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• The combined fronthaul network improves the quality of service by the edge computing. • The correction factor meets the physical constraints in network planning. • The performance of the network can be greatly improved by the proposed algorithm. The rapid development of time-sensitive applications, such as autopilot, telemedicine and industrial automation, demands more stringent requirements on end-to-end delay. Therefore, low-delay planning of 5G networks is supposed to be a crucial stage. In this paper, a low-delay layout planning based on the nonlinear decreasing inertia weight particle swarm optimization algorithm (NL-wPSO) is demonstrated. By iteratively calculating the velocity and position of each particle, the proposed algorithm can optimize the layout of AAUs in the fronthaul network. Thereby, the distance between the AAUs and edge computing server will be shortened. Compared to the basic PSO, the simulation results indicate a significant reduction on transmission delay. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]