Get your timing right for 5G OpenRAN!
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The document discusses the critical importance of precise timing for 5G networks, highlighting the use of GNSS as a timing source and the need for a resilient timing solution. It outlines ADVA's comprehensive time synchronization product offerings and solutions tailored for open 5G networks, addressing potential vulnerabilities in GNSS and calling for a more robust synchronization architecture. Additionally, it emphasizes ADVA's extensive experience with tier 1 telecom operators and their commitment to providing superior network management systems and support.
Get your timing right for 5G OpenRAN!
- 1. Get your timing right for 5G OpenRAN! Jörg Urban July 2022
- 2. © 2022 ADVA. All rights reserved. 2 AGENDA ADVA’s solution propositions for Open 5G networks 1. Understand why timing is so critical for 5G 2. GNSS as the source for timing 3. A resilient end-to-end timing solution 4.
- 3. © 2022 ADVA. All rights reserved. 3 Our open and innovative products Packet edge with NFV Ensemble Single platform for management, control, and orchestration of all ADVA products Optical transport Network synchronization Packet edge with virtualization Fiber monitoring FSP 3000 FSP 150 and Ensemble network virtualization Oscilloquartz ALM Carrier Ethernet access and network functions virtualization (NFV) solutions to deliver software-defined, differentiated and performance-assured services Open optical networking solutions based on wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) technology to deliver scalable bandwidth for access, metro and long-haul networks with automation and ease of use Primary reference clocks and scalable grandmasters to deliver and assure accurate synchronization from core to edge for fixed and mobile networks, smart grids, financial services, data centers and meteorology Fiber monitoring solution for precise and fast location, characterization and notification of fiber events
- 4. © 2022 ADVA. All rights reserved. 4 Open 5G network architecture – where ADVA plays Macro/micro cells Hub Access and aggregation Edge POP Metro network Central office FSP 150 XG418 100G demarc and sync OSA 54xx PTP grandmaster Ensemble Activator and white box switch = DCSG Ensemble Connector and white box server for DU VNF hosting OTC enabled White box 4G/5G core Sync FSP 3000 transport ALM fiber monitoring G.metro self tuning pluggables Products that meet requirements for next-gen open RAN architectures
- 5. © 2022 ADVA. All rights reserved. 5 Precise synchronization is a key requirement for 5G Many 5G services as well as efficient use of spectrum depend on precise timing Source: Heavy Reading 5G Network & Services Strategies, 2020 Operator Survey; results analyzed by OMDIA
- 6. © 2022 ADVA. All rights reserved. 6 5G timing requirements at a glance LTE advanced CoMP, TDD: 1.1µs time sync LTE – multicast: several µs time sync 3G TDD: 5µs time sync (large cells) 2G/3G – frequency sync only 5G – positioning/automated cars/industry4.0/IoT/…. 5G – TDD/CA/massive MIMO, 1.1µs time sync 5G – new X-Haul/eCPRI/TSN • Spectrum efficiency • Technology • New applications (IoT) • New regulations
- 7. © 2022 ADVA. All rights reserved. 7 • Maintains time highly accurate UTC • Free for everyone but not everywhere • Critical infrastructure will not scale with ever increasing amount of GNSS antennas • Vulnerable source • https://www.gsa.europa.eu & https://insidegnss.com/ GNSS signals are very weak, so additional measures must be taken for resiliency, especially for critical infrastructure … Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Source for precise time
- 8. © 2022 ADVA. All rights reserved. 8 Need for a new timing and sync solution GNSS as a single point of failure … Jamming Spoofing GNSS outages Atmosphere (solar activities) Installation issues (obstruction) Multipath caused by buildings Interferences (TV, cellular, radar, µWave, …) Indoor and outdoor (urban canyons)
- 9. © 2022 ADVA. All rights reserved. 9 SLA enabling sync architecture for mission-critical communication networks The new timing and sync solution – Highly accurate and redundant time keeping, distribution and assurance Core network Ensemble of highly precise and accurate ePRTC’s < +/-30ns to UTC L2/L3/WDM/TSN ePRTC ePRTC ePRTC Aggregation / access network CO’s enabled to provide time information to variety of consumers Better +/- 100ns (PRTC-A), 40ns (PRTC-B) 4G / 5G / DVB-T2 NG Sync Device NG Sync Device SSU PTP Enterprises / Wholesale NTP SSU PTP NTP Applications Better +/- 1000ns to UTC Sync network & service management Smart Grid Time over optical transport Secure and highly accurate time distribution MEC / DC Access network
- 10. © 2022 ADVA. All rights reserved. 10 We are helping reinvent our industry Summary Extensive experience in designing and building 5G time sync networks with most of the Tier 1 telecom/mobile operators globally Most comprehensive time sync product portfolio for purpose-built time sync networks Superior and well recognized network mgt system and applications Global team for tech support and maintenance, 24x7
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