mmWave Backhaul Testbed Configurability Using Software-Defined Networking

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:10.24em"/><col style="width:23.57em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Message type </td><td class="align_center">Description</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><span class="monospace">ofp_mmwave_config </span></td><td class="align_center">Requests the configuration of an mmWave link, which can include the used channel, MCS, beam alignment, SSID, security options, or power state.</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><span class="monospace">ofp_sc_features </span></td><td class="align_center">Provides initial information to the controller with the SC positioning, scanned neighborhood, and the respective PCU management IP.</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><span class="monospace">ofp_mmwave_stats </span></td><td class="align_center">Statistics periodically sent to the controller, with RSSI measurements over the connected small cell links.</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 3: mmWave Backhaul Testbed Configurability Using Software-Defined Networking 