5G Technology Updates

Prakash Suthar, Principal Architect

psuthar@cisco.com

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Agenda
• Introduction
• 5G Industry Updates
• 5G Core Network Evolution
• 5G Security Evolution
• Cisco 5G Services
• Use case Demonstrations
• Summary
Introduction - Changing Ecosystem
E2E Security

x100 Capacity x1000 Capacity ~x10,000 Sessions

SP Infra SP Apps
Transport B2X Internet + OTT
Enterprise Enterprise
Infra Apps
Intelligent Service edge

Predictable Services
Market Dynamics What we need
1 Massive data growth ~100 GB/month (by 2020) 1 Secure and Consistent Policy
2 Smart Devices (smartphones << mMTC, sensors, AI apps) 2 Intent Based Programmable Infra
3 Infra for digital economy ($ 4.5T by 2025) 3 Intuitive Operations

MASSIVE B2X OPPORTUNITY

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Cisco’s 5G Plan

Radio Automation Edge Computing IP Transport Evolved Packet

• Access agnostic • Multi-domain • Multi-access edge • Front Haul Solution Core
• Open RAN initiative Services computing (MEC) • High bandwidth and • Cisco Ultra Services
with RAN vendors to Orchestration • Cisco NFV solution, high density BH/MH platform with its CUPS
build an ecosystem to • Network slicing SDN, Network Fabric product portfolio
architecture
lead the industry with and Edge DC • Support 5G services –
• Open APIs and • Cisco programmable
5G network network slicing, timing,
controllers to simplify security transport and EPC
transformation operations
• Latency and bandwidth
aware programmable
transport

End to End Security

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5G Architectural Tenets

Access Agnostic, Open-RAN

Cloud/Mass-Scale Network • Converged Access Gateway
• Virtualized and Programmable • True Heterogeneous Networks
• Simplicity • Seamless mobility
• Service velocity • Early 5G use cases
• Open and flexible

Automation and Orchestration API Exposure

• Self Optimizing Infrastructure • Build from strength in mobile core
• Optimize Operations and • Extract data from the network
Service Creation • Create Vertical Value
Secure Inside-Out • Enable New Business Models

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Cisco 5G Network Architecture: A Synthesis View
NG Subscriber
Data Management
E2E Orchestration

NG-6a/p
Service Focused Service
Programming the network Capability
Exposure
Residential
NG RAN NG Lawful
Intercept
Access NG Policy
NRs NG-Gx Control
Network Slice NG C-Plane
Selection
Function Function
Micro Services Charging/
AD

LTE-AP
S ig n
a l
S tr en g th

PG
12 JW M 3
Q4TBCK5XNEF6
H
7U8 9
*#
RI L0YO

NG-CH
V
S Z

“Personal” Networks NG-X

Billing
Things Wi-Fi
Slice
NG U-Plane VAS VAS
Hot Spot Selection
NB-IoT Function(s) SDN
NG-Gi
Logical Network
Intelligent Slicing Other Slicing Functions IP Services
Sub-Slicing
Converge
HetNet RAN d Access
Virtualization CPU

& cRAN Gateway

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 5G Point-of-View (POV) by SP and Enterprise

5G-SP Service 5G SP 1 5G SP 2 … 5G SP 3
SP Policy

Iden

Ent. Policy
tity,
Pol
icy,
Con
trol
Ent. 1 Ent. 2 Ent. n
… Enterprise

… … … …
Branch Branch

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Learn 3 THING’s
1. 5G is different from all the previous G’s (generations)
v 5G != mobile broadband, new infra/radio
v 5G == New B2X use cases, Monetize App Economy
2. 5G Transformation Journey == Embraces DevOps processes [ ‘automation’;
‘scripting’; ‘skills’; ‘tools’; ‘virtualization’; ‘micro-services’.]
3. “5G Ready Platforms” == [‘Agile’; ‘Resilient’; ‘B2X’; ‘New Use cases’…]

… SOMETHING NEW

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5G Industry Updates
3GPP 5G Standardization Timeline
Research Standards Deployments and Operations

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Olympics FIFA Olympics

Rel-12 Rel-13 Rel-14 Rel-15 Rel-16

3GPP Defining of
SA 1 + SA 2 Technology & Detailed
SMARTER Architecture Standard
Study Items Specifications

IMT-2020 WRC–15 (<6GHz) WRC–19

Technology Component IMT-2020 Requirements ready,

Performance Understood industry knows how they are met

Ready to commit to ITU-R requirements, 3GPP agreement on

Evaluation criteria and scenarios that the what 5G consist of
selected components can meet.

