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- 1. 20-Sept-2018 Overview and Current Activities Open vRAN Ecosystem Bob Everson – Global Director, Mobility and 5G Steve Mailey – Consulting Systems Engineer Nic Martinez – Consulting Systems Engineer
- 2. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Agenda 1 2 3 4 5 Why Open vRAN? What is the Open vRAN Ecosystem? Introduction to RAN and vRAN Architectures Demos and Production Ready Systems Wrap-up, Q&A
- 3. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Software is Eating the World
- 4. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential • Disaggregation simplifies scaling of h/w and s/w instances • Rapidly deploy new capabilities and services • Infrastructure and location agnostic • Easier to stich together complex service chains • Simpler to standardize ops tooling The Modern CSP has a Software Personality Transport Mobile Core Edge Access L4-7 Services Data Center RAN
- 5. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Software Defined Mobile Network From: To: Network defined (and constrained) by RAN Network defined by the services, and desired operational model Closed interfaces, limited options Open, modular solutions Monolithic, Proprietary Systems Flexible, Agile Software- Based Solutions
- 6. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Ecosystem Overview
- 7. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Accelerate the viability and adoption of open virtualized RAN (vRAN) solutions and ensure their extension into a broader software- defined network architecture Open vRAN Ecosystem Overview Technology Economics Operations Consumption
- 8. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Open vRAN Ecosystem Overview Current Vendor Members RU vRAN S/W NFVI / Compute Mobile Core Transport Automation Services
- 9. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Why Open vRAN End-to-End Solution? Use Cases • Densification • Reach • Small Cell • 5GNR • Private Mobile Networks Open • Modular solutions • Cloud infrastructure flexibility • IP transport Flexible • New and existing environments • Adapts to business req’ts Multi-vendor • Leading innovators • Ecosystem = Choice and Scale Ready to Deploy • Pre-validated • Pre-integrated Synergies • Better end-to end • Network Slicing • MEC • Automation / Orchestration Net Benefits • Flexible architecture • Agile service delivery environment • Lower TCO
- 10. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential RAN and vRAN Architecture Overview
- 11. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Internet, Enterprise, etc eNB Traditional Distributed RAN Architecture Backhaul Agg/Core MME SGW PGW BBU RRH /RU RRH = Remote Radio Head RU = Radio Unit BBU = Baseband Unit eNB = Evolved Node B (LTE)
- 12. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Internet, Enterprise, etc CPRI Fronthaul BBU eNodeB Transition to C-RAN Architecture Agg/Core BBU RRH /RU Backhaul MME SGW PGW
- 13. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Internet, Enterprise, etc Centralized RAN Architecture Backhaul Agg/Core CPRI Fronthaul BBU RRH /RU CPRI (Common Public Radio Interface) Fiber Fronthaul: Constant Bit Rate – transmits even when no user traffic, no multiplexing Highly inefficient – scales with number of antennas, not data rate i.e. 150Mbps data = ~2.5Gbps CPRI traffic Requires very low latency – 200µs Optical transport; RAN vendor proprietary format MME SGW PGW Remote BBU - typically proprietary closed platform
- 14. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Internet, Enterprise, etc Virtualized/Cloud RAN Architecture Backhaul Agg/Core Fronthaul Options vBBU RRH /RU Virtualized Baseband – typically clusters running on COTS H/W Fronthaul - CPRI or eCRPI (enhanced CPRI, moving to more open splits – i.e. xRAN/ORAN MME SGW PGW
- 15. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Internet, Enterprise, etc Transition to Split Architecture Backhaul Agg/CoreFronthaul vBBU RRH /RU MidhaulFront-haul DU CU MME SGW PGW Further disaggregate vBBU real- time and non-real-time functions into DU – Distributed Unit and CU – Centralized Unit
- 16. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Internet, Enterprise, etc Split vRAN Architecture Backhaul Agg/Core Fronthaul and Midhaul splits discussed more later. One key goal is driving away from vendor proprietary solutions, towards open IP/Ethernet based technologies. MME SGW PGW Midhaul Front- haulRRH /RU DU CU
- 17. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Internet, Enterprise, etc Midhaul Split vRAN Architecture, cont. Backhaul Agg/CoreFront- haulRRH Split architecture flexibility: Each CU can support multiple DU’s Each DU can support multiple RRH’s MME SGW PGW RRH RRH DU DU CUDU
