Virtualized SatCom Networks and Mul^- Domain Integra^on with 5G: Architectural Perspec^ves from VITAL Project

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1 VIRTUALIZED HYBRID SATELLITE-TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS FOR RESILIENT AND FLEXIBLE FUTURE NETWORKS INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT) Grant Agreement # VITAL H2020-ICT Virtualized SatCom Networks and Mul^- Domain Integra^on with 5G: Architectural Perspec^ves from VITAL Project 5GPPP - 1 st 5G Architecture Workshop Brussels 6/4/2016 Tinku Rasheed PhD Future Networks R&D Head, CREATE-NET H2020 VITAL Project Coordinator

2 VITAL At a Glance H2020 RIA (Research and Innova^on Ac^on) Project ICT Dura^on: Feb 1, 2015 July 31, 2017 (30 months) Budget: 2,9 MEuros Resource: 341 PM effort Project Coordinator: Tinku Rasheed, Create-Net Website: hhps://ict-vital.eu Twiher: VITAL

3 Project Vision Telecom services combining terrestrial and satellite elements Provision of virtual s (Virtual Network Slice as-a-service) Federated SDN/NFV architectural framework (Resource virtualiza^on and federated satellite + terrestrial resource management) Infrastructure substrate Satellite hubs/gateways, satellite traffic op^misers, security, transmission and switching,etc. Radio/fixed access points/ mul^plexers, mobile packet core, security, transmission and switching,etc. Satellite infrastructure Terrestrial infrastructure

4 Main Concepts & Objec^ves Management and control planes End-to-End scope Federated Network Resource Management Customer front-end Segment-wide scope NFV Manager SDN Controller (s) NFV Manager SDN Controller (s) Infrastructure plane (Mix of physical func^ons /appliances & virtualized func^ons) Satellite hubs/gateways, satellite traffic op^misers, security, transmission and switching,etc. NFV Infrastructure Satellite infrastructure Radio/fixed access points/ mul^plexers, mobile packet core, security, transmission and switching,etc. NFV Infrastructure Terrestrial infrastructure Satellite user terminal(s) Dual-access user terminals/terrestrial equipment with satellite backhaul Mobile/fixed user terminal(s)

5 Main Concepts & Objec^ves Design and proof-of-concept development of virtualized SatCom ground segment, or Sat-Cloud-RAN. Design and valida^on of the NFV Manager, a management and orchestra^on en^ty specialized for SatCom service providers Design and valida^on of the mulh-domain service orchestrator, for federated resource management over hybrid NFV/SDN-based Satellite-Terrestrial Networks Valida^on and demonstra^on of the concepts and features through a combina^on of real test-beds and sojware emulators To contribute to relevant standardiza^on (ETSI NFV, ETSI SCN) and open-source ini^a^ves (ETSI OSM, ON.LAB)

6 Applica^on Scenarios Scenario 1 - VirtualizaHon and sharing of satellite communicahon plamorms Improvement area: SDN/NFV-enhanced satellite ground segment communica^on plaporms Scenario 2-4G/5G Satellite Backhauling Services Improvement area: Combina^on of SDN/NFVenhanced satellite ground segment communica^on plaporms for satellite backhauling in terrestrial s Scenario 3 - Satellite Terrestrial Hybrid Access Services Improvement area: Combina^on of SDN/NFVenhanced satellite ground segment communica^on plaporms and terrestrial s for hybrid access services

7 Scenario 1: Virtualiza^on and sharing of satellite communica^on plaporms INTERNET Shared satellite PoP PoP Shared ST SVNO 1 SVNO 2 SVNO 1 INTERNET Satellite Hubs (non-virtualised components) ST PoP SVNO 1 PoP SVNO 2 SVNO 2 Satellite Network Operator ST Scenario Use Case Main Focus Scenario 1 - Virtualiza^on and sharing of satellite communica^ons plaporms UC1.1: SDN-based flexible satellite bandwidth on demand UC1.2: Satellite Virtual Network Operator UC1.3: Satellite Network as a Service (SatNaaS) Flexibility and customisa^on of the provided satellite services Support of slicing and mul^-tenancy in the satellite ground segment Cloudifica^on of the satellite ground segment

