5G-LEAP - Flexible Open RAN Platform for 5G and beyond networks

5G-LEAP - 适用于 5G 及其他网络的灵活开放 RAN 平台

• 批准号: 576390-2022
• 负责人: Boutaba, RaoufR
• 金额: $ 6.92万
• 依托单位: University of Waterloo
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=750135
• 关键词: 5G; LEAP; Flexible; Open; RAN

5G and beyond mobile networks are expected to support a variety of emerging use-cases, such as holographic telepresence, immersive extended-reality, cloud gaming, and autonomous driving. Such a diverse set of services imposes strict requirements on the mobile network along several dimensions, such as throughput, latency, and reliability. Network slicing has been envisaged as a key enabler to satisfy these diverse requirements, by creating multiple isolated end-to-end virtual networks dedicated to different services, on top of a common physical infrastructure. However, the implementation of network slicing is not without its challenges. This project addresses some of these fundamental challenges that are impeding the realization of end-to-end slicing in mobile networks most notably in the Radio Access Network (RAN). The flexible and reconfigurable nature of end-to-end network slices, building on Open RAN technologies, will allow for the realization of new use cases with stringent performance requirements that cannot be guaranteed by legacy mobile networks. This research will benefit Rogers by facilitating the integration of hardware and software from diverse vendors and by enabling new services and business verticals.

预计5G及以后的移动网络将支持各种新兴用例，例如全息触觉，沉浸式扩展现实，云游戏和自动驾驶。如此多样化的服务集沿多个维度（例如吞吐量，延迟和可靠性）对移动网络施加了严格的要求。通过创建多个专门用于不同服务的隔离端到端虚拟网络，在共同的物理基础架构之外，将网络切片作为满足这些不同要求的关键推动者。但是，网络切片的实施并非没有挑战。该项目解决了这些基本挑战中的一些，这些挑战阻碍了移动网络中端到端切片的实现，最著名的是无线电访问网络（RAN）。基于Open Ran Technologies的端到端网络切片的灵活和可重新配置的性质将允许实现具有严格性能要求的新用例，而传统移动网络无法保证。这项研究将通过促进来自不同供应商的硬件和软件的集成以及启用新服务和业务垂直行业的整合来使Rogers受益。