Advantech is a leading IPC company focusing on 5G and IoT solutions to enhance connectivity and operational excellence for enterprises. The document outlines the importance of private 5G networks and the challenges of white box hardware in achieving low latency, high reliability, and scalability in various industries. Advantech collaborates with partners to create open and disaggregated 5G solutions that support intelligent manufacturing and diverse applications.

1. White Box Hardware Challenges in
the 5G & IoT Hyperconnected Era
Ben Shen
Cloud-IoT Group, Advantech

2. Founded: 1983
Founder and CEO: K.C Liu
Headquarter: Taipei, Taiwan
97%
32% Other IPC
CompaniesWorlds largest IPC
company with 32%
market share
CUSTOM PRODUCT
CAPABILITY
97% of what we build is “the brand
behind the brand” for our partners
STANDARD
PRODUCT
OFFERINGS
INDUSTRY SERVED
QUALITY
SYSTEMS
IN PLACE
OHSAS 81001, ISO-170256, IECQ QC 080000, Sony GP, IECEx QAR
2019 REVENUE
Intel Premier Partner (Only 1 of 5), Microsoft Gold Partner
KEY ECO-SYSTEM PARTNERS
Vertically Integrated manufacturing (Self contained)
Full Manufacturing redundancy (Risk Mitigation)
Full BOM and lifecycle control (End-to-End control over quality)
MANUFACTURING PLANTS
In-house manufacturing in Kunshan, China, Ten SMT Lines
Over 1Million sq. ft.
Design Centers 6
Manufacturing Centers 2
CTOS Centers 13
Logistics Centers 10
On-Site Service 2
Repair Centers 13
Sales Offices 19
WORLDWIDE OFFICES
8000+Worldwide Employees
Gold
Microsoft Partner
Linkou, Taiwan Kunshan, China
Telecom, Industry 4.0, IoT, Gaming, Retail, iLogistics, Mil/Aero,
Broadcasting, Agriculture, Healthcare (We work with 27 of the top 30
healthcare companies worldwide)
Largest product offering of any IPC vendor
Co-Creating the Future of the IoT World

3. The Promises of 5G
Ultra-reliable and
Low Latency
Enhanced Mobile
Broadband
Massive Machine-
to-machine
100X
Increased traffic
capacity
10X
5G will handle 10X
more devices
10X
5G will deliver 10X
experienced
throughput
10X
Lower latency
With 4G, IoT is “Nice to Have”. With 5G, IoT becomes “Must Have”

4. Why Do Enterprises Need 5G?
4G is Used to Connect People; 5G is Used to Connect Things
To achieve Operational Excellence
To address connectivity constrains: security, interference, capacity, and mobility
To facilitate IT + CT + OT convergence through network virtualization
To increase automation rate and increase production yield rate with AR and VR assisted
manufacturing technologies
To support intelligent manufacturing integrating 4K based IoT sensors
To increase the accuracy for autonomous and guided vehicles and machines

5. AI Assisted Private 5G
A Good
Private 5G
(AI Assisted Solutions)
Algorithms
Computing
Power
Data
Hub
Big data
Heterogeneous
data from
Sensors/
Devices
Artificial Intelligence and 4K Video Will Accelerate Private 5G Adoption
AI @ MEC Server
Heterogeneous
data
Consolidation
5G
Increasingly intelligent manufacturing processes are driving “AI+5G” private networks
━ AI needs private network solutions: to support mission-critical applications
━ AI needs open 5G architectures: to support big data gathering (e.g. 4K video) and edge
deployed AI algorithms

6. Open 5G Network Architecture
Advantech Works with the Open Ecosystem Partners
to Create Private 5G Solutions for Service Providers and Enterprises
━ Service providers and enterprises are taking an open approach to 5G (and private 5G)
to fully realize the 5G vision of a web-scale, disaggregated and intelligent network
→ Reduce CapEx and OpEx with virtualized white box hardware
→ Increase agility with cloud native solutions over a consistent infrastructure
→ Open the network (an specially the edge) to AI, IoT and Cloud partners that generate
new revenue streams and increase productivity
━ Under the 4G network, the data gathered for AIoT application is limited and partial
(called Data of Transaction). Under the open 5G network, the data gathered for AIoT
applications can be continuous (called Data of Observing)

7. At the Foundation of the Open 5G Network:
Virtualized White Box Infrastructure
Full CT + IT + OT Integration for 5G AIoT to Become A Reality
SDN
(transport)
2010
NFV
(core network)
2014
MANO
(network mgmt)
2018
vRAN
(access network)
2019
5G
(cloud based,
open, intelligent)
2020
Virtualization mature, leading to the birth of open 5G network architecture
Digital Transformation

8. White Box Hardware Opportunities
HW/SW DISAGGREGATION
COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF
AGILE INFRASTRUCTURE
HW INTEROPERABILITY
Avoid vendor lock in, lower entry
barriers and drive innovation
Open Ecosystem
Flexible, modular and scale-out
designs
Economy of Scale
Web-scale open compute,
networking and storage
Cloud Native Architecture
Minimize supply chain risks and
enable a competitive landscape
Second Sourcing

