About the speaker: Krishna Murthy, Edge Software Technical Lead, Intel

1. Krishnamurthy Jambur (krishna.j.murthy@intel.com)
DCG / NPG / 5GID / SWA

2. ACCESS/EDGEDevices/Things Cloud/DatacenterCORE
Enterprise/
Factories
Home
Small Cells
licensed &
unlicensed
Macro Cells
Wireless
Carrier WiFi
Wireline
On-premise
Equipment
Central Offices Regional
Central Offices
& Data Centers
Network Edge
Enterprise View of Edge
CoSP’s view of Edge
CSP’s view of Edge

3. Intel® Network Edge Virtualization (NEV) SDK
For Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC)
Features
• Reference Libraries – MEC REST APIs and
Optimized MEC data path Routing
• S1, SGi (EPC), WiFi traffic and Local Breakout
support
• Sample Application / MEC Child Application
Support
• VLAN Tags processing
• Wind River optimized telco cloud for MEC and
vRAN Deployment
• OpenStack components
• Standalone deployment support with CentOS
• Kubernetes container orchestration
• AWS Greengrass and Azure IoT Edge support
• Intel® System Studio Suite
• Test Suites, Programming Guide, User Guide and
App Notes
Release 1:
Hypervisor Wind River Titanium Server
Components (on the Host Platform)
MEC
Apps
MEC
Services
Release 2: Release 3:
WR TS4/5 and CentOS-7
Intel ®Atom™
Processor C2000
Platform
Intel® XEON®
Platform
Software bundle
MEC
IOT-GW
MEC
Services
Your Apps go here
ENB and EPC EmulatorsTelco Cloud NFV infrastructure
Optimization and
analysis tools
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*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
Release 4:
Cloud
Connectors
Release 5:
Cloud Native

4. NEV SDK: 4G and 5G Support
• Current version of NEV SDK supports Rel. 14 LTE deployments. In LTE deployments are supported on S1u and SGi
• For 5G SA the NEV SDK will be updated to support the SA changes for both Data plane and Service based Architecture.
Data Network
EC Apps
EC Platforms
EC Apps
EC Platforms
S1u Deployment
SGi Deployment
EC Apps
EC Platforms
Data Network
UPF
UP
EC Apps
EC Platforms
4G S1u Deployment
Non-standalone 5G Standalone 5G

5. Mobile Edge Platform
HTTP Server
ME App
ME App
Service
Agent App
External API
NES API
NES
Thread
(User space
Device Driver) NIS
MEC Manager
Redis
Database
HTTP Server
Process
NES
Process
Redis Process
NTS
Service
Registry
Legend
Dependence
Module
Scope of the Mobile Edge
Platform
Scope of the NEV SDK
High Level Design
Platform
Producer
Linux Tap
MEC API MEC API MEC API
DNS Msq.
MEC API
MEC
API
Modules run a root
NEV SDK Data Plane
NEV SDK APIs
NEV SDK components interaction
5
Local Host
HiRedis Lib: Socket
DPDK
Ring
HTTPS
REST
HTTPS
REST
HTTPS
REST
Local host
HiRedis Lib: Socket
VirtIO/vhost/ SW Ring
FCGI
Socket
Web
Socket
C API call
Unix Socket
Data traffic
NFV Infrastructure Optimizations

6. NEV SDK: Data Center Cloud and Cloud Native
Opens Stack + EC Manager
EC Apps Policy and lifecycle
management mm5
App
NEV SDK
Kubernetes + EC Manager
EC Apps Policy and lifecycle
management mm5
NTSMicroservicesPod
OVS/VPPPod
MECProducerAppPod
AmazonCloud
AdapterPoD
AzureCloud
AdapterPoD
MECConsumerAppPod
NES Microservices Pod
Mm5 API
Mp1 API
MECConsumerAppPod
MEC
Service
VM
Intel Architecture Advantages: Multicore Architecture, Intel FPGA, Intel Memory, Virtualization enhancements…

