# 5G RuralFirst ## Infrastructure Innovation Parallel WIRELESS ## 5G OpenRAN in the UK --- | URLLC Ultra Reliable Communication | Low Latency Rel-16: Dec 2019 | | mMTC Massive Machine Type Communication s | |---|---|---|---| | | 2 2 | | 2 | # 5G Vision and 3GPP Plans ## PW 5G native OpenRAN architecture is software upgradable to any release ##### 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 WRC-15 WRC-19 | 5G vision | Technical Performance Requirements (TPR) | Proposals “IMT-2020” | | “IMT-2020” Specifications | |---|---|---|---|---| | Rel. 12 | Rel. 13 | Rel. 15 (phase 1) | Rel. 16 (phase 2) | | Rel. 14 | 5G Roadmap | | st 1 : Pre 5G | | nd 2 : 5G Trial | | | rd 3 : 5G Commercial | | | | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 5G convergence services | | | | | | | Trial Service (Immersive-autonomous) Development of convergence services | | Early commercialization Promotion of convergence pivot projects | | Service/ Eco system | | | | 5G trial service demonstration | | | 5G open testbed | | | | | Technology | | Development of 5G key technologies | | | | | Discovery of top 10 promising convergence technologies | Development of 5G convergence services and devices | | Standards | Dev. of 5G vision reco. | Dev. of 5G TRP & evaluation reports | | | | ITU candidate Technology submission | ITU standard consensus building | Dev. of ITU radio interface reco. | | Global | 5G global | 2 st 1 GSGE | nd GSGE | rd 3 GSGE | th 4 | (Seoul) | global 5G event | PyeongChang 2018 | | Tokyo 2020 | | Events | summit 2014 | 2015 | 2016 28GHz initiative 1 | st 2 | rd 3 nd | (German) | ITU IMT-2020 workshop | | | | Commercialization Leading convergence market **eMBB** Enhanced Mobile Broadband Development of B5G key technologies ### Rel-15 Part 3: **Qatar** ### Dec 2018 Mar 2019 ## March 2018: 5G RuralFirst: Parallel Wireless 5G Deployment ## • 5G UK initiative funded by the UK government and led by Cisco ## • Cisco Press Release ## • Key Points: – A consortium of over 29 partners – Focus on providing connectivity to consumers, enterprises, businesses and to enable innovative use cases – PW Unified architecture across all Gs allows 4G network investment to be extended for 5G • Sw upgradability to 5G • Disaggregation of hw and sw ## • Customer Testimonial ! ## Testbed Innovation, R&D, and Research Partnerships ! ! **5GIC** **Broadcast Mode** ! ! **Industrial IoT** ## Broadcast Mode Community & Infrastructure **Community & Infrastructure** **5G Access Technology** **Shared Spectrum** **Rural Agri-Tech** ## What is 5G RuralFirst ? Review differing rural 5G challenges and inform economics for **business models:** communities, agriculture, broadcast, local industry. Demonstrated **spectrum sharing** and deployment of **disaggregated** **5G** lower cost OpenRAN radios & RAN by Parallel Wireless (Orkney). ! • **Radio broadcast** over Parallel Wireless enabled 5G (Orkney) • Renewable Energy/**IoT**/Security (Orkney) • Salmon farming/Safety/IoT – monitoring (Orkney) • **Agri-tech:** Autonomous farm vehicles, Crop/Soil Condition Mapping, Augmented Reality Veterinary Information (Shropshire & Somerset) • Test & Connect locations to the **Cisco 5G Cloud** at DataVita data centre via 5G Network Slices (Glasgow). • **Business model** investigations ## System Architecture *5G RuralFirst: Rural Coverage and* *Dynamic and Shared Spectrum Access* ! ## Parallel Wireless Technology… ! ## Mix of Radio Technologies (incl. pre-5G) All orchestrated by PW OpenRAN Controller • pre-5G • 4G • SDR • 5G NR • LiFi • LoRa • CBRS ! Licensed Spectrum Exclusive use Over 40 bands globally for LTE ## Dynamic Spectrum Access Shared Spectrum New shared spectrum paradigms e.g. 2.3GHz Europe (LSA), 3.5GHz USA (CBRS), Spectrum Sharing Framework (UK) License-Exempt Spectrum Shared use e.g. TVWS, 2.4GHz/5GHz/60GHz global ! ## Slices: • Consumer mobile data • Connected health • Connected fishing • Marina safety ## Network Slicing • 5G broadcast • Home FWA • Seaport DataVita Scotland ! ## Heterogeneous Network (HetNet) Gateway ## Ayre of Cara – Option 3x # Easy and Flexible Migration Strategy with 5G Native Architecture ### EPC 5GC (NGCN) LTE NR LTE EPC 5GC 5GC PW PW PW OpenRAN OpenRAN OpenRAN **SA** Software Software Software **(Standalone)** Platform Platform Platform Option 1: SA LTE connected to EPC Option 2: SA NR connected to 5GC Option 5: SA LTE connected to 5GC ### LTE LTE LTE [EN-DC] [NE-DC] [NGEN-DC] PW PW PW OpenRAN OpenRAN OpenRAN **NSA** Software Software Software **(Non-standalone)** Platform Platform Platform EPC 5GC 5GC ### NR NR NR Option 3: NSA LTE assisted NR connected to EPC Option 4: NSA NR assisted LTE connected to 5GC Option 7: NSA LTE assisted NR connected to 5GC **MIGRATION** With 5G native architecture MNOs can select ANY migration option based on their timelines and budget **STRATEGY** ## Parallel Wireless, Inc. Proprietary --- ## HNG support for 5G Architecture ## NSA today, SA tomorrow ## Non-Standalone (NSA) Standalone (SA) ## • 3GPP Standards 5G - NSA and SA: – NSA deployment standards finalized in Dec’2017 – SA deployment standards finalized in Jun’2018 – All other architecture options remain within 5G New Radio (NR) Work Item Description (WID) ## • Parallel Wireless HetNet Gateway (HNG): – Flexible to support all 5G architecture options – Allows interworking with EPC & 5G CN – Fully virtualized, scalable & decomposed architecture ## 5G Migration Options Option 3/3a/3x RAN Option 7/7a/7x Option 2 **Non-Standalone (NSA)** **Option 3/3a/3x** **Standalone (SA)** **Option 2** User Plane Control Plane --- ## HNG simplifies 4G & 5G integration LTE eNB EPC OpenRAN Controller + Edge Core NGCN LTE User Plane LTE Control Plane NR Control Plane LTE UE (4G) NG UE (5G) • HNG simplifies evolution and integration of 4G and 5G networks, for all scenarios • HNG provides advanced RAN functions, simplifying 4G LTE (eNB) & 5G NR (gNB) deployments • HNG supports all 3GPP standard interfaces and procedures for 4G & 5G • HNG can support Core functionality for EPC (4G Core) & NGCN (5G Core) • HNG will seamlessly work with all deployment options for 5G --- ## Showing our Innovation to Phillip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, UK Government --- ## Survey to Connect the Cows ! ! --- ## Connected Cows (IoT) --- ## Summary • Parallel Wireless All-Gs (2G, 3G, 4G & 5G) solution, helping connectivity of legacy and future technologies. • Small footprint and cost-effective OpenRAN solution allows operators to deploy the solution in rural areas that would typically be overlooked. • Support for any transport allows it to be connected it even in the remotest of communities where satellite backhaul is the only option. • 5G-native architecture enables: – eMBB connectivity to help connect unconnected communities. – IoT to enable innovative use cases within rural communities.