Post on 04-Jun-2020
5G: The future of RAN
A glimpse into the future, looking beyond 2025!
Social&EconomicDriversandTrends
• 5GismeanttobecomeTelcoindustryresponsetotherequirementsofthissocio-economicchangeforthenextdecadeandbeyond
• 5G-enabledinfrastructure……willnotonlytransformindividual'slife(aspreviousgenerationshavealreadydone)……butwillalsore-shapemostindustriesandverticalsectors,bysupportinganewbreedofusecases
• 5Gwillallowoperatorscapturetheirfairshareofrelativelyuntappedmarketsbydeployingnetworksthatare:
• Efficient:dramaticallyloweringcost/Gb• Targeted:flexibleandsuitedtoeachuse
caseorverticalsector’srequirements(networkslicing…)
• Ubiquitous:pervasive,reliableandalways-on
• Strongpressuretomoveforwardwithdigitizationandautomationacrossverydifferentsectors,fullycapturingthepromisedbenefits(newrevenuestreams,higherefficiency…)
• Technology-intensiveindustriesandverticalstoleadtheway,butthistimechangesmayhavedeeperimpactacrosssocieties
Healthcare
Manufacturing
MediaandEntertainment
Agriculture
Automotive
Energyandutilities
Governmentandsecurity
Ageingworkforce
AgeingPopulation
UniversalAccesstoremotehealthcare
Pressureoncosts
Climatechange Lackoffarmers
Highersecurityalerts
StrictCO2emissiongoals
NewDevicesandServices
QoSIncreasing
Newthreats
DecentralizedGeneration
Increaseinrenewables
Cibersecurity
Theneedof5G
5G: Digitalization & Automation, reaching deeper into Society
5G RAN: The next paradigm change for MNO
5G
Pushingspectrumboundaries(highbands)Theallocationofmillimeter-wavespectrumfordeploymentofhighcapacityfixedradiolinks(forconnectinghomes/offices,orbackhaulingourradiobasestations)couldreducecivilworkrequirementsandaddflexibility
NetworkslicingAnewparadigmthatenablesthedeliveryofdiverseusecases,fordifferentverticalswithdifferentrequirements,overasinglenetworkinfrastructure,onthebasisofNFV/SDN.
Costreduction:• OneNetworkapproach,withmultipleaccesslayersfixed&wireless(licensedandunlicensed)• Enhancedefficiency(energyandspectrumresources)• Centralizationandsoftwarizationofnetworkelements,basedonover-the-shelvecomponents
Increaseinperformance:• Highpeakdatarateformassivedownloadsonhotspotareas• Latencyreductionforhighlydemandingscenarios• Userperceptionofamorehomogeneouscoverageandenhancedreliability
Expectedtimeline
DemandandServiceEvolution
TechnicalRequirements
NetworkArchitecture
• CurrentLTENetworks+deploymentofLTE-A
• Extendcoverage• SpectrumRe-farming
Demand(Throughput/DoUpermonth) //
Video(HD) Video(4K)
VirtualRealityAugmentedReality
CloudWorkplace
• LTEradioEvolution(MassiveMIMO).Smallcells(densification)
• CloudRAN,SDN-NFV• Initial5Gsites,co-livingwith4Garchitecture• Higherfrequencies
• Full-native5Gdeployments• NetworkSlicing• mmWaves• Smallcellexplosion
• CellPeakDataRate
• Throughput(Avg.)
• Latency
5-10Mbps5-10Gb
10-20Mbps50GB
20-50Mbps100GB
>50Mbps500GB
2017-20 2021-25 Beyond2025
CloudGaming Next-genCloudGaming
VehicleInfo-tainment
ProgrammableVPNs
>2Gb/s5-10Mbps<50ms
>20Gb/s20-30Mbps<10ms
>100Gb/s>50Mbps<1ms
eMBB: Extending Mobile Broadband even further
Massive IoT: From thousands to millions of connected devices Expectedtimeline
DemandandServiceEvolution
TechnicalRequirements
NetworkArchitecture
• CurrentLTENetworkssupporting:• NB-IoT• LTE-M
• Accesstounlicensedspectrum(SigFox,etc.)• D2Dandrelaying(forwearablesandcoverage)
DemandDensity(#ConnectedDevices/Km2) //
SmartCities
1Ksdevices
10Ksdevices
2017-20 2021-25 Beyond2025
Wearables
SmartHome
100Ksdevices
Millions
MassiveIoT(Tracking,agriculture,Energy,remotemonitoring…)
InternetofAllThings
• Density
• LowEnergy
• DeepCoverage
Logistics
• ContinueofNB-IoT• 5GIoTwithincreasedcapabilitiesformoredemanding
scenarios,likeadvancedpositioning
>100KsDevices/Km2ImprovedbatterylifefornewVerticals5Gwillreachbroadercoverageincertainscenarios(tradeoff:energyconsumption)
>10KsDevices/Km210yearsBatterylife(5mJ/byte)164dB,Deepbasementcov.
Questions?
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