Second Global 5G Event Rome 2016
Architectural Leadership for the 5G era
Designing the flexible 5G system architecture
Dr. Volker Ziegler
Head of 5G Leadership, Chief Architect
Nokia Mobile Networks
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Designing the 5G system architecture: What capabilities will 5G need to
bring?
Flexibility, software-ization all the way to radio, massive scalability, automation
Dynamic, flexible and
automated
Network slicing for
different use-cases:
Differentiated service
management and value
optimization for
operators
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Architecture Vision for the 5G era: The Future X Network
External
data sources
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Digital
Value
Platforms
Dynamic Data
Security
ecosystem
ANP, CSP, ICP,
Vertical apps
new trust
framework
sharing
machine
Open
APIs
Augmented
Cognition
Systems
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Programmable
Network OS
analytics
learning
dynamic Management & dynamic
customer Orchestration network
optimization
services
SDN NFV
common
data layer
Universal
Adaptive Core
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access agnostic
converged core
self-optimized
coverage
& capacity
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Humans
& Machines
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Converged
Edge Cloud
multi-operator
federation
mass edge
monitoring
modular, decomposed
network functions
Smart Network
Fabric
short
waves
& wires
long
fibers
Access
Remote
Massive
Scale Access
Cognitive and converged and cloud-optimized network evolution
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The flexible 5G system architecture: Nokia AirScale radio portfolio
Ready to support 5G technologies
Backward compatible new platforms addressing:
All kind of spectrum and
bandwidth
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Scalable Massive MIMO, 3D
MIMO, beamforming and
beamsteering
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Multi-connectivity and
aggregation
Cloud RAN for massive
scalability & openness
Flexible frame design,
dynamic optimization
The flexible 5G system architecture: Nokia Cloud Packet Core portfolio
Web scale capacity and programmability, dynamic network slicing
Cloud-native architecture
Configurability
Separation of control and user
(data) plane
Scalability
Multi-access
Deployment flexibility
Mobile
Demand
Distributed
Data Centers
Throughput
optimized
Unlicensed
Fixed
User plane
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Real-time
capable
Licensed
Control plane
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Centralized
Data Center
Compact &
distributed
Shared
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Cloud data store such as Shared Data Layer
Netw ork design
Focus on reducing
latency & backbone
traffic
Optimized
security
Radio
OSS
Core
Radio controllers
Shared Data Layer
Telco optimized
Stateless control
plane VNFs
State-efficient VNF processing
Services transformation as integral pre-requisite for 5G architecture design
Self Optimizing networks
Continuous Delivery
Predictive Analytics
Crowd Operations
for simplifying network optimization
through automatic detection and
continuous correction
to enable low risk software release
management, better quality and seamless
recovery
for outage prevention and root cause
determination
using trained resources from
the global community to
perform operations, tasks, and
services remotely via the
cloud.
Automation of E2E Workflows and service delivery
• Automated E2E workflow orchestration of processes and tools
• Zero touch, Self service, Plug and Play type of service delivery tools
E2E Cloud based infrastructure
• Common platform to provision, monitor, and manage network resources
• Enable IaaS, SaaS, BDaaS, and PaaS offerings with zero time to market
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