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5G Network Resources Requirements for Mobile Immersive Digital Environments

Authors:
Danaisy Prado-Álvarez
David Garcia-Roger
Jose F. Monserrat

Keywords: Immersive technology; virtual reality; 5G networks; latency; quality of experience

Abstract:
The accelerated increase in the adoption of immersive digital technologies like virtual reality and 360- degree video escalates the pressure on mobile cellular networks. Its higher bandwidth demands and minimum latencies are crucial for enjoying the contents with a satisfactory quality and comfort. This paper describes a study that estimates the minimum critical bandwidth, and latency prerequisites, as well as video resolutions and bitrate needed in a mobile network so as to support immersive applications with a specific subjective quality of experience, using the consumer-ready hardware platforms Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR. One of the main conclusions is that the strict requirements of around 20 milliseconds of minimum latency highlights the important challenge that must be addressed by future 5G mobile cellular networks, but this is far from some target values discussed in the literature.

Pages: 66 to 71

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2017

Publication date: October 8, 2017

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2326-9286

ISBN: 978-1-61208-596-8

Location: Athens, Greece

Dates: from October 8, 2017 to October 12, 2017