9. Edge is the Epicenter of Innovation
Driver for edge
latency,
bandwidth,
security,
connectivity
Customer premise
equipment (uCPE,
SD-WAN, Edge
compute or fog
nodes)
Small cells
licensed &
unlicensed
Video
Drones
PCs
Smart cities
Healthcare
Retail
Transportation
Phones
Manufacturing
Energy
Wireline fixed
access (vCCAP,
PON)
Wireless access
base stations &
RAN
Multi-access edge
computing
Next gen central
office
Regional data
centers
Devices/
Things
Varies <1 ms
On-premise
edge
<5 ms
Network
edge
<10-40 ms
Network
core
<60 ms
Data Center/
Cloud
~100 msLatency
expectation
White Box Hardware Deployed at the Edge

10. White Box Hardware Challenges
Performance per watt, hardware
acceleration, density
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
High availability, built in
redundancy, remote
management
RELIABILITY
Hardware consolidation,
baseband functions, edge
computing,
PERFORMANCE
NEBS Level 3, pole mount, telco
racks, maintainability,
serviceability
ENVIRONMNETAL
EDGE

11. White Box Edge Deployment

12. Universal Enterprise Edge Appliance
From entry level to high end
configurations to fit thing vs
heavy brunch strategies
SCALABILITY
Compact design meeting
mainstream deployment
requirements
FEATURE OPTIMIZED
5G, 4G/LTE. Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 5,
10GbE, PoE modular
connectivity
FLEXIBLE CONNECTIVITY
Higher surge/ESD protection
and fanless for higher reliability
in industrial environments
RUGGEDIZED FAN-LESS
Tested to work well with a broad
range of virtualization, uCPE,
SD-WAN and security partners
ECOSYSTEM VALIDATION
Extends SD-WAN to edge use
cases such as smart city or
Industrial IoT
WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE
FWA-1112VC
Bridge the Gap Between 5G and IIoT with SD-WAN Capabilities

13. Applications & Proof of Concepts
━ 5G private network feasibility
━ Future product diversity
━ IT/OT/CT integration
Enterprise private mobile network
━ Flexible network control and
manageability
━ Data security
━ Reliability
━ Network stability and mobility
Acceleration of video & AI
related applications
━ DL/UL bandwidth guarantee
━ Low latency
━ Mobile edge computing
Private 5G Network Platform for IIoT
ON-SITE 5G WHITE BOX INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RELIABLE, HIGH SPEED,
LOW LATENCY MOBILE CONNECTIVITY

14. Private 5G Network Platform for IIoT
SERVERS :
Advantech SKY-8000 series
Model : SKY-8201 / SKY-8101 /
SKY-8101D
SMALL CELL :
Type : Outdoor / Indoor
Spectrum :
5G N78(3.7-3.8Ghz) - Phase I
5G N79(4.8-4.9Ghz) - Phase II
RAN :
Virtualized Radio Access Network
and BBU (including CU + DU)
CORE :
Solution : Virtualized 5G Core /
Evolved Packet Core (vEPC)
including MME, SGW, PGW
SWITCH

15. Private 5G Network Platform for IIoT

16. White Box Base Station Hardware for DU/CU/MEC
Advantech BBU Server
Carrier Grade Short Depth SKY Servers
 Fronthaul & Backhaul: Ethernet
 Use 40 Xeon SP2 cores to support a 4x4/8x8 5G Cell
 FlexRAN optimization:
• 200Mbps Up Link (5G target)
• >1Gbps Down Link (5G target)
 Joint qualifications using different HW acceleration
methods (eASIC, FPGA, and other’s)
 Joint development of IP65 cabinet
OS & Driver
L2 + L3 Protocol Stack
NCTU’s Soft PHY
based on
Intel FlexRAN
Radio Function
Virtualization
Management
Flow & CTRL
Disaggregated PHY
HW Acceleration on
PHY layer signal
processing (not relying
on Xeon cores)
Rely on Intel Xeon
cores
Performance per Watt + Telco Edge

17. ━ 5G user-plane traffic load
━ Fixed mobile convergence
Edge Cloud & virtual Central Office
Hardware vs Software BNG
SKY-8101D
Intel Select Solution for
NFVI Forwarding Platform
NUMA balanced
Enhanced security and reliability

18. Deployed Globally in Telecom and Industrial
Business and Mission Critical Applications
Reliability
• Redundant BIOS & FW
• Redundant DC/AC
PSU & cooling
• High ESD immunity
• EMC class-B barebone
• Dust filter support
Serviceability
• Fail-safe updates via
Advantech IPMI Core
• Platform Health
Diagnostics
• Advantech BMC
WebUI
Embedded Background
• Product change notifications
on key components
• Customization options
Performance
• Intel Xeon processor
• NUMA balanced
• High PCIe density for
acceleration, time sync & I/O
• In house electrical, mechanical
and thermal design
Longevity
• 7-15 years product life
cycle plus extended
product warranty
• Fixed BOM for
customized product P/N
Environmental
• NEBS-3 design
• Chassis mechanical
twist strength
• 11-27.5 inch depth
Advantech SKY-8000 5G Edge Servers

19. Advantech Universal Edge Appliances for SD-WAN & SASE
Deployed Globally by ISPs/CommSPs
with Leading Ecosystem Partners

20. Co-Creating the Future
of the IoT World
Co-Creating the Future
of the IoT World
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