- 18. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Internet, Enterprise, etc Midhaul Further Control Plane Split Backhaul Agg/CoreFront- haul CU-UP RRH /RU DU CU-CP Some operators looking to split RAN control plane and user plane to allow them to scale independently and architect their network in more granular manner MME SGW PGW
- 19. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Internet, Enterprise, etc Midhaul Split Architecture – Where to Split? Backhaul Agg/CoreFront- haulRRH/RURRH/RU DU CU RAN protocol stack splits are not clear cut…how to determine what goes where? MME SGW PGW
- 20. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Data RF Low PHY PDCP RRC High PHY Low MAC High MAC Low RLC High RLC There are a lot of Split Options Option 8 Option 7 Option 6 Option 5 Option 4 Option 3 Option 2 Option 1 Greater bandwidth requirements Higher Latency sensitivity Increased radio co-ordination Fronthaul/ Lower Layer Split CPRI Midhaul/ Higher Layer Split We’ll focus on 2 Initially
- 21. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Internet, Enterprise, etc Midhaul Split Architecture – Where to Split? Backhaul Agg/CoreFront- haulRRH /RU DU CU General thinking is option 7-2x for DU-RU, option 2 for CU-DU. Can vary based on deployment model, service types i.e. Fixed Wireless could do option 2 split to RU with integrated DU, etc. More work to come here + deeper dive presentation on splits coming soon MME SGW PGW Option 7-2x Option 2
- 22. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Open vRAN Ecosystem Flexible Architecture Options BackhaulAgg/Core NGC EPC HLS Option 2 LLS (7-2x) DUCUUPF MEC Packet MIdhaul DUCU UPCU-UPCU CPCU-CP UPF MEC Packet Midhaul DUCU Packet Midhaul Fronthaul UPF MEC DUCUUPF MEC Automation and OrchestrationAutomation and Orchestration Security, Management, and SupportSecurity, Management, and Support HLS Option 2 RU RU RU RU RU RU
- 23. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Open vRAN Demos Pre-5G: Let’s Deploy Now 5G: It’s Real
- 24. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Pre-5G Open vRAN End-to-End Solution E2E Converged Multi-vendor Pre-5G ‘Network-in-a-box’ • Pre-certified • Pre-integrated • Ready to deploy Efficiently Delivering High-Quality Video • CUPS-enabled MEC App Edge Cache • Network Slicing Differentiated Services Midhaul Option 2 Backhaul Agg/Core Altiostar RU / DU Cisco EPC Altiostar vCU Cisco UPF Qwilt Edge Cache Cisco NFVI Cisco CPS Cisco NSO / ESC IMS HSS Cisco NFVI
- 25. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential MWC Americas – Cisco Meeting Room Tech M Redmond Lab Edge Compute Pre-5G Open vRAN End-to-End Solution: Flows Altiostar RU / DU Altiostar vCU Cisco UPF2 Internet Cisco NFVI Cisco UPF1 Cisco PCRF HSS IMS Cisco CPF Qwilt Edge Cache Qwilt Cache Regular User Premium User Qwilt CP / Video Origin
- 26. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 5G Open vRAN End-to-End PoC E2E Multi-vendor 5G SA PoC • OTA 5G SA Data Call • Cloud-native 5G SA Core • 5G SA Core Deployable on Any Platform High-bandwidth OTA Video Streaming • CUPS-enabled MEC App Edge Cache • Automation Google Cloud Deployment Backhaul Agg/CorePhazr gNB RU / DU / CU Cisco 5G SA Core Cisco UPFSynamedia Edge Cache Cisco NFVI Cisco Automation Orchestration Cloud Platform
- 27. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Cisco BXB Lab / GCP Cisco Container Platform MWC Americas – Cisco Meeting Room 5G Open vRAN End-to-End PoC: Flows Phazr gNB SMF AMF Phazr UE Dev Hub Repo Tiller Prometheus /Grafana Docker PCF NRFNSSF Kubernetes Pod Network (Contiv VPP) AUSF/UDM PATS Helm Charts/ Docker images Edge Compute UPF Edge Cache Internet
- 28. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Enabling New Services Enhanced Mobile Broadband 1000x BW, 10-100x End User Speed Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communication ~1ms Latency Massive Machine-type Communications 1000x Density • Vehicle updates, telematics, and infotainment • Warehouse logistics, automated delivery services Connected Car / RC Drones • Police, fire, hospitals with strict SLAs and security Network Slicing e.g. Public Sector Private Networks • Augmented, virtual, and mixed reality for learning, gaming, 4K/8K Augmented / Virtual Reality Delivery • Smart-sensor enabled • Waste and recycling, parking, smart grid, homes Smart City Enablement
- 29. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Accelerating to a truly software-defined mobile network Open vRAN Ecosystem – Wrap Up Enabling open, flexible architectures Technology + Business + Operational + Consumption Real solutions are possible now
- 30. © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Questions? Contact us: openvraninterest@cisco.com https://blogs.cisco.com/sp/open-vran-ecosystem-enabling-a-better-mobile-architecture