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Front haul(FH)

Front haul is defined as the intra-base station transport, in which a part of the base station function is moved
to the remote antenna site in [Ref.7.1-1]. Intra-base station transport is not including BBU and RRH.
For the scope of this section, main description targets are as follows,
• The definition of the functions of “Slice Element Controller (SEC)”
– The definition of the reference points (Interfaces) between “SEC” and “PRC” of FH/BH with the
Command types, functions and etc. The definitions of others, namely excepting FH/BH, are not
included.

Figure 7.1-1 – A Conceptual Implementation Model for Network Softwarization
and Sliced Network Service

Figure 7.1-2 – Assumed Conceptual Implementation Model and 5GMF model

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