5G Transport Network

Evolution and
Deployment
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 Foreword
 5G will bring great changes to the telecom industry. Multiple
emerging services require a transport network with high
quality, high bandwidth, and high throughput. How do
networks evolve to meet 5G transport requirements? This
course focuses on the development trends and key
technologies of 5G transport networks.

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 Objectives

 Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

 Describe 5G requirements on the transport network and
challenges faced with the 5G transport network.

 Describe the evolution and deployment of the 5G transport

network.

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 Contents
1. 5G Vision and Standards

2. 5G Transport Requirement Analysis

3. 5G Transport Solution Overview

4. 5G Transport Network Evolution and Deployment

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4G Changes Life, and 5G Changes Society
4G changes life, and 5G changes society.
Three application scenarios: eMBB, uRLLC, Comprehensive performance experience
and mMTC improvement in eight dimensions
Throughput
X 10–20

"5G is an end-to-end ecosystem to enable a fully mobile and connected

society. It empowers value creation towards customers and partners,
through existing and emerging use cases, delivered with consistent
experience, and enabled by sustainable business models."
Latency/10
----General Vision for 5G from NGMN

IMT-International Mobile Telecommunication system

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5G Accelerates Industry Innovation and Builds
a Better Connected World
Past 10 years 2020 and later
20 years ago

Connected
Possibilities
Smart Cities,
Governance,
Healthcare, Water,
Lighting, Buildings,
Transport, Education,
Grids and Economics
etc.

2G voice era 3G/4G mobile Internet 5G better connected world

New service application
Connection capability New business model

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 Typical Application Scenarios of 5G

Typical scenarios of 5G eMBB (1000 times the traffic)

10 Gbit/s AR V AI
eMBB R

2016.7.7 VR: the Next Social Platform • AlphaGo vs. Li Shishi — 4:1
—Zuckerberg keynotes in
• The uplink rate must reach 1
Pokeman Go became popular MWC2016
Gbit/s to meet the requirements
all over the world. of AI networking anytime,
anywhere.

URLLC mMTC
More vertical
industries to be 2025: 100 billion
mMTC URLLC connected to 5G connections
2 1 ms
1 million/km Smart 10 billion 90 billion
Smart
IoV manu- connected connected
power grid
facturing people things
Source: ITU R.
M.[IMT.VISION]

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5G Enables Self-Driving, Which Will Change the
Future Travel and Transportation Modes

Automatic vehicle platooning Remote driving

< 5 ms Network 5–20 ms Network

latency latency

99.999% 50 Mbit/s
Network
reliability Transmission
rate

90% Traffic
accidents

Oil
Shuttle
31% consumption
Automatic Transport Dangerous
driving fleet bus operation

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5G Delivers Efficient, High-Quality, and Low-
Cost Network Connections for Smart
Manufacturing

Action Status
AR
Control Monitoring
Low latency
Ultra-large Large bandwidth Latency 1 ms to 5 ms 100 ms 10 ms
and high
connectio
reliability Reliability 1e-8 1e-8 1e-5
n
Data rate -Mbit/s -kbit/s -Gbit/s
Robot Sensor Auxiliary
control network system Diversified connection types, differentiated performance
requirements, and a wide range of communication
modes

Germany
Industry 4.0
5G test bed

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5G Standard Progress and Key Technologies in Each
Phase
5G Standard Progress Update

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Rel-14 Rel-15 Rel-16

Global
NSA NR SA NR Full IMT-2020 NR Launch

Phase1 Phase2

Phase 1 Phase 2
NR Framework Architecture NR Improvement Vertical Digitalization
•Waveform&Channel Coding •NR/LTE Co-existing •New Multiple Access •URLLC Enhancement - Advanced
•Frame Structure, Numerology •UL&DL Decoupling •eMBB Sub6G Enhancement Grant Free
•Massive MIMO •CU-DU Split •Self-Backhaul •mMTC
•Flexible Duplex •NSA/SA •D2D
•Self-contain •V2X
Others: URLLC - Grant Free •Unlicensed

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 Contents
1. 5G Vision and Standards

