Migration to 5G

A TSP Perspective

M Ravishankar, GM MPLS NOC

mravishankar@bsnl.co.in
 5G Ushers in a Revolution
● 2G to 4G : Services such as voice and messaging (e.g. 2G) or mobile broadband
(e.g. 3G, 4G)

● 5G will have flexibility and configurability to serve IoT (Internet of Things)with

massive machine type communications [mMTC] use cases, support ultra-reliable,
low latency connections [uRLCC] as well as enhanced mobile broadband [eMBB]
Employs Service Based Architecture [SBA]

● IMPACT AREAS:
○ Smart cities
○ Logistics
○ Industry 4.0
○ Public safety
 What India can look forward in 5G
● Governance Enabler
○ A secured high capacity enabler for all Central, State Govt functions

● Public Protection & Disaster Relief [PPDR]

○ A separate n/w dedicated for this purpose

● Connecting the unconnected

○ Enhanced Mobile Broadband – eMBB can be the ideal complement to Bharatnet

● Education, Health Networks

○ An information highway serving our academic & health institutions can get a boost

● Social networks for India Exclusive

○ An Exclusive platform can provide secured interface
5G Deployment Options
Standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA)
Option 1 | SA LTE with EPC Option 2 | SA NR with 5GC Option 5 | SA eLTE with 5GC

EP 5G 5G
C C C

LT N eLTE
E R
Option 3 | NSA LTE+NR with EPC Option 4 | NSA NR+LTE with 5GC Option 7 | NSA eLTE+NR with 5GC

EP 5G 5G
C C C

LT N N eLT eLTE N
E R R E R
S1 - MME N2 (CP) X2-C Xn-C
S1 - U N3 (UP) X2-U Xn-U
Plan for 5G
● 4G is going to be there for quite some time
● eMBB is going to be the biggest driver initially
● Option 3 appears to be the best candidate for
smooth launch of 5G
● Have a NFV based EPC that can be upgraded to
the Option 3 as and when the 5G spectrum is
available
Need for data centers
● For better latencies, data centers in all SSA HQs
● If possible go below to select SDCA HQs as well
● Effectively, we may have to cover large no. of
DHQs
● Leverage the existing infrastructure in those sites
for CDNs, DCs and build big pipes
● Move from a metro centric view
P-LTE networks
● A pilot private LTE network launched in Chennai for a
manufacturing shop floor
● Key learning has been that it is possible to have a reliable
private LTE network for meeting the diverse needs of an
enterprise while meeting all the requirements of
throughput, latency, security
P-LTE networks…
● Added benefits
○ Product Quality improved
○ Better surveillance and supervision
○ Mtce saving as no more cable runs
○ Automation
○ Human and M2M communication
● Need to scale and use in real life scenario on a wider area
● Can be extended to 5G based networks as well
Thank you
mravishankar@bsnl.co.in
 ITU 5G Vision (i)

Source: Recommendation ITU-R M.2083, https://www.itu.int/rec/R-REC-M.2083-0-201509-I/en (09/2015)