Valdemar
AU - Vega, David
AU - Estrada, Juan
AU - Peralvo, Juan A.Vásquez
AU - Chatzinotas, Symeon
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 IEEE.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - The proliferation of cell-free Massive MIMO represents a transformative shift in wireless network architecture, addressing critical limitations of conventional distributed Massive MIMO systems. This paper presents an intelligent radio network planning framework that bridges legacy 5G infrastructures with future B5G/6G networks through cell-free architectures. By leveraging operational insights from existing 5G deployments, we systematically address coverage optimization, and capacity enhancement. Our scalable framework enables seamless evolution from legacy designs to next-generation cell-free systems. Through extensive simulations in dense urban environments, we demonstrate substantial improvements: 45% spectral efficiency gains, 30% interference reduction, and significantly enhanced uniform coverage. The proposed framework provides network operators with a practical roadmap for transitioning from traditional cellular architectures to demanding B5G/6G requirements while maximizing existing infrastructure investments.
AB - The proliferation of cell-free Massive MIMO represents a transformative shift in wireless network architecture, addressing critical limitations of conventional distributed Massive MIMO systems. This paper presents an intelligent radio network planning framework that bridges legacy 5G infrastructures with future B5G/6G networks through cell-free architectures. By leveraging operational insights from existing 5G deployments, we systematically address coverage optimization, and capacity enhancement. Our scalable framework enables seamless evolution from legacy designs to next-generation cell-free systems. Through extensive simulations in dense urban environments, we demonstrate substantial improvements: 45% spectral efficiency gains, 30% interference reduction, and significantly enhanced uniform coverage. The proposed framework provides network operators with a practical roadmap for transitioning from traditional cellular architectures to demanding B5G/6G requirements while maximizing existing infrastructure investments.
KW - 6G
KW - Beamforming Optimization
KW - Beyond 5G (B5G)
KW - Cell-Free Massive MIMO
KW - Distributed Massive MIMO
KW - Interference Management
KW - Legacy 5G Integration
KW - Radio Network Planning
KW - Spectral Efficiency
KW - Ultra-Dense Networks
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105032511910
U2 - 10.1109/ETCM67548.2025.11304514
DO - 10.1109/ETCM67548.2025.11304514
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:105032511910
T3 - ETCM 2025 - 9th Ecuador Technical Chapters Meeting
BT - ETCM 2025 - 9th Ecuador Technical Chapters Meeting
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 21 October 2025 through 24 October 2025
ER -