2. 5G Transport Requirement Analysis

3. 5G Transport Solution Overview

4. 5G Transport Network Evolution and Deployment

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Analysis of the
5G Standard Evolution
Progress UpdateArchitecture at the 5G Radio
Side

In the 4G era, base stations are divided into BBU and RRU functional units. However, 5G radio base stations are
divided into three functional modules: CU, DU, and RRU.
• CU: Processes non-real-time protocols, such as PDCP and RRC.
• DU: Processes real-time services and provides scheduling, paging, broadcast, *RLC/MAC/PHY, and eX2/Itf-
CuDu interface management.
• RRU: Provides air interfaces and is deployed at the site. The RRU is placed outdoors or remotely installed on the
rooftop.

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Deployment Modes of 5G
5G Standard Progress Update
Wireless Networks

Deployment mode 1: Same as the traditional 4G macro base station, the CU and DU are deployed together to form
a BBU.

Deployment mode 2: The DU is deployed in the 4G BBU equipment room and the CU is deployed in centralized
mode.

Deployment mode 3: The DU is deployed in a centralized manner, and the CU is deployed in the aggregation
equipment room in centralized mode.

Deployment mode 4: The CU and DU are deployed in the same site, which is similar to the 4G CRAN mode.

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5GTransport Network
Standard Progress Changes
Update Driven by 5G Radio

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5G Core Network: CP/UP Separation Implements
Flexible Deployment
Current Network
Non-Standalone Service Oriented Core (SOC)
Standalone
Control Plane
Reconstruction
Control MME PCRF HSS SOC-C
Plane (Converged Control Function)
AAA ANDSF DHCP

GW-C
GW C/U
GW-U Separation User Plane
Reconstruction
SOC-U
(Service Processing Function)
Service & Firewall URL filter Video opt.

Optimizer DPI TCP opt. Cache

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Impact of 5G Core Networks on Transport Networks

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Cloudified Architecture of 5G CloudRAN
Wireless CloudRAN Architecture NGCore Network Architecture

Lower Cost
Easier 5G Core UP mMTC
Mobile Cloud Engine Maintenance 100M Connections

Cache ...
UP APP
CU
5G Core UP eMBB
IP 1 Gbit/s Throughput
IP
IP IP Centralized DU

DU
5G Core UP
URLLC
DU DU DU < 5 ms E2E Latency
Macro Pico Micro Less Latency
Better Experience

 CU/DU processing separation

 CU parts are centralized to MCE, for unified  Control/User plane separation
coordination of all other DU parts  Flexible service termination as required

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More Complex Services for the 5G Transport Network

MGW MServer PSTN

NodeB Iub
RNC

NodeB SGSN GGSN Internet

eNodeB S1-MME
MME

X2
PDN
SGW Internet
eNodeB GW
S1-U

MCE
DU F1
URLLC Server
CU UP
ex2-U S1
Internet
X2/ex2-C CP/UP
IoT Server
DU
CU UP eMBB Server

RU DU
eCPRI

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 5G Transport Architecture Evolution

3G Network 4G Network 5G Network

Internet Internet Internet

NG CORE
CS/PS EPC
CP/UP

Backhaul

RNC RNC UP UP UP
Backhaul CU
CU CU

Midhaul
Backhaul
Centralized Centralized
BBU DU
Fronthaul Fronthaul

NB NB NB NB NB NB eN eN eN eN RR RR DU DU DU DU RU RU
B B B B U U

Due to distributed deployment of data centers, the midhaul and

backhaul networks for 5G transport are physically integrated.

