5G Core Overview
5G Core Vision: Key Enabler for 5G Business
User 5G NGC Application
Vision Centric Driven
AI-based Autonomous
10X Experience 10X Efficiency 5X Connections
40 1ms Latency TTM: 6 Months -
Requirement 1G 15Gbps/User >1 week
8B 40B
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Standards Ready: Accelerate to Match Commercial Progress
NSA 100%
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Rel-14 Rel-15 Rel-16
Global
Phase Phase Phase Phase Launch
0 1.1 1.2 2.0
NSA SA
Stage 2 5G Phase 1
Architecture & Procedure Frozen
EPC support of NSA
5G System Security Architecture-Phase 1 Phase1 SA3 70%
Rel-15 Authentication and LI
Phase1 SA5 Slice Manager 50%
OAM and Charging
Stage 3 5G Phase 1 5G Stage 3 40%
EPC 5G NSA Core 5GC
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5G NSA Core for Early Business, 5GC is the Target
5G Strategy 5G Plan
2017 2018 2019 2020
Secure 5G Commercial Commercial
Pre-commercial
5G NSA Core 5G NSA Core/5GC
Creative 5G Mobile Commercial Commercial
Pre-commercial
5G NSA Core 5GC
Olympics Commercial
@Tokyo 2020 System Trial
5G NSA Core/5GC
Annual Government Pre-commercial Commercial
IMT2020 5G Advance Group Test
Work Report 5G NSA Core/5GC 5GC
Pre-commercial Commercial
5G manifesto 5G NSA Core 5GC
Commercial
Others 5GC
2018 will be the first year of 5G NSA commercialization
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5GC New Experience: Variety of Use Cases
Application
Synergy
5GC-CP 3rd App
Dynamic Traffic Steering
Internet
UPF Internet
UPF
IPTV Server
UPF UPF Local UPF V2X UPF V2X UPF
CDN Server (V2X) Server (V2X) Server
(ULCL) (LADN)
VR LBO Smart Campus Autonomous Driving WTTX
10ms 100% Private Seamless Handover (5ms) 20Gbps
Inter-UPF Handover High Throughput Per User
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5G Core Network Overview 23.501
Slice Selection Policy Charging Unified Data Application Network Exposure
Function(SSF) Function(PCF) Management(UDM) Function(AF) Function(NEF)
NG15 NG8 NG7
eMBB Slice
Network Function Repository Function(NRF)
NG10 NG11 NG9
UE NG1 Common CP Converged Control
Authentication Plane Function(CCF)
Access and Mobility Session Management
NG2 Server
Management Function(AMF) Function(SMF)
NR Function(AUSF)
NG3 NG2
NG4 Region DC
NG4
WiFi MEC
ngPDG User Plane NG12 User Plane Service
Y4
(N3ASF) NG3 Function(UPF) Function(UPF) Chain NG6
Edge DC Local DC
Local DC Local DC
Open & Standard Black Box with
Voice Slice Functions SMF UPF IMS
Or
Voice Slice Function Open Interface
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Huawei NGC Architecture to Support 5G Business
Slice
Agile Service Based Control Plane Sliced
1 Cloud Native AUSF SMF AMF PCF
MEC 4 MicroService
2 Enhanced SBA RESTful Service Interfaces Selection
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
V2X Video …. UDM NEF NRF
3
MicroService UPF Voice 5 ZeroTouch Slice
UPF UPF Data
DevOps
Distributed Converged
6 Autonomous UP 9 Converged 2/3/4/5
7 High Performance Enterprise Terminal
D2D Mobile Fixed 10 Programmable UP
Indirect….
8 Multiple UP HW
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Service Based Architecture: Improve Deployment Agility
4G NF Installation: Service Based Interfaces: Service Based Deployment
Deployment Takes Months Simplified & Extensible NF automatic initiation
AUSF SMF AMF PCF
H Service Based Interfaces Function IP
SGSN Gr S
Gb AMF IP1
S UDM NEF NRF
BSC
S6a SMF1 IP2
LIG
X1/2/3
NRF UPF IP3
Iu
S3 Gn/Gp SMF2 IP4
Gx 4G Interfaces 5G Interfaces
GGSN/PGW
PCRF 1
RNC S4
Gy • Legacy protocols • Unified protocol
S5/S8 •Diameter • HTTP AMF SMF1 UPF
S1-C MME
•SS7 IP1 IP2 IP3
S11
OCS •GTP
•… 2
S1-U • No Extensible • Extensible
eNB SGW Capability Interfaces to add SMF2
new features IP4
• Complex Interfaces between NFs, 1 MME • Unified HTTP service based interface • NF Service Registration/Deregistration
10+ static links and extensibility • NF Service Authorization
• Complex legacy protocols • NF Service Discovery
• Manual Static link configurations
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5G Core Evolution Summary
4G Expansion 5G Phase1 NSA 5G Phase2 SA
Legacy Legacy
vMME Legacy
Core Core vMME+
Core
4/5G
vGWC Converged CP
vGWC+
UPF UPF
vGWU
vGWU+
LTE LTE NR LTE NR xDSL
4G Only UE 4G Only UE Dual mode UE 4G UE Dual mode XDSL/WIFI
5G Ready Architecture Standalone Core Converged Core
vMME&CUPS GW Expansion as Dual Mode UE Anchor for Smooth Migration
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5G Slicing Joint Innovations for Enabling All Industries
• Smart grid slicing showcase • Remote driving slicing
in PT Expo China 2017 showcase in MWCS 2017
Smart Grid Slice Mall V2X
• Verify innovative 5G
slicing user cases
• Concert VR live slicing trial • Industrial control slicing
• Explore “Network as a
at Beijing in 2017 showcase in MWC2017
Service” new business
VR Live • Build ecosystem to Intelligent Manufacturing
enable all industries
• Automatic driving slicing • VR game slicing showcase
showcase in MWC2017 in MWC2018
Automatic Driving VR Gaming
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