8 Scenario 2: 4G/5G Satellite Backhauling Services Edge Computing Services (MNO A and B) PoP SDN-enabled SATCOM Satellite Network Operator (SNO) Satellite Hubs (non-virtualised components) Control and management interfaces Control and management interfaces Edge Computing Services (MNO A) PoP Edge Computing Services (MNO A and B) PoP Edge Computing Services (MNO A and B) PoP Mobile Network Operator MNO A Mobile Network Operator MNO B MNO A Small Cell Single-operator RAN settings MNO A Small Cell MNO B Small Cell Multi-operator RAN settings Multi-tenant Small Cell Scenario Use Case Main Focus Scenario 2 4G/5G satellite backhauling services UC2.1: Enhanced control and management of satellite backhauling capacity UC2.2: Extending satellite backhauling with edge compu^ng services and mul^-operator sharing Improved integra^on and management of satellite backhauling services Extension and coupling of the backhauling service with virtualiza^on capabili^es at the satellite terminal that allow for the delivery of mobile edge compu^ng services.

9 Scenario 3: Satellite Terrestrial Hybrid Access Services SDN Controller Satellite Network Operator SDN Controller SATCOM Core Hub components SAT Terminal INTERNET SDN-based Traffic Steering Terrestrial SND-Enabled Hybrid CPE Customer Terrestrial Network Operator Scenario Use Case Main Focus Scenario 3 Satelliteterrestrial hybrid access services UC3.1: SDN-based flexible federa^on of Satellite and terrestrial s UC3.2: Media distribu^on over Federated SDN/NFV-enabled terrestrial and satellite UC3.3: Customer func^ons virtualisa^on over Federated Terrestrial and Satellite SDN-based flexible traffic steering between satellite and terrestrial access Federa^on of SDN and NFV-enabled satellite and terrestrial domains for content distribu^on VNF-as-a-Service (VNFaaS)

10 System Architecture High level view Dashboard/Customer Portal OSS/BSS OSS/BSS to legacy components interfaces xd-so-so Service Orchestrator (SO) SO-VSN SO-NVFM SO-SBGC VSN#k VSN#m Ve-Vnfm-em, Ve-Vnfm-vnf NFV Manager (NFVO, VNFM) xd-c&m-ip Transport (WAN) VSN(s) deployed as VNFs in the NVFI-PoP(s) Virtualized satellite #n (VSN#n) SBGC-VSN Physical infrastructure SBG-PNF Controller (SBGC) SBGC-SBG Or-Vi, Vi-Vnfm VIM(s) and NMS(s) for Nf-Vi, Crt-Ip Customer side LAN

11 System Architecture More detailed view Dashboard/Customer Portal OSS/BSS to legacy components interfaces OSS/BSS xd-so-so Service Orchestrator Federa^on SO-NFVM SO-SBGC SO-VSN Virtualized satellite #m NFV Manager (NFVO, VNFM) xd- SDN-ip NM/EM func^ons of the virtualized satellite (run as VNFs) QoS Control SNF- VNF#1 VSN#n deployed as VNFs in the NVFI-PoP(s) SNF- VNF#2 SNF- VNF#k Virtualized satellite #n RRM FMT GWD SDN controller(s) Control Apps and SDN controllers of the virtualized satellite (run as VNFs) SBG-VNF Data plane func^ons of the virtualized satellite SBGC-VSN Ve-Vnfm-em, Ve-Vnfm-vnf SBG-PNF Controller SBG-PNF slicing SO SDN controller(s) NFV Or-Vi, Vi-Vnfm Transport (WAN) Physical infrastructure Transport -PoP (Backhaul) for SNF-VNFs -PoP for SBG-VNFs (Sat-Cloud-RAN) Transport (Fronthaul) SBG PNF ODU ST Lightweight -PoP (Whitebox) Customer side LAN Nf-Vi Ctrl interface Nf-Vi Ctrl interface SBG PNF ODU Nf-Vi VIM NC /NMS VIM NC /NMS VIM Components to support NFV Manager opera^on (Managers of the virtualized resources and inter- connec^vity)