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 5G Transport Bandwidth Requirement Analysis
5G spectrum resources and spectral Algorithm 1: Algorithm approach of VDF Group –
efficiency are greatly improved. 60 MHz@4G&100 MHz@5G

5G peak 5G average 4G average

More Higher value/sector 4G peak/sector value/sector 0.64 value/sector 0.26
spectrum efficiency 2.48 Gbit/s 1.65 Gbit/s Gbit/s Gbit/s

x1 x1 x3 x3

+ +
Fivefold Threefold
100M
to fivefold About Peak value: 3.47 Average value:
30 Gbit/s 2.72 Gbit/s

Algorithm 2: Huawei recommends algorithm -

60 MHz@4G&100 MHz@5G
20M 7.5
5G peak 5G average 4G average
value/sector about value/sector about value/sector about
4G 5G 4G 5G 2.5 Gbit/s 0.6 Gbit/s 0.26 Gbit/s

*5G spectrum resource is prediction data x3

x1 x2 x3

+
+
Peak value: Average value:
about 4.5 Gbit/s about 2.7 Gbit/s

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5G Transport Latency Requirement Analysis

Too strict
The latency
within 5 ms is
acceptable and
may satisfy
commercial
requirements.
However, the
latency within 1
ms cannot be
achieved yet.
<5ms

The E2E 5-ms latency is broken down, and the transport network
requires a latency within 2 ms.

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5G Clock Synchronization Requirement Analysis

4G: FDD is the mainstream and only

Dense urban area Suburban area Outskirt Village
frequency synchronization is required.
4G Network Synchronization Requirements

±0.05 ppm (frequency

FDD basic services
Millimeter-
synchronization)
wave (TDD) 5G mainly uses the C-Band and millimeter TDD basic services < ±1.5 us (time synchronization)
wave in TDD mode. Time synchronization is
C-Band CoMP/CA services < ±1.5 us (time synchronization)
(TDD) mandatory.

2.6 GHz
(TDD + FDD)

1.8/2.1 GHz
5G: Time synchronization, us-level basic services,
(FDD) and ns-level coordination features are required.
1400 MHz
(SDL)
5G network Synchronization Requirements

5G basic services < ±1.5 us (time synchronization)

700/800/900 MHz
(FDD)
Coordination feature (sub-6G) < ±350 ns (time synchronization)

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5G Transport Network Slicing Requirement Analysis

The 5G transport network, as an infrastructure network, provides logical networks through network
slicing to meet differentiated transport requirements in different commercial scenarios.

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5G Transport Network Automation Requirement
Analysis

In the 5G era, simplifying service deployment by SDN network

automation and customizing a large number of different SLAs on
one physical network also require attention for a transport network,
apart from requirements for the basic bandwidth, latency, and
connections. The issues requiring attention are divided into the
following:
1. On-demand connections
2. Automatic full-lifecycle management of network slices
3. Rapid service provisioning across different domains

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Summary of 5G Transport Network Requirement
Analysis

Key requirements for the 5G transport network are as follows:

1. Last-mile base station access in various scenarios
2. Basic network with large bandwidth, low latency, and flexible
connection
3. Network slicing
4. Agile O&M

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 Contents
1. 5G Vision and Standards

2. 5G Transport Requirement Analysis

3. 5G Transport Solution Overview

4. 5G Transport Network Evolution and Deployment

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 Architecture Front Haul Middle & Back Haul-Fiber access Middle & Back Haul-Microwave access Middle & Back Haul-Aggregation& Core layer

Proposed 5G Transmission Network Architecture

MEC Regional DC Core DC

••••••• •••••••
RRU APP Cache
••
WDM Cloud BB
APP Cache •••
CP/UP
•
UP
CU CU
RRU

gNB
Access Ring Aggregation Core
50-100G 200G 400G

gNB CSG ASG RSG CORE PE

Microwave

OTN/WDM OTN/WDM OTN/WDM

High Bandwidth Low Latency Precise Sync. Agile Network Slicing

5G Transport Network Architecture

(Super Infrastructure + Smart O&M + Sliced Architecture)

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 Architecture Front Haul Middle & Back Haul-Fiber access Middle & Back Haul-Microwave access Middle & Back Haul-Aggregation& Core layer

5G Front Haul Solution—Active FO OTN

 Blade: The FO OTN is installed

together with the RRU.
FO
 Single-fiber bidirectional: OTN

Provincial optical fiber MS-OTN

 Mature commercial use: Large-
scale commercial use in the 4G
era
Turbo：The 10G module supports 50 Various interfaces, can be used for No planning, remote automatic
Gbit/s bandwidth. integrated access configuration, and easy maintenance

