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.

5G及以上移动网络预计将支持各种新兴用例，如全息远程呈现、沉浸式扩展现实、云游戏和自动驾驶。这种多样化的服务在吞吐量、延迟和可靠性等几个方面对移动网络提出了严格的要求。网络切片已被设想为满足这些不同需求的关键推动者，通过在公共物理基础设施之上创建专用于不同服务的多个隔离的端到端虚拟网络。然而，网络切片的实现并非没有挑战。该项目解决了阻碍端到端切片在移动网络中实现的一些基本挑战，尤其是在无线接入网（RAN）中。基于Open RAN技术的端到端网络切片的灵活性和可重构特性，将允许实现具有严格性能要求的新用例，这是传统移动网络无法保证的。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，以及通过启用新的服务和垂直业务，使罗杰斯受益。