1、Wed,April 24,2:45pm-3:05pm|Floor 1-Room 1.13Capgemini view of Open RAN and potential for an Open Radio PlatformJonas CharafSenior Open RAN Technical LeadCapgemini EngineeringJonas Charaf,Senior Open RAN Technical Lead,Capgemini EngineeringCapgeminis view on Open RANSPECIAL FOCUS:OPENRANTELCOCapgemin
2、i in a nutshellA strong family of brandsFounded 1967 working with85%of the 200 largestcompanies on ForbesGlobal 2000 listTOP 3consultancyworldwideLeader inTransformation&InnovationFour Talent CommunitiesStrategy&Transformation ConsultantsCreative DesignersData SpecialistsEmerging Tech Experts10,000+
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4、omiseto clients,societyand people350,000talentedemployeesaround the world22.5 Billion Euro Revenue in 20234.7 of 5Client satisfactionlevel25+research studiespublished in 2021Zero net businessby 2023CAPGEMINI EUROPEAN LEADER&GLOBAL IT BUSINESS PARTNER22.5 bnRevenues in 2023350 000 employees50+countri
5、es120+nationalities170 000+Offshore resources20 000+TMT professionalsManufacturing25%Financial Services22%Public Sector14%Telco,Media&Technology(+21.5%vs 2020)13%Consumer Goods&Retail13%Energy&Utilities8%Services5%2023 revenueBySECTORInnovation&StrategyBusiness ServicesApplicationServicesCloud&Infra
6、-structure ServicesSoftware&Digital Innovation Consulting&TransformationCreative DesignCoE Data AnalyticsCoE 5G&Connectivity Strategic Focus on TelcoRobust client&partner ecosystemTelco Labs,initiatives,and centers of excellenceUSASan Francisco(5G Lab)Multiple Cities(Delivery)UKLondon(in partnership
7、 with Kings College,advanced research program on 6G development)FranceParis(5G Lab)Toulouse(Delivery)PortugalFundao(5G Lab)Lisbon(CoE)Multiple Cities(Delivery)ItalyMilan(CoE)Rome(CoE)IndiaMumbai(5G Lab)Gurgaon(6G Lab)Bangalore(CoE)Multiple Cities(Delivery)Central&Eastern EuropeGermany(5G CoE)Multipl
8、e Cities(Delivery)MexicoMultiple Cities(Delivery)North AfricaMultiple Cities(Delivery)CAPGEMINIS 5G&Open RAN ApproachDESIGN&INTEGRATION OF ADVANCED NETWORKS,5G&EDGE5G&EDGE System Integration(inc.Eng.sustainability)Software Framework Solutions(SFS)Network Cloudification&Automation(incl.ORAN)5G planni
9、ng and Site DesignINTELLIGENT SUPPORT SERVICESEnterprise Communication&TelecomIoT&Network securitySoftware&Hybrid CloudAutomation AI/ML&AnalyticsOSS/BSS Modernisation&transformation with 5GOPTIMIZED ENGINEERING FOR COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESWireline Product DevelopmentLab Management&Testing Services
10、Product Engineering Transformation5G&PRIVATE NETWORKS FOR INDUSTRIESIncl.Advanced Connectivity for Industries/5GSoftware Frameworks.for Public Safety,Mission critical networks(Tetra to 5G modernization)PRODUCT CONNECTIVITY FOR INDUSTRIESLaaSfor Connected devicesE2E connectivity solutionsEmbedded dev
11、icedevelopmentDigital Product to Platform securityMulti-Vendor System Integrator with deep product development background in O-RANPartnerships with all major Open RAN vendors.Several Open RAN vendors are also Capgeminis O-RAN product development clientsCAPGEMINI STRATEGY:Open RANDeep Expertise in O-
12、RAN Product Development.Capgemini has over 40+licenses sold in the areas of O-RAN (CU/DU)to Network Equipment ProvidersTransport networks for O-RAN.Deep product development and integration expertise in Fronthaul and Disaggregated Cell Site GatewaysStrong Global Partnerships in O-Cloud Infrastructure
13、.Global partnerships,engineering and deployment expertise in Cloud Native O-RAN platformsSystem Integration.Leading O-RAN product integrator for Tier-1 Telcos through leveraging deep product experienceDedicated 5G and O-RAN Interoperability Labs.Network of 5G and O-RAN Labs for integration,testing,a