Traditional spectrum
 CPRI 2-7 FO Trace OSN OSN Trace DU
Newly expanded spectrum  eCPRI#
 GE/10GE
 STM-1 to STM-16
RU FO OSN1800 DU
# 规划中

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 Architecture Front Haul Middle & Back Haul-Fiber access Middle & Back Haul-Microwave access Middle & Back Haul-Aggregation& Core layer

Active WDM: Flexible Networking Adapting Different

Scenarios

Point to Point 1+1 Protection

5G FO 5G FO working

protection OSN 1800 DU

OSN 1800 DU

Cascading Ring Protection

5G FO
5G FO

OSN 1800 DU OSN 1800 DU

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 Architecture Front Haul Middle & Back Haul-Fiber access Middle & Back Haul-Microwave access Middle & Back Haul-Aggregation& Core layer

FO & Centralized OTN Support Front Haul High

Requirements

OTN
1800I OTN
1800II

Highlight
• 2*100G
• CPRI/eCPRI/STM-N/GE/10GE
FO OTN
OSN 810 OTN 1800V • Multi-Service Access
• Clock Sync < ±5ns
Centralized OTN OSN1800 • Low latency <5us

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 Architecture Front Haul Middle & Back Haul-Fiber access Middle & Back Haul-Microwave access Middle & Back Haul-Aggregation& Core layer

Mid & Back Haul Network Solution

Control & Management：

SDN Centralized control, automatic service path
calculation, and minute-level service deployment

Forwarding： Complex，Each node need Simple, irrelevant to the

maintained topology
• Simplified service transmission solution：
L2VPN L2VPN L3VPN EVPN
3 ->1 (VLL) (VPLS) (MPLS VPN) VPN
BGP BGP
• Tunnel Simplified: 3 ->2
MPLS RSVP TE & LDP IGP（Segment routing）
• EVPN+SR Unified service transmission
IGP Tunnel
model VLAN VXLAN
VLAN QINQ VXLAN
Hardware：
Open Netconf/YANG interface Netconf/YANG
Reduce OPEX
MCE/MEC vEPC
• Simplified device configuration
• Reduce personnel capabilities ACC. AGG. CORE vEPC
Improve O&M efficiency
EVPN
• Automatic service delivery shortens
Segment Routing
the TTM

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 Architecture Front Haul Middle & Back Haul-Fiber access Middle & Back Haul-Microwave access Middle & Back Haul-Aggregation& Core layer

Access Ring of Middle & Back Haul -Scenarios With

Fiber Coverage
The access ring supports smooth evolution from
Access ring bandwidth requirement : 50-100Gbps
50Gbps to 100Gbps
Access ring bandwidth : NB
NB
34.5 Gbps Evolution mode 1: Evolution mode 2:
 Replacing the 50GE with a  The 50GE is upgraded to
+ Access
NB 100GE Optical Module 100Gbps.
NB
x1 x 11 ring
 Board reuse  Services on the live
Peak value of a Average value of network are not affected.
NB
single site a single site NB

4.55 Gbps 2.72 Gbps 2*50GE

100GE
The 50GE port at the access layer is cost-effective
and meets most application scenarios.

1 25GE
NRZ PAM4
1 11
25GE
10
1
25GE
0 1 1 25GE
01
1 25GE 00

100GE：4*25GE optical component 50GE：PAM4 2times faster ，1

optical component

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 Architecture Front Haul Middle & Back Haul-Fiber access Middle & Back Haul-Microwave access Middle & Back Haul-Aggregation& Core layer

50GE New Boards Support 5G Service Access

ATN980B ATN950C

360G platform 2*50GE FlexE

360G platform
For ATN980B/X2-M8A/M16A

CX600-X2-
M16A
CX600-X2-
M8A

NPU-1T +
2*100GE

For CX600-X2-M8A/M16A
1T platform

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 Architecture Front Haul Middle & Back Haul-Fiber access Middle & Back Haul-Microwave access Middle & Back Haul-Aggregation& Core layer

