Transport
Extending 5G flexibility
and agility
Mobile network traffic continues to increase exponentially. As 5G networks become more agile and flexible to meet consumer and business demands, the same trend is anticipated for the transport network that
5G relies on. The ability to create, activate, and deliver new services – such as network slicing, private networks – must be seamlessly configured and managed across all the network layers.
Transport is essential
for optimal 5G
The transport layer is fundamental for the reliability and assurance of 5G network transport capacity and data flow throughout the RAN, Edge, Cloud, and Core network.
Our transport solutions will help increase monetization opportunities by introducing various new services, such as network slicing, beyond the connection among the network elements (NEs) for the best 5G performance. Key reasons why transport is essential for 5G include:
  • · 5G transmits large amounts of high-speed data using a wider frequency band than existing 3G and LTE networks. To process
    the high volume of data, the wired
    connection between the base station (BS)
    and the datacenter must have fast transmission speed and high capacity.
  • · 5G supports ultra-reliable, low-latency communication to provide strong service through a stable connection. High-performing transport can help minimize signal interference, failure, and loss,
    maintain network stability, and reduce latency.
  • · With 5G, more devices are connected and more services are provided for users. 5G transport can provide efficient bandwidth allocation and quality of service (QoS) management for different service types.
As the number of network elements in a 5G network continues to grow, optimizing the transport layer becomes critical to enable full end-to- end interoperability, monitoring, and automation across all the network layers. Software-defined networking (SDN) is a software-based network architecture that communicates with underlying hardware infrastructure to managed, control, and direct data traffic in the network. It separates control and data planes of the network for centralized control and efficient management of user traffic. By supporting a variety of network management functions, SDN provides visibility, control, and management of the network traffic on virtual or hardware networks.
Samsung SDN fits everywhere
5G transport connects every network element. Samsung's transport solution covering switches, routers, and SDN supports xHaul and telco data center networks for telecom operators’ 5G network deployment and fixed networks for enterprise customers.
Samsung's SDN solution is based on
cloud-native architecture, enabling the integration of various new micro-services easily and it enables integrated management of various vendors' equipment through one tool based on open interfaces such as NETCONF, SNMP, and REST.
Samsung SDN provides workflow-based automation as well as the various FCAPS (Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and Security) functions for network management, such as inventory, topology, alarm, service assurance, and telemetry. Above all, it provides automation for various scenarios, such as zero-touch provisioning, IP mobility, quality of service, service assistance, and NOS management (upgrade, rollback), so it can be deployed easily and quickly.
For end-to-end network slicing, one of the promising possibilities of 5G, Samsung SDN can play a key role in helping efficiently manage and operate dynamic network slicing for slice creation, resource allocation, and SLA management for the end-to-end 5G network including RAN, Transport, and Core.
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vCSR to efficiently utilize vRAN
With the rise of virtualized RAN, the use of commercial servers in mobile networks is also expanding and Samsung is always looking for ways to leverage idle resources within the servers. One key area is converting cell site routers (CSRs), which currently exists as separate hardware, into software and deploying them through commercial servers. Utilizing a virtualized CSR (vCSR) can reduce CAPEX as it replaces hardware-based CSR equipment and reduces operating costs through automation based on SDN. In addition, a vCSR solution can dynamically scale depending on bandwidth requirements. In addition, complex applications such as IPSec and DPI can be easily added.

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