14、utomationCapgeminis O-RAN Assets for Telcos.Capgemini investments in integration and solutions in SMO,RIC and Network Analytics.Full Service innovation in O-RAN xApps and O-RAN use casesMature Processes for Network Operations.Large global managed services organization for KPI driven Swap,roll-out an
15、d optimization services.Capgemini Open RAN Industry Engagementso Contributing to WG8 L2/L3 Architecture,API specification,L2 scheduler interfaceo Contributing to WG8 Testability specificationo Actively participating in WG6,WG2,WG3o Actively following specifications in WG4,WG5o Demonstrated Industrys
16、 first AI/ML based radio network application for 5G Medium Access Control(MAC)scheduler.Project Marconi done jointly with Intel and showcased in MWC 2021 on O-RAN and Intel bootho Collaborating with TIP to develop reference use cases for 5G NRo Key contributor for gNB software frameworko Developed T
17、IP compliant DCSG whose specification was given by TIP and OOPT group this solution is available on“Edgecore”o RIC innovation(TIP RIA)-Joint PoC with Vodafone,Cohere,VMWare&Intel for 5G MU-MIMO use caseo Rural Use Case with Tier-1 EU CSPIndustry Acceleratorso Co-leading consortium partner,OTIC:Certi
18、fication&Badging,Plugfests since 2020 todayo O-RAN Plugfests,5G Challenge,Certification and working together in the context of TIP o integrating OpenRAN products into working E2E systems and taking part in O-RAN PlugfestsKey Areas|Collaborative Development in Open RANSupply Chain DiversityDisaggrega
19、tion and virtualization of RAN with open interfaces allow multi-vendor interoperabilityInnovation in RANPlatforms to enable developers to build applications leveraging O-RAN APIs.Lower the entry barrier for O-RAN for ISVsTest Bench/Sandbox/Simulator environments for application development(not every
20、body can create RAN environment on their won)Long term TCO ReductionSustainable Radio Networks with lower carbon footprintAutomated Infrastructure and RAN OrchestrationRAN observability and telemetry data availability for closed loop automation in RANResilient DeploymentsStandardized test environmen
21、ts and certification process for O-RANEnd-to-end test automation(RU/DU/CU/O-Cloud/RIC/SMO.),benchmark dataCI/CD/CT pipelines for live upgradesDigital Twins for remote managementProject BoseCapgemini Research&Innovation ProjectO-RAN Alliance Software CommunityCapgeminis software components with full
22、support for intelligent RAN by design:xApps/rAppsNear RT-RIC/Non-RT RIC/SMOCU/DU5G Intelligent Open RANNear RT RIC Near RT RIC based on Open Source ORAN-SC.12xAPPS portable to multiple RIC platform ex.Vmware RIC and ORAN-SCXAPPSAPIS TOWARDS SMO/NON REALTIMEOpen Source/ORAN-SC RIC Controller Traffic
23、SteeringNetwork SlicingMU-MIMO3rd PartyQOS NetAnticipateXAPP SDK CUDUIntel FlexRANE2 AP E2-Service Models E2 RAN FunctionsE2 interfaces on its CU,DU and Intel FlexRAN for xAPP Enablement3Capgemini O-RAN Use Case PortfolioCapgemini and Partner ApplicationsCapgeminiPartnerLegendsrAppxAppQoSQoS based r
24、esource optimization in RAN in accordance with defined policies and configuration.Traffic SteeringTraffic management in RAN with defined intents,policies,and configurationsRAN Slice AssuranceRAN slice SLA assurance based on slice performance measurementEnergy SavingDynamically optimize cells across
25、differentpower and capacity modes.Indoor PositioningIntelligent positioning optimization.Sleeping CellDetectionPredict sleeping cells and raise alarmsDynamic Transmit Power OptimizationPrevent coverage holesMulticell Interference ManagementReal time coordinated multi-cell interference managementMU M
