Vision to Reality Experience
Tareq Amin
Rakuten Mobile – Chief Technology Officer
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PHASE 1
Creating the Vision together with Giants
How can we convince Global Giants for a shared vision?
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Rakuten Mobile Simplified Architecture
Four Success Factors
Optimal mix Pervasive
Standardized,
Virtualized, of edge and automation
open hardware
decoupled RAN centralized and zero
and software
architecture data center operations
frameworks
resources control
Edge Data Centers Rakuten Mobile Simplified Architecture
Rakuten Mobile Platform (RMP) Integration Framework
Orchestration & Automation = RNOS
MANO
Front Haul Fiber
Network Virtual Radio Virtual Network Support
vProxim
vCDN
vRAN
Network Operating
vIOT
Platform
Access Network IP & Transport Functions Systems
Security
Platform POD Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure
Site / Base
Station
Fiber Metro
Network
Cell Sites EDGE Data Centers Central Data Centers
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AUG 18 2019 2020
Architecture Integrated RRH + Antenna Rakuten Simplified Site Deployment
§ World’s First OpenRAN Deployment
§ 40% Cheaper CapEx and 30% Lower OpEx
GC
§ Nokia opens remote radio head interfaces to Altiostar Power
Board
DU
Rakuten Mobile Platform (RMP) Integration Framework
Orchestration & Automation = RNOS
Virtual Radio Virtual Network Support
Access Network IP & Transport Functions Systems
Security
Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure
Cell Sites EDGE Data Centers Central Data Centers
Rectifier & Battery AAU
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SEP 18 2019 2020
16 Mobile base stations per server
Cloud Native & Security
§ World’s First COTS Telco Deployment
4 CPUs § Standardized hardware from Quanta with minimal SKU
(new)
§ Leading edge cloud architecture from Cisco
16GB x 24
Rakuten Mobile Platform (RMP) Integration Framework
Orchestration & Automation = RNOS
4 SSDs
Virtual Radio Virtual Network Support
Rackspace: 2U FPGA Access Network IP & Transport Functions Systems
Security
1 Cascadelake CPU
Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure
Memory: 16GB x 6
1 SSD Cell Sites EDGE Data Centers Central Data Centers
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2018 FEB 19 2020
Altiostar
§ Most advanced OpenRan Vendor
§ Rakuten investment in Altiostar
§ First Call on Network – Feb 2019
4G 1ST GEN 4G 2ND GEN
ZERO FOOTPRINT INTEGRATED
Rakuten Mobile Platform (RMP) Integration Framework
Orchestration & Automation = RNOS
Virtual Radio Virtual Network Support
Access Network IP & Transport Functions Systems
Security
Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure
Cell Sites EDGE Data Centers Central Data Centers
5G 28GHZ 5G 3.7GHZ
COST EFFECTIVE JAPAN QUALITY
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World’s Largest HETNET ORAN deployment
Nokia KMW Airspan Airspan Airspan Sercomm Sercomm Airspan &
NEC
Qualcomm
Enterprise mmW DRU Sub6 RU
Macro Macro Mini Macro Small cell Small Cell Femto
Small cell
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Rakuten Unified Managed WiFi Platform
Mobile APP for Secure and Clean Internet for family Rakuten Mobile Platform (RMP) Integration Framework
Orchestration & Automation = RNOS
Virtual Wireless
xxxxxxxx
LAN Controller IP & Transport DPI and BI Support Systems
Security
Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure
Open WiFi SW Telemetry Access Portal TWAG
Rakuten Casa 5G CPE
Experience
Customer at the Center of Everything
§ Rakuten own IP,
§ End to End solution based on RCP platform.
Unified software stack and architecture for various § Managed WiFi for LTE offload and enterprise use case
usecase and hardware SKUs. § Can be deployed over trusted or un-trustrated backhaul network
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RMI RAN Intelligence
§ eSON client is integrated in the vCU, provides real-time
measurement information and performs Near RT
(milliseconds) interference mitigation. OSS/ NW Management Layer
RMI Data Lake
Cloud Native Micro services
§ Streaming cell traces from vCU providing rich datasets for
eSON
non-real time optimization.
eSON API O-CU-CP O-CU-UP
§ eSON stats with Cell Trace logs, we developed many AI- Infrastructure
Management O-DU
Algorithms like, Framework
O-RU
• RET
• Interference Mitigation. Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure
• Optimizations on Mobility.
• Impact analysis.
• Outage Compensation
• Proactive FEMTO cell prediction.
• Anomaly Detection & Prediction…
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PHASE 2
Scaling the Complexity for Completeness
How will we grow the solution in the relevant areas?