12 Mul^-Domain Integra^on model MNO domain SNO domain Dashboard /Customer Portal OSS/BSS Dashboard/Customer Portal OSS/BSS to legacy components interfaces OSS/BSS Service orchestrator Service Orchestrator SO-NVFM Federa^on Manager xd-so-so Federa^on SO-Terrestrial Network SDN controllers and apps for control and management of federated services NMS 5G (virtualised or not) E2E QoS SDN controller(s) SDN-ip TE SDN controllers and apps for control and management of the terrestrial Data plane terrestrial func^ons MNO physical infrastructure xd-sdn-ip L2/L3 transport (WAN) SO-VSN NM/EM func^ons of the virtualized satellite (run as VNFs) BoD NF- VNF#1 xqos NF- VNF#2 -PoP for Satellite Core Network funchons SNO physical infrastructure Managers of the virtualized resources and inter- connec^vity VIM L2/L3 transport (Backhaul) Nf-Vi SO-PBGC Virtualised satellite #n GWD RRM FMT SDN controller(s) Control Apps and SDN controllers of the virtualized satellite (run as VNFs) NC /NMS NFVO, VNFM and Managers of the virtualized resources and inter- connec^vity NF- VNF#k SBG-VNF Data plane func^ons of the virtualized satellite Ctrl interface SBGC-VSN -PoP for SGW funchons (Sat-Cloud-RAN) VIM Nf-Vi Ve-Vnfm-em, Ve-Vnfm-vnf SBG-PNF Controller PBGW slicing SO SDN controller(s) L2/L3 Transport (Fronthaul) Ctrl interface NC /NMS NFV SBG PNF SBG PNF NFV Manager (NFVO, VNFM) Or-Vi, Vi-Vnfm ODU-PNF ODU-PNF

13 Mul^-Domain Integra^on model 3rd party playing the role of Federa^on Broker SNO domain Dashboard /Customer Portal OSS/BSS Dashboard/Customer Portal OSS/BSS to legacy components interfaces OSS/BSS Service orchestrator Federa^on Manager xd-so-so Service Orchestrator Federa^on SO-NVFM SO-FedNE FederaHon enhhes E2E QoS TE SDN controller(s) SDN controllers and apps for control and management of federated services xd-sdn-ip SO-VSN NM/EM func^ons of the virtualized satellite (run as VNFs) BoD xqos SO-PBGC Virtualised satellite #n GWD RRM FMT Ve-Vnfm-em, Ve-Vnfm-vnf NFV Manager (NFVO, VNFM) xd-so-so Federa^on Service orchestrator MNO domain SO-Terrestrial Network xd-sdn-ip Control Apps and SDN controllers of the virtualized satellite (run as VNFs) NF- VNF#1 NF- VNF#2 SDN controller(s) NF- VNF#k SBG-VNF Data plane func^ons of the virtualized satellite SBGC-VSN SBG-PNF Controller PBGW slicing SO SDN controller(s) NFV Or-Vi, Vi-Vnfm OSS/BSS NFVO, VNFM and Managers of the virtualized resources and inter- connec^vity Terrestrial (virtualised or not) NMS SDN controllers and apps for control and management of the terrestrial Data plane terrestrial func^ons MNO physical infrastructure L2/L3 transport (WAN) -PoP for Satellite Core Network funchons SNO physical infrastructure Managers of the virtualized resources and inter- connec^vity VIM L2/L3 transport (Backhaul) Nf-Vi NC /NMS Ctrl interface -PoP for SGW funchons (Sat-Cloud-RAN) VIM Nf-Vi L2/L3 Transport (Fronthaul) Ctrl interface NC /NMS SBG PNF SBG PNF ODU-PNF ODU-PNF

14 Conclusions Unified/Federated service orchestra^on and management capabili^es will allow the service providers and operators to augment 5G service capabili^es, offer hybrid end-to-end services and iden^fy new business models Adop^on of SDN/NFV technologies into the satellite domain is a key facilitator to make SatCom industry well integrated within the an^cipated mul^-layer/heterogeneous 5G architecture VITAL project research and develops solu^ons that will enable seamless hybrid end-to-end services and applica^ons over SatCom & 5G technologies Mobile Edge Compu^ng services Seamless Emergency services Seamless mobile management High Speed Trains Broadband 5G European Avia^on Networks Integrated Energy Sector Communica^ons

15 Contact: Tinku Rasheed PhD CREATE-NET Research Acknowledgements This document has been produced in the context of the H2020 VITAL project. The VITAL project consor^um would like to acknowledge that the research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union s H2020 Research and Innova^on Programme (H2020-ICT ) under the Grant Agreement H2020-ICT

16 Backup Slides

17 Overall Satellite architecture

18 Tradeoff analysis of satellite gateway func^onal split

19 SDN/NFV based Sat-Cloud-RAN architecture Satellite-domain SDN-based control and management Different architectural op^ons iden^fied (single SDN controller, dedicated controller per tenant, hierarchical controller) Three control applica^ons delineated: SDN-based bandwidth on demand SDN-based QoS on demand SDN-based satellite gateway diversity