  Augmented and/or virtual reality (AR/VR) are emerging as one of the main
applications in future fifth generation (5G) networks. To meet the requirements
of lower latency and massive data transmission in AR/VR applications, a
solution with software-defined networking (SDN) architecture is proposed for 5G
small cell networks. On this basis, a multi-path cooperative route (MCR) scheme
is proposed to facilitate the AR/VR wireless transmissions in 5G small cell
networks, in which the delay of MCR scheme is analytically studied.
Furthermore, a service effective energy optimal (SEEO) algorithm is developed
for AR/VR wireless transmission in 5G small cell networks. Simulation results
indicate that both the delay and service effective energy (SEE) of the proposed
MCR scheme outperform the delay and SEE of the conventional single path route
scheme in 5G small cell networks.
