On the Design of 5G E2E Facility for Performance Evaluation and Use case Trailing
MANO
Site Facility A
RAN and wireless
Optical/Satellite, Metro and Core Networks
Edge cloud
Edge cloud
Core cloud
Virtual resources
VIM
Orchestrator
VNF repository
VNFM
Site Facility B
Site Facility C
E2E Network slice
Automotive
eHealth
IoT
Industry
Media
Facilities Interconnection Facilities Interworking
Network Level (Logical Network)
Future Verticals [ICT 19] enabled by 5G E2E facility
partners expertise
Phase I-II-III projects
Advisory Board
KPIs/Test Plans
Resources & Functional Level
Facility Service Level
Standardization
UEs
Endpoints
Massive Gens
RAN
MEC, Core Services
Endpoints
Experiment and Test Executor
NFV Orchestration
Testing portal (Customer Access) Automated
testing functions Network Analytics
Service Broker
Service Orchestration
Main Facility Sites
Experimentation Facility Sites
Mobile Experimentation
Facility Site
OBJECTIVE Build and operate a 5G test and experimental network through deployment of interworking 5G sites and modelled according to 5G Architecture which is open for verticals (in particular from ICT-19) CONCEPTUAL ARCHITECTURE • Resources and Functional Level – Radio Access
Network (RAN), Backhaul, Mobile Core and Cloud Computing facilities.
• Network Level – Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) interconnected to build customized logical networks for eMBB, URLLC and mMTC 5G service classes.
• Service Level – Reference environment for validation and Implementation of the Network and Service
Management and Orchestration Plane as defined in 5G Architecture.
TECHNOLOGICAL AREAS • 5G Radio access • Reliability for urban Vehicle-to-Everything
(V2X) communication • Internet of Things (IoT) data fabric functions
embedded into network slices • E2E network service orchestration • Edge computing support and IoT Edge slicing
capabilities • Satellite integration with 5G • 5G network KPIs measurements and
evaluations • E2E slicing implementation and management • New Business models – Ecosystem
TESTING CAPABILITIES Embedded in the end-to-end facility to support performance evaluation and access for vertical industry applications • Test methodology for component integration,
E2E performance tests, and benchmarking • Industry reference test cases for 5G network
validation and testing • Detailed test plans for validation of 5G
network KPIs via execution of test campaigns • Industry reference testing framework and
infrastructure
This work is based on a project proposal for the ICT-17-2018 call and which is currently in the grant agreement preparation phase
Open for Verticals coming from ICT-19 and potentially others.