26、IMOMultiuser MIMO resource scheduler optimizationQoEQoE based proactive network optimization while ensuring efficient radio resource utilization.SON use-casesSupport for PCI optimization,MLBAnomaly DetectionDetection of abnormalities based on KPIs received per UEPartner EcosystemML PREDICTION BASED
27、INTELLIGENT MAC SCHEDULER:PROJECT MARCONIIndustrys first Machine Learning AI/ML based radio network application for 5G Medium Access Control(MAC)scheduler.Optimized with Intel AI Software and 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors.NetAnticipate5G:Capgemini AI Platform to realize Self-learning Networ
28、ksRATIO O-RAN RIC platform:Capgemini RAN Intelligent Controller FrameworkKey benefits:Enhanced spectral efficiency by 15%Key Reference|Intelligent Open RAN Project Bose provides end-to-end energy-saving solution across RAN,edge,core and infrastructure to realize a sustainable 5G network and beyond u
29、sing a data-driven-approach to ensures there is no negative impact on users QoE.“Energy cost is typically 23%of the network OPEX.Out of this RAN takes approximately 73%of mobile network energy”“RU/RRH consumes a large portion of the energy within the RAN.”Project BoseCapgemini Research&Innovation Pr
30、oject“AI Enabled Energy Savings for Open RAN”by introducing intelligent energy saving mechanisms in O-RU.GOALimprove the energy efficiency of the RAN.METHODThe rApp triggers intelligent energy saving measures(e.g.:cell and carrier switch off/on)OUTCOMESProject BoseCapgemini Research&Innovation Proje
31、ct16%Energy Saving13%CO2 ReductionEnergy OptimizationRecognition from IndustryCapgemini is#1 in Digital Product Engineering,&Industry4.0RIGHT PARTNER to define scalable,extensible intelligent industry architectures to engineer end-to-end solutions from“chiptocloud”5G NR Radio FW won“Next-Gen Product
32、 ofthe Year”at NASSCOM Engineering and InnovationExcellence AwardsNetAnticipatewon the“2022GlobalTelecom Awards“in the category of AdvancingArtificialIntelligence forNetworksCapgemini recognized as a leader in 2023 zinnov zones for its overall engineering,research and development and digital enginee
33、ring services prowess and capabilities.Capgeminis 5G Radio S t a c k”Won the award from NTIA,USA in 2022(CU)&2023(CU/DU)Hosted at CableLabs in the area of Multi-vendor E2E Integration Prize First EU O-RAN E2E Badge awarded on 10th April 2024 by European OTIC in Berlin powered by i14y Lab to Capgemin
34、i EngineeringCapgemini has joined five other companies on theDigitalCatapultandOfcomledSONICLabsprogramme to trial the integration of Open RANproducts into working E2E systemsCapgemini&Meta enables Open RANtesting for Open NetworksDAY-1 MEMBERCONTRIBUTINGMEMBERDAY-1MEMBERASSOCIATE MEMBERINNOVATION G
35、LOBALSCALEINDUSTRY ANALYST RECOGNITIONACCOLADESCONTRIBUTING MEMBERFOUNDING MEMBERoDesign&realization of the lab E2E reference test setups including our(CU/DU,5GC,xApps)oE2E advanced test coverage:performance,functional,securityoPlugfests participation with our(CU/DU,xApps,RIC,5GC)oCertification&Badg
36、ing:based on the O-RAN Alliance and TIPoValuable contributions towards automation,LaaS and TaaSoSupport on the lab research topics around RIC uses cases and conflict resolutionCapgemini Engineering i14y LabCall for Action&ReferencesProblem to SolveCollaborative development of Open RANFor more information on Please check the following links:https:/ Collaboration in FlexRAN for O-RAN EngineeringProject Bose:Project-Bose-A-smart-way-to-enable-sustainable-5G-networks_whitepaper_July-22.pdf()https:/5gchallenge.ntia.gov/2023-5g-challengehttps:/5gchallenge.ntia.gov/2022-eventhttps:/ you!