Flexible networks for Beyond 4G Lauri Oksanen Head of Research Nokia Siemens Networks 1 Nokia Siemens Networks 2012
Key requirements towards 2020 Support up to 1000 times more traffic Manage up to 10 times more users Enable Gbps peak speeds Reduce latency to milliseconds Improve energy efficiency Make networks selfaware, selfadaptable, and intelligent Deliver safe superior customer experience We cannot predict all the use cases so flexibility is a key requirement 2 Nokia Siemens Networks 2012
Key requirements towards 2020, Performance Support up to 1000 times more traffic Manage up to 10 times more users Enable Gbps peak speeds Reduce latency to milliseconds Improve energy efficiency Make networks selfaware, selfadaptable, and intelligent Deliver safe superior customer experience We cannot predict all the use cases so flexibility is a key requirement 3 Nokia Siemens Networks 2012
Support of up to 1000 times more capacity in wireless access 10x Performance 10x Spectrum 10x Base stations 1000x Capacity Spectral efficiency [bps/hz/cell] 8 6 4 2 0 HSPA LTE-A 4x4 +CoMP + interf. cancel. + innov. further Available radio spectrum 2.0 GHz 1.5 GHz 1 GHz 0.5 GHz 0 GHz Unlicensed Licensed 2010 2012 2015 2020 Global base station forecast 50 Mill 40 Mill 30 Mill 20 Mill 10 Mill 0 Mill 2010 2015 2020 Most of these will be small cells In addition over 500M WiFi APs 4 Nokia Siemens Networks 2012
3GPP Release 12 will bring significant performance boost Rel12 Feature Small Cell Enhancement based on Inter-site CA New Carrier Type (NCT) Elevation beamforming / 3D-MIMO Advanced receivers Enhanced SON Benefit Optimized small cell mobility by reducing RAN to CN signaling Improved data rates by using macro and small cells together Efficient use of TDD spectrum Minimized inter-cell interference Lowered BTS energy consumption Significant overhead reduction Significantly enhanced macro cell capacity and coverage Removing interference to increase UL and DL capacity Efficient operation of dense small cell deployments Energy savings in small cell capacity layers 5 Nokia Siemens Networks 2012
But we can further optimize a Beyond 4G Local Area Radio System Requirements for B4G Local Area Always connected, 10Gbit/s peak data rate, 1ms RTT Support flexible deployment and new use cases Low cost, low power consumption TDD is an attractive duplexing method Flexible UL/DL duplexing Fluent support of access, self-backhauling and D2D Low cost RF Reciprocity gains for MIMO WSN WSN Component technology evolution is main enabler to allow low TDD latency E.g. fast switching 6 Nokia Siemens Networks 2012
Further in the future, millimeter wave band is promising Huge spectrum available at 71-95 GHz Advantages Can easily meet B4G peak and edge data rates Exploit beamforming gains using massive antenna arrays Access and backhaul can use same radio Development needed in several areas like mm-wave integrated circuits Antenna array architectures mm-wave propagation 7 Nokia Siemens Networks 2012
Key requirements towards 2020, Management Support up to 1000 times more traffic Manage up to 10 times more users Enable Gbps peak speeds Reduce latency to milliseconds Improve energy efficiency Make networks selfaware, selfadaptable, and intelligent Deliver safe superior customer experience We cannot predict all the use cases so flexibility is a key requirement 8 Nokia Siemens Networks 2012
Advanced Self Organized Networks will make it possible to manage all the radios, layers, and frequency bands All cells and frequency layers automatically managed by advanced SON Virtually one ubiquitous connectivity All spectrum under unified resource management for instant capacity and coverage optimization Cognitive networks will reduce errors, improve quality and lower operation and energy costs 9 Nokia Siemens Networks 2012
From SON to Cognitive Networks SON is maturing in environments where information is readily available Sensing Planning Learning But current automation does not deal well with unclear data and unexpected cases Environment Knowledge & Reasoning Policy Network automation in uncertain information environment calls for artificial intelligence technologies Acting Decision Making Technician 10 Nokia Siemens Networks 2012
Key requirements towards 2020, System architecture Support up to 1000 times more traffic Manage up to 10 times more users Enable Gbps peak speeds Reduce latency to milliseconds Improve energy efficiency Make networks selfaware, selfadaptable, and intelligent Deliver safe superior customer experience We cannot predict all the use cases so flexibility is a key requirement 11 Nokia Siemens Networks 2012
Our vision of a liquid network architecture for experience, efficiency, and flexibility Heterogeneous broadband access & smart agile transport Local data centers hosting multiple intelligent network applications Central DC for efficient network control/operation and XaaS offerings Flexibility & scalability through virtualization and automation 12 Nokia Siemens Networks 2012
Combining network and cloud for end-to-end virtualized service delivery Service Virtual Network Controller combined with Virtual Compute Controller Network Cloud Virtual Resource Manager-NW Compute & Storage Cloud Virtual Resource Manager-IT Virtualized Network Infrastructure Virtualized IT Infrastructure Virtualized Service Infrastructure 13 Nokia Siemens Networks 2012
Key requirements towards 2020, Security Support up to 1000 times more traffic Manage up to 10 times more users Enable Gbps peak speeds Reduce latency to milliseconds Improve energy efficiency Make networks selfaware, selfadaptable, and intelligent Deliver safe superior customer experience We cannot predict all the use cases so flexibility is a key requirement 14 Nokia Siemens Networks 2012
Telecommunication becomes even more critical infrastructure to enable the smart cities and societies of the future One network used for every kind of application Electricity Food/water supply Finance Communication networks Government Health Care Traffic & Logistics Education Emergency 15 Nokia Siemens Networks 2012
A connected world with billions of smart phones and devices needs to be protected also by the network Mobiles are becoming the most attractive target for attackers Infected mobiles can be effectively used to attack the network Secure connectivity and content Network-based mobile malware protection, intrusion prevention Network-based anomaly detection 16 Nokia Siemens Networks 2012
Our 20/20 vision Mobile networks able to deliver one Gigabyte of personalized data per user per day for less than a dollar a day 17 Nokia Siemens Networks 2012