Small Cells Deployment, Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) and Cloud Computing as “Enablers” of Innovative 5G Services
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 09:00-10:30, Linhart hall
Session Chair:
- Ioannis Chochliouros (OTE, Greece)
- Ioannis Giannoulakis (NCSRD, Greece)
- Maria-Rita Spada(WI3, Italy)
- Oriol Sallent (UPC, Spain)
- Jordi Perez-Romero (UPC, Spain)
In order to deal with several modern 5G-oriented critical needs affecting both network deployment and service offerings as well as to build upon the pillars of network functions virtualisation, mobile-edge computing, cognitive management and cloud computing, the EU-funded 5G-PPP (phase 2) research project “5G ESSENCE” focuses upon the development and testing of an innovative architecture, by providing Small Cell (SC) coverage to multiple operators “as a Service”.
In fact, the “5G ESSENCE” project addresses the paradigms of Edge Cloud computing and Small Cell-as-a-Service (SCaaS) around three fundamental use cases associated to vertical industries (i.e.: 5G edge network acceleration for a stadium, with local video production and distribution; mission critical applications for public safety communications providers, and; next-generation, integrated, in-flight connectivity and entertainment services for passengers) thus playing a “key role” in the global 5G ecosystem.
Furthermore, “5G ESSENCE” provides a highly flexible and scalable platform, able to support new business models and revenue streams by creating a “neutral host” market and reducing operational costs by providing new opportunities for ownership, deployment, operation and amortisation.
Among the fundamental “5G ESSENCE” objectives are: Full specification of critical architectural enhancements; definition of the baseline system architecture and interfaces for the provisioning of a cloud-integrated multi-tenant SC network and a programmable RRM (Radio resource Management) controller; development of the centralised SD-RAN (Software-Defined Radio Access Network) controller to program the radio resources usage in a unified way for all CESCs (Cloud-Enabled Small Cells); exploitation of high-performance and efficient virtualisation techniques for better resource utilisation, higher throughput and less delay at the network service creation time; development of orchestrator’s enhancements for the distributed service management; demonstration and evaluation of the cloud-integrated multi-tenant SC network; conduct of a market analysis and establishment of new business models and, finally; maximisation of impact to the realisation of the 5G vision.
Programme
- “Small Cells, NFV and Cloud Computing as Enablers for offering Innovative 5G Services: From the SESAME to the 5G ESSENCE Architectural Framework”
Ioannis P. Chochliouros (Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece), Alexandros Kostopoulos (OTE, Greece), Anastasia S. Spiliopoulou (OTE, Greece), Anastasios Kourtis (National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” (NCSRD), Greece), Ioannis Giannoulakis (NCSRD, Greece), Michail-Alexandros Kourtis (NCSRD, Greece), Evangelos Sfakianakis (OTE, Greece), Maria Belesioti (OTE, Greece), Emmanouil Kafetzakis (ORION Innovations Private Company, Greece) and Mike Iosifidis (Clemic Services S.A., Greece)
(Paper No.1)
- “5G Edge Network Acceleration for a Stadium enabling Local Video Production and Distribution”
Alexandros Kostopoulos (Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece), Ioannis P. Chochliouros (OTE, Greece), Daniele Munaretto (Athonet SRL (ATN), Italy) and Claus Keuker (Smart Mobile Labs GmbH (SML), Germany)
(Paper No.2)
- “On the Support of NG-RAN Functional Splits in the 5G ESSENCE Architecture”
Oriol Sallent (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain), Jordi Pérez-Romero (UPC, Spain) and Ramon Ferrús (UPC, Spain)
(Paper No.3)
- “5G ESSENCE and 5G Italian MISE Trial: Synergies among the Use Cases”
Maria-Rita Spada (Wind Tre S.p.A. (WI3), Italy), Ioannis P. Chochliouros (Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece), Ioannis Giannoulakis (National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” (NCSRD), Greece) and Anastasios Kourtis (NCSRD, Greece),
(Paper No.4)
- “The Impact of 3D Beamforming MIMO on 5G Mobile Networks”
Konstantinos Filis (COSMOTE Mobile Telecommunications S.A. (COSMOTE), Greece), Elina Theodoropoulou (COSMOTE, Greece), Ioanna Mesogiti (COSMOTE, Greece) and George Lyberopoulos (COSMOTE, Greece),
(Paper No.5)
- “Crowdsourcing Mechanisms in the Privacy Flag Framework”
Ioannis P. Chochliouros (Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece), Alexandros Kostopoulos (OTE, Greece), Anastasia S. Spiliopoulou (OTE, Greece) Sebastien Ziegler (Mandat International (MI), Switzerland) Latif Ladid (University of Luxembourg/SnT, Luxembourg), Nancy Alonistioti (National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (UoA), Greece), Maria Belesioti (OTE, Greece), Sotiris Nikoletseas (Computer Technology Institute and Press “Diophantus” (CTI), Greece), Vasileios Vlachos (CTI, Greece), Nenad Gligoric (DunavNET doo, Novi Sad (DNET), Serbia), Anna Stahlbrost (Lulea Technical University (LTU), Sweden), Luca Bolognini (Istituto Italiano per la Privacy (IIP), Italy), Eirini Vasilaki (OTE, Greece), Dimitrios Arvanitozisis (OTE, Greece) and Evangelos Sfakianakis (OTE, Greece)
(Paper No.6)
- “Enhancing Critical Infrastructure Protection: The RESISTO Concept”
Maria Belesioti (Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece), Ioannis P. Chochliouros (OTE, Greece), Leonardo Frosali (Leonardo – Societa per Azioni (Leonardo), Italy) and Rodoula Makri (National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece)
(Paper No.7)
- “Advancements in Cloud Computing to be Considered in 5G Network Deployments”
George Lyberopoulos (COSMOTE Mobile Telecommunications S.A. (COSMOTE), Greece), Elina Theodoropoulou (COSMOTE, Greece), Konstantinos Filis (COSMOTE, Greece), Ioanna Mesogiti (COSMOTE, Greece), Evangelos Sfakianakis (Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece), Daniel Baur (Ulm University (UULM), Germany), Lutz Schubert (UULM, Germany), John Violos (National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece), Fotis Aisopos (NTUA, Greece), Alexandros Psychas (NTUA, Greece) and Gabriele Giammatteo (Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A. (ENG), Italy)
(Paper No.8)
- “YAKSHA: Realising the Honeypot as a Service Concept”
Alexandros Kostopoulos (Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece), Ioannis P. Chochliouros (OTE, Greece), Constantinos Patsakis (University of Piraeus (UniPi), Greece) and Nishant Shandilya (Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI), Portugal)
(Paper No.9)
- “IoT in the Health Sector: Opportunities and Challenges coming from the VICINITY Context”
Maria Belesioti (Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece), Ioannis P. Chochliouros (OTE, Greece), Viktor Oravec (bAvenir s.r.o., Slovakia) and Athanasios Tryferidis (Centre for Research and Technology Hellas/Information Technologies Institute, Greece)
(Paper No.10)