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Analysis of institutional authors

Baijau Estevan, CarlosCorresponding Author

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March 25, 2026
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Design of an End-to-End and Open-Source 5G MBS SDR Validation Pilot

Publicated to: IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting, BMSB. 334-338 - 2025-01-01 (), DOI: 10.1109/BMSB65076.2025.11165594

Authors:

Baijau Estevan, Carlos; Sanchez Roldan, Jaime; Inesta, Borja; Gomez-Barquero, David; Moreno Escafio, Maria del Mar
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Affiliations

Univ Malaga, Inst Tecnol & Ingn Software, Malaga, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Telecomunicac & Aplicac Multimedia, Valencia, Spain - Author

Abstract

Point-to-Multipoint (PtM) communications were identified by 3GPP as a requirement during the start of 5G. Despite this, it was not until Release 17 that the New Radio (NR) native PtM mode was standardized, named 5G Multicast Broadcast Systems (MBS). Most notably, it added new Network Functions in the 5G Core while fully reutilizing NR physical layer to ease adoption and uptake amongst manufacturers. In this context, the paper provides the design and goals of an MBS validation pilot, fully end-to-end (from 5G Core to Receiver) based on open-source implementation from the 5G-MAG Reference Tools repositories. Moreover, this experiment leverages the programmability of Software-Defined Radio equipment and experimentation framework provided by the European 6G-SANDBOX SNS project, the Trial Network Lifecycle Manager to orchestrate and log the measurements performed.
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Keywords

3gppBroadcastMulticastOpen-sourceRel-18SdrSns

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting, BMSB due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Media Technology.

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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Barjau Estevan, Carlos Salvador) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Barjau Estevan, Carlos Salvador.

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Awards linked to the item

This work is funded from the 6G-SANDBOX 3rd Open Call, which has received funding from the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) under the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101096328.
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