Huawei :The First Vendor to Support Smooth Evolution

from 50GE to 100GE

1U/2U/3U/5U
50/100GE Smooth Evolution “0” Touch O&M
Full series meet the requirement
Best cost-effectiveness 1 site visit
s of different scenarios

FlexE FBB&MB
50GE 50GE Plug & Play, without manual
B access
intervention Co-cabinet
50GE 50G
with the
E
Batch deployment BBU

• Add new SFP, no need to change No meter is required, auto

board
• FlexE + 2*50GE bonding to commissioning
100GE

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 Architecture Front Haul Middle & Back Haul-Fiber access Middle & Back Haul-Microwave access Middle & Back Haul-Aggregation& Core layer

Microwave Access-Scenarios Without Fiber Coverage

Technology innovation achieves the leap Optimize the network based on the
from Mbit/s to 10 Gbit/s. simple topology.

500M->2Gbps Horizontal polarization

Upgrade by adding boards
Free from tower climbing
4 Vertical polarization 4
x Capacity×4 x
4 Horizontal polarization 4 1-2 hops to HUB

Vertical polarization

CA microwave: Four-carrier MIMO microwave:

integration Provincial spectrum fee

Up to 10Gbps E-band
Avoid multi-directional sites to avoid interference.

Common Band

SDB microwave: reuse the existing inventory, Load balancing prevents aggregation links from being overloaded.
and expand the capacity of the new E-band.

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 Architecture Front Haul Middle & Back Haul-Fiber access Middle & Back Haul-Microwave access Middle & Back Haul-Aggregation& Core layer

5G Microwave Key Business Value

5G New Control Board IF Board for CA

10GE interface Ultra-low latency

1) Board level upgrade

2) Capacity expansion with IF board only

Huawei Full Series 3) Ultra-low latency, 50% faster than competitors

RTN equipment or even faster than fiber network

RTN 980
4) SDB/10GE/L3 integrated
RTN RTN
RTN 905 RTN 950 910A 950A
2F 5) Latency/Switching capacity/Buffer size
controlled by license

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 Architecture Front Haul Middle & Back Haul-Fiber access Middle & Back Haul-Microwave access Middle & Back Haul-Aggregation& Core layer

L3 to Edge: Fit CloudRAN Architecture, Minimize Latency

Traffic Switched Locally with Minimum Latency Build E2E L3 Transmission Network

• Fiber scenario: L3VPN with router

Regional DC Core DC
• None-fiber scenario: Routing MW
① ② ③ ④

Benefits

• Reduce X2/eX2 latency and avoid

traffic detour
• Simplify wireless site planning: VLAN
① X2/eX2 planning free
100us~1ms
• New site plug & play
② V2X 2ms
• E2E L3 ping, fast trouble shooting
③ eMBB 10ms

④ IoT 50ms

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 Architecture Front Haul Middle & Back Haul-Fiber access Middle & Back Haul-Microwave access Middle & Back Haul-Aggregation& Core layer

Aggregation & Core layers: Simplified Network

AS-IS TO-BE
L2VPN L2VPN L3VPN
（VPLS） （MPLS） EVPN
（VLL） 3 -> 1

MPLS RSVP TE MPLS LDP

IGP / Segment Routing
IGP
6 -> 3
VLAN QINQ VXLAN VLAN VXLAN

Current Problems Target Value

 Simplified device configuration
 Many protocols and complex
 Reduce O&M personnel's
configuration
requirements and improve O&M
 High requirements for O&M
efficiency.
personnel
 Automatic service delivery shortens
 Poor automation capability
the TTM.

Case: SoftBank : Select SRv6+EVPN to build a simplified network.

