5GENESIS
Berlin Platform
Contact Info
Please send your vertical industry inquiry concerning ICT-19-2019 collaboration to Dr. M. Emmelmann (Fraunhofer FOKUS) at the following e-mail address berlin@5genesis.eu
Country/Countries
Germany
Platform Objectives
5GENESIS Berlin platform aims at providing a flexible and scalable end-to-end integration of 5G technologies including 5G Core, transport network, and mmWave backhauling. The Berlin platform is directly connected via dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) to a German-wide, 100-Gbps fiber backbone allowing experiments representing connectivity over long-haul operator backbones; in addition, the platform allows for satellite-based backhauling and for a local, nomadic instantiation of platform components. The platform provides multi-vendor, commercial 5G NR upon availability and supports network slicing, function virtualization, and mobile edge compute. It supports stand-alone and non-standalone network configurations, utilizing indoor- and outdoor coverage based on commercial LTE & 5GNR operating in 700, 2600, and 3700 MHz bands. For 5G KPI evaluations, the platform facilitates means for GDPR-conformant anonymization of measurement data. The initial plan, in the context of the project 5GENESIS, considers the evaluation of KPIs related to speed, reliability, density of users, and service creation. Use cases employed to validate the KPIs include media and video distribution in a dense urban environment. Once fully validated, the platform will support additional use cases including industrial IoT / URLLC, intelligent transportation, and eMBB.
Short Description
The physical infrastructure is facilitated via the Fraunhofer FOKUS 5G Playground Berlin interconnected with the IHP – Leibniz-Institut für innovative Mikroelektronik, Frankfurt (Oder). The platform may connect via GEANT or satellite links to additional customer premises.
The 5Genesis Berlin platform integrates advanced measurement schemes as derived from the MONROE platform. The Berlin platform allows for:
- Indoor and outdoor, automated initial testing of technologies and services and for identification of baseline values for KPIs
- Instantiating nomadic remote deployments, e.g. in the Berlin city center or other locations across Europe to conduct experiments involving a large number of users in dense urban environments, or e.g. providing 5G-based coverage in “white spots” at remote locations.
The 5Genesis Berlin platform provides and supports:
- Simultaneous use of heterogeneous access technologies, including LTE, 5G NR1 , mmWAVE backhaul links, WiFi, and LoRa WAN.
- Experimental and commercial UEs and gNBs2
- Stand-alone and non-standalone 5G core network
- Attachment of customer equipment e.g. for edge computing
- Underground parking deck fully covered via commercial 5G NR
- Enablers for GDPR-conformant anonymization of measurement data
1 Upon availability of commercial equipment expected in Q1/2-2019.
2 Upon availability of commercial equipment expected in Q1/2-2019.
Use cases
- Smart Cities
- Automotive and road transport3
- Public Safety
- Media and Entertainment
- eHealth
- Factory of the Future / Industry 4.0
3 Parking deck and surrounding Fraunhofer FOKUS premises.
Technologies available
5G core, 5GNR, LTE-A, WiFi, LoRa-WAN, Network Slicing, SDN in transport and core, edge computing for low latency services, mmWAVE and satellite backhauling, operator-graded DWDM access to German wide fiber backbone.
Support of Verticals
Business model
- Business model restrictions (legal agreement and compensation scheme)
Connectivity/Usage requirements
Vertical can deploy their own services in the platform or can connect their remote services to the platform. The platform offers the common 5GENESIS Experimenter Interface to describe services and experiments to be executed in the platform. The platform may also expose some internal interfaces to connect vertical services and devices.
Other info
Extensions: The platform may be extended with further functionality depending on the vertical requirements and needs.
Projects using the platform: 5Genesis, 5G-Enhance, 5G!Pagoda, 5G-XHaul, 5G Berlin, 5G-VINNI, commercial industry projects.
Vendors/Manufacturers/Providers providing support for the platform: Nokia (t.b.c), Huawei (t.b.c), Telefonica, Vodafone, NetApp, Runel, Acceleran
Disclaimer: This document describes a platform to be built in the context of 5GENESIS H2020 project. The technical aspects refer to the platform as expected by the end of 2019 according to the work plan. The objective of the document is to facilitate the preparation of project proposals for the call ICT 19. This is not a contractual document, and features could be changed by 5GENESIS consortium due to incidences or to the feedback from the EC. Any interested entity may approach the platform operators and may request using the platform on a non-profit basis as part of a research and development activity. Usage of the platform is subject of a negotiated legal agreement and compensation scheme covering the associated effort and operational cost of the platform provider and contributors.
5GENESIS
“5th Generation End-to-end Network, Experimentation, System Integration, and Showcasing”
Horizon 2020 – Call: H2020-ICT-2017
Topic: ICT-17-2017
Type of action: R&I
Duration: 42 Months
Start date: 1/7/2018
THIS PROJECT IS PART OF THE 5G PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
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