Disrupting 5GNR Usecases

(Focus Area: RAN Enhancements)

IWPC Conference Bangalore

January 2020
Agenda

• 5GNR Network Architecture Overview

• RAN Solution Key Highlights
• CU-DU Split Architecture

• Differentiating Usecases (Focus on RAN Modifications)

• ORAN Alliance
• LTE – 5GNR Coexistence
• Network Slicing

• Q/A

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5GNR Network Architecture Overview
eNodeB
EPC
Call control, RRM, SON
Packet/Video
X2 -C MME Server
RRC

S1AP + X2AP
SGW
Packet/Video PDCP + NR PDCP
Client S1
RLC IP N/W
PGW
MAC Scheduler
4G UE
LTE PHY
HSS
UE Application

NAS 5G UE
X2 - U 5GCN
RRC

PDCP + NR PDCP
gNodeB AMF
RLC NR RLC + NR PDCP
NR gNB Application
MAC NR MAC
SMF
NR PDCP NR RRC O NG
LTE PHY 5GNR PHY A
NR RLC X2AP, eGTP M
UPF

NR MAC NR Scheduler

LTE Uu 5G NR PHY UDM

5G Air Interface
- NSA, SA
- mmWave, Sub 6GHz
- Collapsed / CU-DU

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RAN Solutions Key Highlights

 Scalable Architecture for Integrated

(Femto/Smallcell) as well Split Architecture
HetNet
(vRAN with CUPS)

 CU – DU Split architecture through 3GPP

F1 interface Split/Integrated
Architecture NSA / SA

 CU Control Plane (CU-CP) and CU User

Plane (CU-UP) split architecture on E1
interface 5G NR RAN

 Scalable for HetNet Deployment

Feature Sub 6GHz /
 CU scales in terms of UE’s & data bearers. Richness mmWave

 DU scales in terms of UE’s and carriers.

COTS HW /
Open I/F

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5G NR Stack CU-DU Split Architecture

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CU Stack Architecture (E1 split)

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O-RAN Architecture Overview

New Network
Functions

New Interfaces

Interface Profiles

Reference: O-RAN-WG1 OAM Architecture-v01.00

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O-RAN Alignment in 5GNR RAN

• Option – 2 Split supported via F1 Interface

(3GPP)

• Option – 7.2 Split supported via Upper and

Lower L1 Split (Intel Layer 1)

• CU-Control Plane and User Plane Split

supported via E1 Interface (3GPP)

• OAM Uses
• NETCONF as Transport
• YANG derived from TS 28.541 v16.1.0
• Flat Model Deployment as defined by
O-RAN-WG1 OAM Architecture
v01.00.06

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LTE – 5GNR Coexistence Overview

• 3GPP Release 15 Feature

• Allows the deployment of both 4G LTE and
5G NR in the same frequency band and
dynamically allocates spectrum resources
between the two technologies based on user
demand.
• Idea is to give the Service Providers a
coverage layer for 5GNR in low BW
frequencies that are already in use by LTE
without requiring refarming

• RAN Changes (4G Software Upgrade, 5G

New Radio)
• Enhanced Scheduler Algorithm
• Co-channel Interference Mitigation
• Resource Coordination

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LTE – 5GNR Coexistence – RAN Enhancements

- Controller Entity decides Spectrum sharing

configurations.

- Spectrum Management module at eNB/gNB to request

Controller for operational frequency configuration. -
Spectrum Sharing Group ID

- Coordination between eNB and gNB while scheduling.

- Interference mitigation techniques over X2 interface

- Static
- Pre-Configured frequency/PRB.
- Dynamic
- Slot Level muting
- Rate Matching

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Network Slicing Overview

• Network Slicing enables creation of

multiple virtual networks using one
physical network

• These multiple virtual networks can be

mapped to multiple services with different
Quality of Service (QoS) and Service
Level Agreements (SLA)

• Network Slicing Framework is typically

adopted End-to-End across UE, RAN and
CN by Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) RAN Slicing Framework

• RAN Changes shall incorporate sliceable

resources such as Physical Radio
Resource (PRBs) as well Platform
Resources (Memory, CPU etc)

RAN Slicing Modular Decomposition

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RAN Slicing Parameters

Network Functions NSI Config Attributes

• CU, split option-2 • Slice Id
• DU, split option-2 • Slice Type
• DU-DU PAL, split option-6 • #DlPrb
• #UlPrb
• #CpuCores
Slice Types • Cpu Core Ids
• eMBB • HARQ RTT
• uRLLC • Guaranteed Throughput
• Aggregate throughput
Sliceable Resources
• Radio Resources, DL and UL PRBs
• Radio Resources, others
NSI KPIs
• CPU, Cores
• Slice Id
• Memory, RAM
• DlPrb Utilization
Slice Resource Types • UlPrb Utilization
• Isolated • Aggregate Throughput yield
• Isolated, Elastic • HARQ BLER
• Shared
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RAN Slicing Architecture

Slice

Slice Agent
Orchestrator
Slice 1 Slice 2 Slice 3

CU-1
Slice Manager

Slice Agent
Slice Agent
DU-1

DU-2
Slice 1 Slice 2 Slice 3

NF

Radio Resources

H/W Resources

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DU RAN slices based on PRBs

UE
UE UE UE UE UE UE UE U
U U U U
UE UE
E
E E E E

PRB Share PRB Share

35%
50%

100% 15%

1st Qtr Default Slice 1 Slice 2

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Thank You

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