Parallel Wireless Real-Time

OpenRAN Controller Data Sheet

RT OpenRAN

Controller

Multi-Technology (2G, 3G, 4G, 5G) multi-vendor Network Platform

Key Features

• All-G 3GPP Compliant Software Platform
• All-G RAN automated configuration and orchestration
• vRAN and SON
• Deployed as VNF on COTS server

Key Benefits

• Makes multi-vendor multitechnology RAN self-configuring, self-optimizing, and self-healing
• Overall network signaling reduction
• Lower overall TCO

Overview

At the 2018 TIP summit, Vodafone and Telefonica expressed the importance of disaggregating hardware and software to make networks open, easy and cost effective to deploy and maintain. Both operators also highlighted the necessity of software-based network solutions being able to support ALL Gs (2G/3G/4G/5G). Parallel Wireless has all the ‘Gs’ covered’ in our unified software platform, giving operators the ability to deploy and maintain any and all generations of mobile networks in a unified, simplified, and cost-effective way. Parallel Wireless virtualizes, automates and optimizes ALL G cellular networks, delivering quality end user experiences for all use cases: low density/high density, IBS or public safety LTE. Our solution provides agility across COTS-based physical/virtual telco networks by unifying ALL Gs, integrating abstraction, and real time orchestration with network automation enabled by the Parallel Wireless software platform to empower global SPs to be profitable despite margin pressure.

PW’s Real Time OpenRAN Controller virtualizes the RAN interfaces to manage the LTE and UMTS cells in real-time via multi-technology SON while abstracting RAN changes from the core network and the core network itself from the RAN. It virtualizes thousands of base stations to look like a few virtualized “boomer cells” to the core with Super Cell/Virtual Node functionality. Furthermore, the Controller virtualizes the radio network resources such as Wi-Fi APs, 4G eNodeBs and 3G NodeBs and makes them self-configurable, self-optimizing, and self-healing which helps with the initial installation and on-going maintenance.

RT OpenRAN Controller also supports X2 gateway functionality for interference mitigation (ICIC and extendable to eICIC in the future) and inter-RAN mobility; real-time SON for 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi access and backhaul, small cell gateway – HeNBGW and HNB GW/virtual RNC, Security Gateway, MOCN, Analytics, IoT/M2M gateway functionality, ePDG and TWAG. It also functions as Untrusted & Trusted Wi-Fi gateway as well as facilitates seamless handover between LTE and Wi-Fi. Moreover, these functions interwork with one another, instead of operating in individual silos, to deliver agility and flexibility across the network.

At the heart of Parallel Wireless software-based solution is the RT OpenRAN Controller, situated between Radio Access Network (RAN) and Core Network. At the same time, it allows making RAN self-configuring, self-optimizing, and self-healing through its Self-Organizing Network (SON). The Parallel Wireless solution utilizes standard backhaul and provides more robustness by its split functionality. PW solution simplifies overall network deployment and operations by:

• Abstract different RAN types towards core networks
• Reduce signaling and complexity by abstracting different RANs
• Optimize all RAN functionalities vertically and horizontally (across different technologies)
• Complete network component virtualization across all different network technologies
• Abstraction of RAN and core networks
• Modular approach makes it possible to add new features and capabilities as needed

Real Time OpenRAN Controller specifications - at a Glance