Future access network framework and capability research

More and more social needs inject more complex social characteristics into future access network and cloud computing converging with access network supports more services. This paper proposes a novel framework and indicator for modeling the future access network. The framework frames the future access network in four dimensions: Highlevel Physical Capability, Softwarization & Virtualization, Service-Oriented Dynamic Networking and Deep Coupling with Social Elements. Based on this framework, an indicator is given which is used to optimize access network capability. Evaluation results demonstrate the framework and the indicator can make networking and service deployment clear and effective.