An article titled Enhancing 5G Performance: A Standalone System Platform with Customizable Features has been published in the AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications.

Congratulations to my PhD student Emmanouil-Zafeirios Bozis and all my co-authors, Michael Batistatos, George Xilouris, Akis Kourtis, and Tasos Kourtis.

The paper details the experimental outcomes of the integrated 5G platform utilizing SDR hardware and the most recent OpenAir Interface software, focusing on the key performance indicators of bandwidth and latency.

Here is a brief summary:

• Flexible 5G Platform: The paper proposes a standalone 5G system platform based on Open Air Interface software, which is fully reprogrammable and customizable.
• Improved Usability: The platform uses Linux shell scripts to simplify the implementation of different connectivity scenarios, speeding up the process.
• Performance Metrics: Achieved a mean Round Trip Time (RTT) latency of 6.78 ms with a 2 ms DL/UL Transmission periodicity, suitable for low-latency applications.
• Future Work: Plans to expand the system capabilities with additional hardware and software to test MIMO transmission and wider bandwidth parts.