NETMANIAS ONE-SHOT Network Architecture Evolution: 4G→5G December 31, 2015

4G 5G
D-RAN C-RAN NFV, SDN Network Slicing
Software-centric Architecture: 5G RAN
and 5G core to be implemented as
software on commercial servers ❼ Network Slicing

Applications Applications Central Cloud

Applications CDN IMS Applications V2X
Center Node ane (VM/NFV)
Dedicated Core: Control Pl 5G Core (CP) 5G Core (CP) 5G Core (CP) 5G Core (CP) 5G Core (CP)
Dedicated ❺ Commercial server
4G Core equipment 4G Core 5G Core (UP) 5G Core (UP) 5G Core (UP)

❸ pli bac cy
equipment (Virtualization)

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Edge Cloud
❹ RAN: redefine MEC Cache V2X
Dedicated (VM/NFV)
functions of DU and RU 5G Core (UP) 5G Core (UP) 5G Core (UP)
CO equipment ❺ Commercial server CU CU CU CU
DU CU
(Virtualization)

Fronthaul Fronthaul
Baseband PHY, etc.
(save fronthaul cost)
eNB
Cell Site
DU
Dedicated Dedicated AU Dedicated AU AU AU AU
RU RU
equipment RF equipment equipment

Radio 2x2 antenna 2x2 antenna Massive MIMO

10MHz BW 10/20MHz BW 400MHz BW (mmWave)
LTE LTE-A CA Massive Aggregation

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ps bps 0Gbp
75Mb 300M ❶2

Device UHD Voice Massive IoT Mission-

critical IoT

DU: Digital Unit (BBU) CU: Central/Cloud Unit UP: User Plane MEC: Mobile Edge Computing SDN: Software Defined Networking IoT: Internet of Things
RU: Radio Unit (RRH) AU: Access Unit CP: Control Plane NFV: Network Function Vitualization V2X: Vehicle-to-X IMS: IP Multimedia Subsystem

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