7. Open Source: Available on Intel github https://github.com/IntelCorporation | NFD at https://github.com/kubernetes-incubator/node-feature-discovery
SOFTWARE AVAILABILITY*
Challengesbeingaddressed
Solution
Address key infrastructure challenges in Cloudnative Edge Cloud deployment
Ability to request/allocate platform capabilities
CPU Core-Pinning and isolation for K8s pods
Dynamic Huge Page allocation
Platform telemetry information
Discovery, Advertise, schedule and manage devices with K8s
Guarantee NUMA node resource alignment
Fail-over and high availability of networking
High performance Data Plane (N-S)
High performance Data Plane (E-W)
Multiple network interfaces for VNFs
Node Feature Discovery
CPU Manager for Kubernetes
Native Huge page support for
Kubernetes
BOND-CNI
Device Plugin
NUMA Manager
VHOST USER
SR-IOV
Open Source: Nov. ’16 Upstream K8:
Incubation Graduation TBD
Open Source: V1.2 April ’17 Upstream
K8: Phase 1 - V1.8 Sept ‘17
Upstream K8: V1.8 Sept ‘17
Open Source: CNI plug-in –
V1.0 Dec ‘17
Upstream K8: Phase 1 - V1.8 Alpha
Upstream: Working PoC with proposal
Upstream K8: TBD
Open Source: CNI plug-in - V2.0 June
‘17
Upstream K8s: TBDOpen Source: CNI plug-in –
V1.0 Sep ‘17
Open Source: CNI plug-in –
V2.0 April ‘17
Upstream collectd: V5.7.2 June ‘17 ;
5.8.0 ((Q4 2017 date TBD)
Switchingandlow
latencynetworkingReal-timeCompute

8. 8
Overview of ME application Instantiation APIs in NEV SDK

9. Overview of ME application APIs in NEV SDK

10. 10
ScatterRecv
NIS_UPSTR_GTPUC
NIS_UPSTR_SCTP
NIS_UPSTR_RNIS
NIS_UPSTR_GTPC
Portx/
Rx
NTS_UPSTR_IP
Porty_IO_ANY
EnqDeq
ClassifyDeq Enq
IO_VMx_ANY
Porty/
Tx
Send
Send
VMx
EnqDeq
EnqDeq
EnqDeq
Portz_IO_ANY
Send
Portz
LBP
Default route
NES
NTS
NIS
Legend:
Default route
NTS_UPSTR_GTPU ClassifyDeq Enq
ScatterRecv
NIS_DWSTR_GTPUC
NIS_DWSTR_SCTP
NIS_DWSTR_RNIS
NIS_DWSTR_GTPC
Portx/
Rx
NTS_DWSTR_IP
Porty_IO_ANY
EnqDeq
ClassifyDeq Enq
IO_VMx_ANY
Porty/
Tx
Send
Send
VMx
EnqDeq
EnqDeq
EnqDeq
Portz_IO_ANY
Send
Portz
LBP
Default route
NES
NTS
NIS
Legend:
Default route
NTS_DWSTR_GTPU ClassifyDeq Enq
NEV SDK Flexible Data plane
VM/LBP flows
Downstream flowUpstream flow

11. eMBB/Mobile devices
Base station
LTE
mMTC
IPv4
NBIOT/5G NR
Base station
AR compute local
cloud
EPC
Internet
Or from CUPS
IOT G/W
and modules
NEV SDK Amazon Green Grass Cloud adapter overview
MEC GG adapter
Amazon AWS
IOT G/W
IOT Hub
Azure Resources
*Other names and brand may be claimed as the property of others.

12. Intel® NEV Roadmap
Network Edge Virtualization SDK
Market Segments
 Industrial, Venues (Stadiums, Cities…),
Healthcare, Retail, Vehicles, IOT
ONAP
Openstack,
Kubernates
Orchestration
Intel Edge Platform
Manager
Virtual RADIO
connectivity
(4G/5G NR, wifi)
FlexCore (5G)
vEPC Core
VNFs
Intel vCPE
VNFs
Edge Apps:
CDN, AR/VR,
IoT Analytics, Connected
Cars, Intel Cloud Adapter
Akraino – Wind River* Titanium Cloud (Linux*, AVS, OpenStack/Kubernetes/Docker* VIM)
Networking Intel® Xeon Based Server FPGA Storage
Cloud Apps
Intel NEV Reference Edge Platform Example
Cloud Portfolio: Functions,
Event handlers, Function
Stores, Function RTE…
R1.0 (2015)
Intel Atom® Processor Kit
Ease of Use Virtualization
Environment
Intel® System Studio (ISS) Tool
Suite
R2.0, 2.1 (2016)
Intel® Xeon® Processor Kit
ETSI MEC Like RESTFUL API
Radio Network Information Service
(RNIS)
DNS Caching
NFV Tool Kit with Control and
Compute Node
3rd party UE/eNB/EPC emulators
1H 2018
Multi-Access
LTE, WiFi, Wired & Etc
GG & Azure
CentOS*, Wind River* Titanium
S1 Interface
SGI LAN Interface
2H 2018
*OpenVINO & nGRAPH
Policy, telemetrics,
Containers, K8
Enhanced KPIs,
CDN, Gaming sample Apps
GPU, Movidus, & FPGA Plug Ins
*Intel’s nGraph compiler offers “framework abstraction” for the growing wave of developers and data scientists
coming into AI, while the OpenVINO SDK for developers looking to add deep learning and computer vision
1H 2019
Cluster enablement,
Analytics, AI libs
Optimizations
OpenAPIs
Network Slicing
5G NR deployment support