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 S1 Control Plane

3GPP Options for 4G/5G Interworking S1 User Plane

NG Control Plane
NG User Plane

EPC: 4G Packet Core, NGCN: Next-gen Core Network, NR: New 5G Radio, NSA: Non Stand alone, SA: stand alone Call anchor in LTE
Call anchor in NR

Option 3: NR NSA, LTE assisted, Option 3a: NR NSA, LTE assisted, Option 3x: NR NSA, LTE assisted, Option 4: NR NSA, NR assisted, Option 4a: NR NSA, NR assisted,
EPC connected EPC connected EPC connected NGCN connected NGCN connected

EPC NGCN EPC NGCN EPC NGCN EPC NGCN

EPC NGCN

LTE NR LTE NR eLTE NR eLTE NR

LTE NR

Option 7: NR NSA, LTE assisted, Option 7a: NR NSA, LTE assisted, Option 7x: NR NSA, LTE assisted, Option 5: NR SA LTE Rel15,
NGCN connected
Option 2: NR SA,
NGCN connected NGCN connected NGCN connected NGCN connected
NGCN EPC NGCN EPC NGCN EPC NGCN
EPC EPC NGCN
EPC

eLTE NR eLTE NR eLTE NR eLTE

NR
NR

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5G Core Network
Evolution
 Automation, provisioning, and interworking of physical &
Orchestration virtual resources
5G Architecture Enablers
Connectivity “fabric” Software Network functions running on COTS HW
SDN NFV

RU RU

DU WAN
Controller
Fronthaul CU
vRAN vCore
vRAN

RU Fronthaul Backhaul WAN

Midhaul Backhaul
Fronthaul

Open RAN decomposition, virtualisation and xHaul Network Fabric based on Segment Routing & Telco Datacenter

Enterprise Charging and Policy

Mobility
Service Functions Control Plane Authentication and Security
User Plane/ Netflix Hulu
Managed
SDN Forwarder Legal Intercept Video
Amazon HBO GO
Mobility
Control Plane
Service Functions
User Plane/ Internet
SDN Forwarder

Edge Computing Mobile

MVNO User Plane/
Backhaul SDN Forwarder Internet
Service Functions Caching
5G MultiCast
User Plane/
SDN Forwarder UniCast

Connected Commerce

Control/User Plane Separation (CUPS) Mobile Edge Compute for Video and Edge Applications

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Architecture Evolution
4G Architecture EPC
eNodeB

CPRI
backhaul
RU DU Backhaul aggregation IP Edge IP Core
Central Datacenter

Decompose, virtualise & centralise Decompose, virtualise & distribute

5G Architecture Edge Datacenters

vCore
User plane
vCore
User plane
vCore API Service
Architecture
Control plane
MANO
SR SDN
SR SR SR SR Analytics/
Telemetry
Fronthaul backhaul Automate

vRAN IP Edge IP Core

Central Datacenter
Legacy 3G, LTE, LTE-A Managed
5G <6GHz (Micro, Pico) Video
MEC
5G mmW (Pico, PTMP)
WiFi next-G AP
SDN Network Fabric based on Segment Routing
CIoT/LPWA Orchestration
Data Center Fabric based on NFV Automation
E2E Network Slicing SON

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LTE/4G System Architecture

HSS 3GPP-AAA
Sp

S6a “S6b”

S&PGW
MME PCRF IMS ect
(SAEGW-C)
S11 Gx Rx

NAS
S1-AP S10 Sxa/b Sy

S&PGW
UE eNB TDF
SAEGW-U
S1-U SGi

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5G System Architecture
Service Based Architecture