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 Architecture Front Haul Middle & Back Haul-Fiber access Middle & Back Haul-Microwave access Middle & Back Haul-Aggregation& Core layer

Full Series High End Aggregation/Core Routers

Smooth Evolution
2T
2T/slot
Highest in the 400G 1T
100G
industry

st
1
Industry
400GE/Port
Largest in the
industry
100G
E
200GE 400GE

Consumption/Bit
Lowest in the
industry 0.9W/Gbps
CX600-X8A CX600-X16A

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“Atom GPS+1588V2”for Time Synchronization

Traditional GPS ：GPS is deployed at each site, which ATOM GPS： Time synchronization is provided
is difficult to deploy in some scenarios. through the transmission network.
GPS
Antenna Master Slave
ATOM ATOM
GPS Aggregation GPS
layer
The installation
conditions are not NB NB

met Indoor
Small Difficult
Cell construction
GPS
Access
Small Cell

Antenna of feeders
through NB Ring NB

walls

NB
NB
The subway, large underground shopping mall, and
parking lot do not have GPS installation conditions.

1588v2 can meet the time synchronization requirements at the early stage of 5G deployment.
A higher precision clock is provided based on the new 1588V2.1 standard to meet the coordination feature
requirements.

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FlexE Meets 5G Fragmentation Requirements

Mobile data service IoT 

Cloud VPN V2X Management plane

Each fragment has an independent configuration,
Slice Management management, and maintenance view.

Each segment resource can be flexibly adjusted as
Network Cloud Engine required.
transmission Network Slicing Management
Core Network
RAN
Slice A Slice B Slice C Controller
Controller

Virtual & Physical Network Resource Management
Control plane

Each fragment has an independent control resource
VPN (Soft Pipe) Assigned as per Customer and control protocol. The logical topology is
Network Slice (Hard Pipe) Assigned as per Use Case independent of each other.

eMBB Service ID1 Dynamically creates, modifies, and deletes fragments.
Slice A

Service ID2
URLLC Slice B Service ID3 
Service ID4 Data plane

Hard pipe fragmentation implements isolation of
Slice C Service ID5
mMTC
different test cases.
FlexE FlexE λ/ ODUk FlexE FlexE 
The soft pipe is used to differentiate user levels.
GW-UP

Router OTN OTN Router IP+ Optical synergy, E2E fragmentation based on
FlexETH/ODUk

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Agile Operation: Cloud-based + Big Data Analysis

Network Cloud Engine

Unified Web Portal Open API gateway

Auto decision-making （2020+）
Control
Managemen
Inter-domain Inter-domain 3 • Service design, deployment,
t
connection control
Optic Analysi
monitoring, and O&M implement
IP MW Optical IP MW
Mgt al s
Mgt Mgt Mgt Mgt autonomy
Mgt

Cloud Native平台 Service self-optimization

• Cross-layer coordination optimization,
2 improving network utilization to >70%, Telemetry+
big data, network visualization, and fault self-
Telemetry Configuration/
healing
Data collection Control

Deployment automation
• IP/Optical/Microwave E2E synergy, minute-level
1 service provisioning
• Base station router plug-and-play, one-time site visit
IP
Cloud BB

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Please make your choice

1.Which of the following technologies or features can be used to meet

the requirements of extremely low latency for 5G?
A. L3 move down to edge B. UP move down to edge

C. SDN architect D. Simplified transmission network

protocol

2. Which of the followings is the best description of network evolution ?

A. Deployment automation Service self-optimization Auto decision-making

B. Deployment automation Auto decision-making Service self-optimization

C. Service self-optimization Deployment automation Auto decision-making

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 Contents
1. 5G Vision and Standards

2. 5G Transport Requirement Analysis

3. 5G Transport Solution Overview

4. 5G Transport Network Evolution and Deployment

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Forecast of 5G Construction Pace

Determination of 5G wireless construction pace

2018 2019 2020 202X
The test is mainly Small-scale Standards is mature, Large-scale
performed, and some construction, and commercial use commercial use
carriers are pre- commercial of large cities
commercial. use by some
carriers.

5G Transport Network Construction Suggestions

Two to three years before wireless construction, The transmission

network needs to be reconstructed and upgraded .