13. 13
Parking
management
Over the air (ota)
update – Intel and
CarSync*
HD maps
Remote
control
Traffic
management
Mobile platooning
Entertainment & VR
Edge cloud
5G
Edge cloud
5G
Routers /
core network
Cloud /
data center
On-Premises
Data Center
5G mmwave
High volume
data offload
Cameras/
parking/ presence
*Other names and brand may be claimed as the property of others.

14. • Average ~30s savings with MEC in internet live broadcast (versus other OTT)
• Stadium audience (CUC, Nokia) – enjoy multi angle viewing experience 0.5s latency
• General Internet audience (Nokia, Tencent) – 30s latency advantage with another internet live broadcast
provider
Smart Stadium at Shanghai Mercedes Benz Arena
Stadium
audience
Internet
audience
Cloud
On-premp
Local Breakout
*Other names and brand may be claimed as the property of others.

15. Warehouse&Manufacturing
15
EdgeCloudGaming Inspection&Infrastructure SmartStadiums VR/ARwithlocation Security,Recognition,
Surveillance
ADAS Retail SmartCity
Hospitality&Casinos TRANSPORTATION

16. Resources

17. Links and Resources
• Intel NEV SDK
• https://networkbuilders.intel.com/network-technologies/nev
• Intel Parallel Studio
• https://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-parallel-studio-xe

18. Glossary
• NFV – Network Function Virtualization
• VNF – Virtual Network Function
• SDN - Software Defined Network
• 3GPP – 3G Partnership Project
• RAN – Radio Access Network
• vRAN – Virtualized Radio Access Network
• FlexRAN – Flexible Radio Access Network
• SDK – Software Development Kit
• EPC – Evolved Packet Core
• MEC – Multi-Access Edge Compute
• NEV – Network Edge Virtualization
• eNodeB / eNB – Enhanced NodeB (BaseStation)
• UE – User Equipment (Device)
• COTS – Commercial Off The Shelf
• CPRI – Common Public Radio Interface
• RRH – Remote Radio Head
• FPGA – Field Programmable Gate Array
(Accelerator)
• PHY – Physical Layer (L1)
• MAC – Medium Access Control (L2)
• RLC – Radio Link Control (L2)
• RRC – Radio Resource Control (L3)
• PDCP – Packet Data Control Protocol (L3)
• TNL – Transport Network Layer
• RF – Radio Front End
• SON – Self Organizing Network
• OAM - Operation Administration And Maintenance
• QAT – Quick Assist Technology
• DPDK – Data Plane Development Kit
• DL – DownLink (eNodeB to UE)
• UL – UpLink (UE to eNodeB)
• OAMP – Operations, Administration, Maintenance
and Provisioning
• NIC – Network Interface Card
• VM – Virtual Machine
• KVM – Kernel Virtual Machine
• 5G TF – 5G Technical Forum
• 5G NR – 5G New Radio
• IA – Intel® Architecture
• NDA – Non Disclosure
Agreement
• ETSI - The European
Telecommunications
Standards Institute

19. Disclaimer
Intel technologies’ features and benefits depend on system configuration and may require enabled
hardware, software or service activation. Performance varies depending on system configuration. No
computer system can be absolutely secure. Check with your system manufacturer or retailer or learn
more at www.intel.com.
Cost reduction scenarios described are intended as examples of how a given Intel- based product, in the
specified circumstances and configurations, may affect future costs and provide cost
savings. Circumstances will vary. Intel does not guarantee any costs or cost reduction.
Intel, the Intel logo, are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other
countries.
*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
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