Network Slice Authentication Unified Data Network Network

Selection Server function Management Exposure Resource
Function (NSSF) (AUSF) N13 (UDM) Function (NEF) Function (NRF)

N12 N8 N10

Access/ Session
Policy control Application
mobility mgmt management
function (PCF) function (AF)
(AMF) N11 (SMF) N7 N5

N1
N2 N14 N4 N15

(New Radio) User plane New NF

Data networks
UE Access functions with no 4G
(DN) equivalent
Network N3 (UPF) N6

N9
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5G Security
Evolution
Security Challenges in 5G Architectures

[BRKSEC-2778] Service Provider Security – Applying Security in a SP Architecture with a Focus on 5G and NFV/SDN

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 Secure E2E Services

RAN Mobile Core Internet

Device Air Interface RAN Backhaul 5G Packet Core & SGi / N6 & External
Threats Threats
Cisco
Threats
Security
Threats
Solutions OAM Threats Roaming Threats
• Malware • Umbrella• MitM MEC Server
• •Firewall • DDoS
NGFWattacks • Virtualization
NGFW • IoT
NGFWCore
• Sensor • AMP attack Vulnerabilit
• DDoS • CP / UP Sniffing
Stealthwatch • Network Slice security
Stealthwatch • integration
Stealthwatch
Susceptibility • Jamming • Stealthwatch
y MEC Backhaul • API
ISE vulnerabilities • VAS integration
Umbrella
• TFTP MitM • Rogue sniff • IoT Core integration
Umbrella • App
DDoSserver
attacks Nodes • Roaming
HardenedPartner
VNF & NFVI vulnerabilities
• Bots DDoS • vulnerabilities
Tetration • Application
• Firmware Hacks • DDoS & DoS attacks vulnerabilities
• Device Tampering • Improper Access Control • API vulnerabilities

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Cisco 5G Services
Transformation for 5G-Ready Network
Network Transformation NSO
- Segment Routing / EVPN
- Higher Throughout
Analytics/ Ultra
- Virtualization / VNF Automate
Telemetry
- Mass Scaled Networking
WAE
Virtualize the Packet Core
- CUPS
Control Plane
- Distributed Functions
- Edge Compute
Enterprise Network
Orchestrate and Automate
- Service Orchestration User Plane/
User Plane Internet
Service Func.
- Automation w/Feedback Small Cell
- Analytics and Telemetry
SR SR SR
- Predictive Management
LTE / 5G
Unified Wireless
- Densification Fronthaul vRAN Backhaul IP Edge and Core Central Data Center
- Seamless Agnostic Access SP Wi-Fi
- SD-A / FEW
Data Center Transformation
- Spine/Leaf Onboarding, Security, Automation, API
- Network as Fabric *SR = Segment Routing

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 Service Provider Digital Transformations
The 5G journey can be accelerated by leveraging the SP7 framework,
enabling business alignment and investment prioritization
• Streamline processes to
SPT7 Transformation Framework
• Establish 5G Use Case priorities leverage ruthless automation
• Document business objectives A 7 E • Re-train and re-skill around
and target KPIs Business Outcomes - Governance Agile/DevOps models
6 Organization – People 4

Security and Compliance

• Map new service(s) to 5G Use 5 Business Processes
• Security is pervasive
Cases F across all the layers
• Define agility metrics in new
service creation process
B 3 Services
Business | IoT | Video | Mobile | Collaboration

• Develop Infrastructure Maturity
Model based on Business
Outcomes
• Identify and prioritize gaps
required to support 5G Use Cases
and Services
2 Abstraction
Orchestration | Automation | Tools and Platforms
Infrastructure
1
Physical | Virtual | Data Center • Define the automation solution in
alignment with prioritized Services
C D and Infrastructure evolution
• Select and validate tool chains