Reconstruction and upgrade requirements: Future-oriented, smooth

evolution

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Transport Network Evolution Steps
Ultra Bandwidth Synchronization connection Low delay Multi-service Intelligent O&M

One site：2-5Gbps
Initial stage
Access ring：50GE ±1.5us
(eMBB)
Front haul：~100Gbps

Growth stage L3 to edge

Same as above Same as above L3 to edge
(eMBB) OTN to aggregation

Few Sites：10-20Gbps
Maturity stage Access ring：100GE ±350ns SDN
Same as above Same as above Slicing
(URLLC/mMTC) Agg：100/200Gbps （Collaboration） SR/EVPN
Core：200/400Gbps

On-demand building front haul, ow-latency Enabling Fragmentation and Intelligent O&M
Hardware & Platform Ready for 5G
architecture ready to meet new services
Transmission

IP RAN FO OTN Agg&Core

Access：50/100G 5G Bandwidth FlexE Synchronization NCE
C-WDM L3 to Edge
Aggregation：100/200G Microwave Build Front haul upgrade Slicing SR/EVPN
Core：200/400G
OTN to Agg

Based on 4G original address Follow the service construction, step by step New services are carried, and
acceleration, device platform 5G Ready construction, and gradually expand the capacity. the network is intelligent
Wireless

5G User Penetration Low

Obtain spectrum Rate >20% latency ,
start construction The traffic increases new
rapidly service

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Live Network Evolution Solution-Step 1

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Hardware Architecture Ready Service Architecture Ready Slicing Architecture Ready

Device and bandwidth SR and EVPN,L3 to edge FlexE and high-precision clock

 The hardware platform is ready for devices on the live network. The newly delivered
boards have the FlexE+ and L3 capabilities.
 The aggregation and core layers of the live network are evolved into those deployed with
CX600-MXA, CX600-XA devices. 100GE\200GE interfaces are used for networking.
 The access layer , ATN910C, ATN950C, are deployed at the access layer of the live network.
10GE\50GE\100GE interfaces are used for networking.
 All the equipment in live network should upgrade to VRP8.

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Live Network Equipment Replacement Suggestion

Existing devices on the live Substitute Product

network
ATN905 ATN905-F
ATN910,ATN910I,ATN910B, ATN910C
ATN950B,ATN950 ATN950C
CX600 X1/X2,M8,X3 CX600-X2-M8A/M16A

CX600-X8 Capacity expansion can be performed on

existing networks，CX600-X8A is
for new deployment.
CX600-X16 Capacity expansion can be performed on
existing networks，CX600-X16A is
for new deployment.

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Live Network Evolution Solution-Step 2

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Hardware Architecture Ready Service Architecture Ready Slicing Architecture Ready

Device and bandwidth SR and EVPN,L3 to edge FlexE and high-precision clock

 There are two solutions for SR/EVPN evolution:

1. Traditional tunnel and VPN exit with new SR/EVPN，In principle, the upgrade can start from
the position where backbone devices are few and gradually extend to convergence and access.
New and old services both exist, Gradually switch the entire network.
2. New service interwork with old service , one E2E tunnel is consist by RSVP/LDP and SR tunnel,
but this mode is complex for deployment.

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 SR Tunnel Evolution Solution 1
The tunnel on the live network gradually evolves to the SR:

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SR Tunnel Evolution Solution 2

SR tunnel interworking with RSVP/LDP tunnel

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Live Network Evolution Solution-Step 3
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Hardware Architecture Ready Service Architecture Ready Slicing Architecture Ready

Device and bandwidth SR and EVPN,L3 to edge FlexE and high-precision clock

There are 2 solutions of clock synchronization:

1. GPS is implemented with wireless base station, the time synchronization precision can get to
100ns, it meet 5G synchronization requirement, this solution has no specific requirements on the
bearer network.
2. Clock message is transmitted over the transport network, this solution ask transport network
support clock synchronization protocol , like 1588v2. If 1588V2 is used by 4G transport network
already , it also can meet 5G requirement in 5G initial phase, and in 5G middle and late stages,
moving down clock source to aggregation or access layer to improve the synchronization
precision.
3. One of the key technologies of slicing is Flex-Eth, which can be implemented based on the
Service implemented pace, there is no specific requirement now , but network device should support
this feature now to facilitate future evolution.