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2018 MAR 19 2020
Link - Rich Communication Services
Experience
Customer at the Center of Everything
§ Rakuten designs experiences not just products, such as Link
§ Simplified onboarding experience with facial recognition
§ New device portfolio with Femto, handsets, IoT devices
Rakuten Mobile Platform (RMP) Integration Framework
Orchestration & Automation = RNOS
Rakuten Casa Rakuten Mini Handset
Virtual Radio Virtual Network Support
Access Network IP & Transport Functions Systems
Security
Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure
Cell Sites EDGE Data Centers Central Data Centers
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2018 JUN 19 2020
Core & IP Transport
§ Fully Virtualized VNF-based Core & IP Transport
§ 182 VNF's onboarded with single control architecture
§ 8TB connectivity for Tokyo
Rakuten Mobile Platform (RMP) Integration Framework
Orchestration & Automation = RNOS
Virtual Radio Virtual Network Support
Access Network IP & Transport Functions Systems
Security
Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure
Cell Sites EDGE Data Centers Central Data Centers
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2018 SEP 19 2020
Automation
Onboarding from 10 hours to 8 minutes § Single platform for OSS monitoring customer
experience & deployment
§ Embedded automation framework with Analytics & AI
Traditional Network § Strong partnership with InnoEye for development
Pre- Config &
Planning Post Execution
Configuration Execution
~3 Hr ~2 Hr Rakuten Mobile Platform (RMP) Integration Framework
~2 Hr ~3 Hr
Orchestration & Automation = RNOS
Virtual Radio Virtual Network Support
Access Network IP & Transport Functions Systems
Rakuten Network Security
Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure
Pre- Config &
Planning Post Execution
Configuration Execution
0 Hr 0 Hr
0 Hr 8 mins Cell Sites EDGE Data Centers Central Data Centers
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REALITY CHECK
What have we achieved so far?
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How Real is the Current Architecture?
We are deploying the Rakuten Mobile Platform-based Architecture at Japan successfully…
Sep - 19 Aug - 20
There are already 5,900 Sites on air as of Aug, 2020
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How Real is the Current Architecture? Avg Daily Data Volume (TB)
Avg Daily Active Subscribers
… and so far, the NW is performing well with the increasing traffic
900000 300
99.8% 800000
99.7% 99.8% 250
Availability 700000
Accessibility Retainability
600000 200
500000
150
400000
300000 100
200000
50
100000
0 0
NB. Average Daily Active Subs & Data Volume is calculated weekly
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week of Aug 31, 2020.
vRAN Innovation: The Key Enabler
To achieve such a performance, Altiostar delivered several revolutionary innovations
Edge Data Centers
RNOS (MANO)
Front Haul
Fiber
RNOS Network
vCDN
vRAN
vCPE
vIOT
Network Operating
Platform
RMP POD
Site / Base
Station Fiber Metro
Network
Radio Innovations Infrastructure Innovations
§ Fully virtualized eNB - virtualizing the RAN on COTS HW § Telemetry-based RCA and auto-diagnose for issues
§ Containerized vRAN micro-services based on Kubernetes Platform § Zero-touch infrastructure automation ready for deploying real-
time and extremely latency sensitive applications like vDU
§ 48-sectors of Baseband processing on single 2U4N server
§ Future-proof Hardware and Software solution – Upfront
§ End-to-end orchestration and automation of eNB as a VNF
architecture & design that can support 5G
§ Facilitating Open interfaces and making Disaggregation of
Hardware and Software a reality
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PHASE 3
Committing for Global Future
Can we change the Telco Industry for good?
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Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP) is the next generation
Operator Enabling Platform
RCP is the first multi-tenant Global Telco platform enabling CSPs with XaaS & Subscription model.
Rakuten Telco A in Telco B in Telco E in
Telco C in Telco D in
Mobile Europe USA Middle
Asia Oceania
East • Built for telco industry
• Optimized for real-time
Rakuten Communications Platform
• Application Agnostic
• Designed as & for cloud native
Marketplace Functions Automator Uplift Cluster
• Open DNA
Open Innovation Shared Network Cloud Native Services to Highest Efficiency on
Powered by the Open Platform as Commercial Operations for Telco – integrate into Infrastructure
• Global Interest and ongoing conversations with 50+ CSPs
Source ecosystem Model – Network Sharing Intelligent Operations existing networks Utilization – Kubernetes
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Designed and built upfront as Open platform to enable co-innovation
Leveraging open-source technology across the Creating a global network of co-
Actively driving and co-innovating on key
board as a critical enabler to drive innovation and
CLOUD
industry cloud native open source initiatives such innovation labs with RCP customers:
openness:
as:
ü
PLATFORM
One API decoupling layer to expose all network services
to the ecosystem / marketplace to enable B2B.
ü Open-source based “infra & platform-as-a-code”
application templates on top of K8s (ecosystem
ü HW Abstraction for all workloads leveraging K8s,
Intel Containers Bare-metal Architecture (both OS)
ü Designed upfront for Slicing + xNF placement to enable leverage). and Robin.io
multi-tenant Edge and Central computing.
Tokyo
San Mateo
Rome
Bangalore
Singapore
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5G Live with RCP for Rakuten Mobile
• 10+ Applications Live for Rakuten Mobile
• vRAN 5G , IOT , 5G Open Core , Omnicare, Leap
• 50+ Inhouse Developed OSS & Telco Functions
• ONE: Orchestrator, Telemetry & Cloud
• RCP Edge for MEC & Immersive Media Services
• Common PaaS & Data Plane
• Elastic & Integrated Data Lake & AI Studio
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