5G Strategy and Readiness Service portfolio aligned to 1-7 steps

Example 5G automate SP7 steps1-4
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 Cisco Services for 5G
Cisco’s 3-Stage Realization Program
A holistic approach to 5G transformation based on Cisco Services’
Digital Transformation Framework
• Stage 1: Assess, Model & Design (Advisory)
• Understand your priorities and objectives
Advisory Technical
• Assess your operational capabilities and network maturity
• Establish prioritized roadmaps to meet your objectives
• Stage 2: Deploy & Integrate (Implementation)
Implementation Training • Leverage Cisco 5G Power for maximum agility by
designing and deploying networks that set the stage for 5G
• Integrate Seamless X-Access Convergence by combining
technologies for max bandwidth and clean user experience
Optimization Managed
• Stage 3: Enable and Deliver 5G Services (Operational
Optimization)
• Provision, enable and monitor dedicated Network Slices
• Launch network automation with advanced intelligence.
Keep networks performing and customers happy with
centrally-managed SDN and multi-access edge computing.

Accelerate Implementation
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Use case Demonstrations

Presentation ID
Cisco 5G Innovation Lab
E2E Orchestration & Automation (NSO, XTC, WAE, Ultra-M EMS, EPN, ACI, DNA Center)
Auto Services Provisioning, Network Slicing, Segment Routing, Traffic Engineering
Small Cell
Radio Controller xHaul IP Core
ASR920
4G,5G Radio

WiFi Fronthaul Backhaul

Controller NCS5500 NCS5500

Unlicensed
ASR920

NB-IoT Alternate Access Vendor

IoT NCS5500

WiFi NCS5500
controller Openstack Virtual
Controller Packet ASR5500
Enterprise SecGW Core
Internet Automations
VoLTE
Policy / AAA /
DNA Controller
C-RAN Tools
.
Policy
Internet
CDN Orchestration

UPF

SP/Enterprise Service Main SP Datacenter

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Internet offload Demo
Objectives
• Reduce backhaul supplier cost from Alternate Access Vendors
• Manage bandwidth efficiently

Mobile • Policy
Switching • Charging Control
Plane
Office • Auth IMS
CSR • Lawful Intercept

Agg-Router Other APNs

Edge 10% of traffic
Compute
Alternate
Access
Vendor
90% of traffic
CSR Internet
Pop-Router

Edge Caches for OTT Video

Compute

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 From complexity… to simplicity with automation
A platform for innovation
From months to
Timeframe: minutes
Months

Design Build Provision Validate Deploy Operate Assure

Automated
self-service
on-demand
Manual

Inhibits
Service-oriented
new services Inhibits
Self-service
new markets Inhibits Elasticity
business agility

Reduce resolution time and

Faster time to revenue Increase operational efficiency
increase ARPU
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 SP Network Topology for Enterprise Services

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 Automated services deployment demo
Service request, fulfillment, and assurance portal
User interface

1 Assurance
Workflow Provisioning Operations platform
manager
4

Automation and Service Incident

2 Lifecycle 5 assurance management
orchestrator management
Backend system

Service
3
Network
Networkslicing
slice
Infrastructure resources

Virtualized Transport Security Automation

(IOS-XRv L3VPN, segment
packet core routing)
(vASA) Testing

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Summary and Key Takeaways

BRKSPG-2075
 Summary
• Cisco can help with Transformation Strategy and Advisory Service
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeJhTd8EGEY

• 5G Standardization and Industry Engagements

• 3GPP Release 15/16 Specifications (2018-2019)
• Key technologies - Cloud Scale Networking, Network Slicing, Edge Computing, Open
Networking, Virtualization and orchestration
• Cisco’s 5G Engagements
• Industry - ITU (IMT2020), 3GPP, NGMN, ATIS, 5G Americas, IEEE, IETF etc.
• Early Customer engagements – 5G Advisory Service, xHaul, Cloud Scale Networking, v-RAN
• Prototyping new technologies e.g. ICN, 6CN for 5G use cases
• Participate and Learn from 5G Trials/POC
• Academia, industry, service providers driving 5G forums and innovations
• Many 5G use cases trials

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Self Learning Resources
1. Udacity https://www.udacity.com/
2. edX: https://www.edx.org/
3. Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/ (example six modules cloud computing
specialization) Products
NCS, CRS
4. Linux Foundation and Open networking https://www.linuxfoundation.org/
• https://www.linuxfoundation.org/projects
5. Openstack Trainings and Certifications
• https://www.openstack.org/coa/

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