Network and Technology Evolution to 5G

1. 5G -- Network and
Technology Evolution
Manish Jindal
VP/CTO, Broadband and Media

2. PROGRESS
1875 2000
1975
10
30
50
15 years
50 billion connected devices
25 years
5 billion connected people
100 years
1 billion connected places
20
40
Connections
(billion)
2020
PLACES
PEOPLE
THINGS
PC Cloud
Smart
Phones
Laptop
Mainframe IoT

3. Global Numbers – by 2020
9.5 Billion
3.5 Billion
50 Billion
50%
LTE subscriptions
Mobile subscriptions
Connections
Media on demand, On Mobile

4. Trust
Logistics
Retail
Safety
Government
Education
Transportation
Healthcare
Utilities
In all parts of
SOCIETY & BUSINESS
Will be done over
the NETWORK
the networked society
Integrity
Reach and
Availability
Sustainability
Security
Quality
Automotive
Banking
Insurance
Construction
Entertainment
Manufacturing
Energy
Efficiency
The way people, devices
and machines interact

5. One Network – Multiple
Industries
@
A common network platform with
dynamic and secure Network Slices
Industries are Digitalizing and Mobilizing

6. EVOLUTION TO 5G
Source:
Ericsson
input
to
ITU
(based
on
ongoing
discussions
in
ITU)
• 1000x Mobile Data Volumes
• 10x-100x Connected Devices
• 5x Lower Latency
• 10x-100x End-user Data Rates
• 10x Battery Life for Low
Power Devices

7. 5G Use Cases
Broadband experience
everywhere anytime
Massive Machine
Type Communication
Critical Machine
Type Communication
TV and media
everywhere

8. One network evolution- 5G
Telco IT/Cloud
IP IT/Cloud
Mobility
Devices
Radio Access
& Control
IP/Opto/Fixed
Virtualized Functions
(e.g. vEPC, vIMS, vCDN)
DC HW/SW
Orchestration
Management
Control
Management
Apps
DC HW/SW
To meet 5G use cases, we need account for developments in:
Devices, Radio; Core Network / Cloud & SDN; Orchestration, Management, Control and Support
Systems

9. 5G Radio Access
New radio-access
technology
Existing
spectrum
Below 6 GHz
Interworking
New spectrum
Above 6 GHz
New spectrum below 6 GHz
Evolution of LTE
Backwards compatible
Overall 5G solution
1 GHz 3 GHz 10 GHz 30 GHz 100 GHz 1 GHz 3 GHz 10 GHz 30 GHz 100 GHz
Gradual migration

10. 5G radio access
Access/backhaul
integration
Multi-site
transmission
Device-to-device
communication
1 GHz 3 GHz 10 GHz 30 GHz 100 GHz
4G
Extension to higher frequencies
5G
Massive
beam-forming
Control
Data/control
separation
Ultra-lean transmission
Data
Zzzz...
Flexible air-interface design
Spectrum
Deployment Use cases

11. 5G Radio Technology Areas
Extension to higher frequencies
Complementing lower frequencies for extreme
capacity and data rates in dense areas
Multi-antenna technologies
For higher as well as lower frequencies
Beam-forming
for coverage
Multi-user MIMO
for capacity
Multi-site coordination
Multi-site
transmission/reception
Multi-layer
connectivity
…
Ultra-lean design
Minimize transmissions not related to user data
Separate delivery of user data
and system information
Higher data rates and
enhanced energy efficiency
Access/backhaul integration
Same technology for access and backhaul
Same spectrum for access and backhaul
Device-to-device communication
Direct communication
Device-based relaying
Cooperative devices
⁞
Spectrum flexibility
• Unlicensed
• Shared licensed
• Network sharing
Complementing
dedicated
licensed spectrum
Duplex Flexibility
Spectrum sharing

12. Network Architecture – Core/IP
Software Defined
Networking (SDN)
Virtualization
VNF VNF
VNF VNF
Central Data
Center
VN
F
VN
F
Distributed Data
Center
Network Slicing Distributed Cloud

13. OSS/BSS: Enabling the Agile Operator
Management and Orchestration
of NFV/SDN/Cloud
Analytics and Customer
Experience Management
Monetization of Digital Services
> OSS
> BSS
> NMS
> Service Enablement
> Related services
ERICSSON Ranked
first worldwide

14. LTE Evolution Leads to 5G
› LTE Advanced
› LTE Broadcast
› Latency reductions
› License Assisted Access and Unlicensed Spectrum
› Multi-antenna enhancements
› Device to Device
› Massive MTC enhancements
Rel-12
Rel-13
Rel-14
Rel-15

15. Networked society – new opportunities beyond mobile broadband
5G Summary
Existing spectrum
Interworking
New spectrum
Overall 5G radio access solution
“High Energy Performance – only transmit when and where needed”
• Massive beam-forming
• Multi-site transmission
• System/control separation
• Device-to-device
• Backhaul/access integration
• ...
The journey has already started!
A programmable network platform
with dynamic and secure network slices
Evolution of LTE
New radio-access
technology
Commercial in Confidence | 2015-03-02 | Page 15
› 1 Gbps peak rate
› App Coverage
› Small cells / indoor
› Enhancements for MTC
› License Assisted Access
› NFV & SDN
› Orchestration, Analytics & CEM
› Increased data rates
Full IMT-2020
compliance