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5G X-haul Target Network
Controller （NCE-IP）

ASG RR/P RSG

CSG

eNodeB 10G/50G/100G 100G 100G 100G EPC/NGC

X8A X8A X16A

gNB 950B/910C/950C/980B/M2

ISIS Process 1~N ISIS Process 100

IGP design OSPF Area 1~N OSPF Area 0

EVPN L3VPN EVPN L3VPN

L3VPN design
L2VPN design dynamic PW Dynamic PW

SR-BE/SR-TE SR-BE/SR-TE
MPLS tunnel design

V8
Note：950B need change
CXP board

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5G X-haul Evolution Principle

1. Evolution should be implemented region by region, access rings should be first then aggregation
rings.
2. The network architecture needn’t change , the hardware should be replaced first and then new
protocol be introduced.
3. It is better to implemented NCE-IP to instead of traditional U2000, it can manage original VRP5
equipment and new implemented VRP8 equipment.
4. The original service keep unchanged, new created access ring or aggregation ring can choose SR
tunnel.
5. It is not suggested that there are two types tunnel or VPN services exists in the same access or
aggregation ring, if some of the ASG are upgraded, then both EVPN and L3VPN should be
implemented on it .

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 Upgrade Step1: Access Ring Reconstruction or
upgraded
V5
Controller （NCE-IP）
V8
CSG

950B
Access ring1：10G
ASG RR/P RSG

eNodeB
N*10G/100G N*10G/100G
Access ring 2：
10G/50G/100G EPC/NGC

gNB 950C/980B/M8A X8
X8 X16
Access ring 3：
10G/50G/100G

ISIS Process 1~N ISIS Process 100

IGP design
4G EVPN L3VPN EVPN L3VPN&L3VPN L3VPN
/5G
L3VPN design
PW PW
L2VPN design
SR-BE/SR-TE LDP/TE
Tunnel design

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Upgrade Step2.1: Aggregation Ring is upgrading
Controller （NCE-IP）
V5
CSG
V8

Access Ring 1：10G ASG RR/P RSG

eNodeB Aggregation ring 1

Access Ring 2： N*10G/100G N*10G/100G EPC/NGC
10G/50G/100G

gNB X8
950C/980B/M8A X8 X16
Access Ring 3： Aggregation ring 2
10G/50G/100G N*10G/100G

Access Ring 4：10G

ATN950B

EVPN L3VPN EVPN L3VPN&L3VPN EVPN L3VPN&L3VPN

4G
/5G L3VPN
SR-TE/SR-BE/LDP/TE SR-TE/SR-BE/LDP/TE
Tunnel

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Upgrade Step2.2: Aggregation Ring upgrading is
finished
Controller （NCE-IP）
V5
CSG
V8

Access Ring 1：10G ASG RR/P RSG

eNodeB Aggregation ring 1

Access Ring 2： N*10G/100G N*10G/100G EPC/NGC
10G/50G/100G

gNB X8
950C/980B/M8A X8 X16
Access Ring 3： Aggregation ring 2
10G/50G/100G N*10G/100G

Access Ring 4：10G

ATN950B

EVPN L3VPN EVPN L3VPN&L3VPN EVPN L3VPN

4G
/5G L3VPN
SR-TE/SR-BE/LDP/TE SR-TE/SR-BE
Tunnel

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Upgrade Step3 : All the nodes are upgraded
Controller （NCE-IP）

CSG
V8

Access Ring 1： ASG RR/P RSG

10G/50G/100G

eNodeB Aggregation ring 1

EPC/NG
Access Ring 2： N*10G/100G N*10G/100G
10G/50G/100G
C

gNB X8
950C/980B/M8A X8 X16
Access Ring 3： Aggregation ring 2
10G/50G/100G N*10G/100G

Access Ring 4：
ATN950B 10G/50G/100G

ISIS Process 100

IGP design ISIS Process 1~N

L3VPN EVPN L3VPN EVPN L3VPN

L2VPN PW PW

Tunnel SR-BE/SR-TE SR-BE/SR-TE

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