™

EdgeHaul™
Millimeter  Wave  Gigabit  Transport

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EdgeHaul™  -­‐ Millimeter  Wave  5G  Wireless  Transport

A  solution  now for  wireless   A platform  for  future  5G  

gigabit  connectivity wireless   transport
• Small  Cell  mmWave Mesh  Backhaul • Low  latency,  multi-­‐gigabit  dense  
networking
• Residential  Broadband  Access
• Flexible  configurations  that  
• Carrier  Wi-­‐Fi  Cable  extension
support   end-­‐to-­‐end  network  
slicing  and  multi-­‐tenant  support
• Software  Defined  Networking  via  
Open  Source  frameworks

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Today’s  EdgeHaul™  Market
Small  Cell  Mesh   Backhaul Residential  Broadband
• 100+  Mbps  connections • 500+  Mbps  connections
• Worldwide  cumulative   • 15  m illion  Households   in  US  
demand  for  small  cells  10   don’t   have  broadband
million  by  2020

Enterprise   and  “Curb   Jumping”   Carrier   Wi-­‐Fi  Backhaul  

• 1+  G bps Connections • 100+  Mbps  connections
• >3  m illion  new  m etro  Ethernet   • Top  100  US  m arket  w ill  require  
installations  between  2015  and  2018 >15  m illion  connections   by  2020

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5G  Wireless   Transport  Use   Case  Examples
High  Adoption  Applications Enhanced  Communication  Network
• Telepresence,  telemedicine,   personal  avatars • Ultra  Mobile   Broadband  Capacity
• Augmented  Reality • Integrated  Fronthaul &  Backhaul  
• Internet  of  Things  (sensors,   alarms,  etc.) • Cloud   Networks

RAN  Controller
Transport   Controller
Core   BBU
Network

SC SC

Wired/
Wireless
Fiber
RU RU RU RU

Low  Latency  and  High  Capacity  are  Critical  5G  Requirements

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EdgeHaul™  -­‐ Millimeter  Wave  5G Wireless   Transport
FIRST  TO  D EMONSTRATE  WIGIG®-­‐BASED  MILLIMETER   WAVE  MESH  BACKHAUL  -­‐ MWC  2015

• Low-­‐cost,  high  capacity,  scalable   InterDigital’s

platform  for  today’s  small  cell   Cloud-­‐Based
Software  Platform
backhaul  and  5G  mmWave access OpenFlow  Mesh  Controller
• Leverage  high  volume  W iGig
baseband
• 60GHz  Phased  Array  with  
electronic  beam  steering  reduces  
installation  cost  and  provides  
INTERDIGITAL  MESH  LAYER  SOFTWARE
interference  management Software
Hardware
• High  throughput   over  range   WiGig   Baseband WiGig   Baseband
...
suitable  for  urban  small  cell Phased  Array  R F Phased  Array  R F

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Intelligent  software   to  build  a  Carrier   Grade  Edge  Network
• EdgeHaul is  a  central  Cloud   controlled  multi-­‐hop  
mesh  network  of  mmWave backhaul  nodes OpenDaylight APIs  (REST)  
EdgeHaul   Base  Network  Service  
• Cluster  of  nodes   connected  by  mesh  to  gateway Controller Functions
• Choose   number  of  nodes  per  gateway  based  on   EdgeHaul  Controller  
Service  Abstraction  L ayer  
installed  as  an  OSGI  
service  requirements bundle OpenFlow
• System  scales  by  adding  clusters
• Key  Components
InterDigital Mesh  
• EdgeHaul nodes Central  Controller  
Operator  1
• Network   Discovery  and  Neighbor   Selection Software,  O&M
• OpenFlow Switch  (Open  v Switch)
IP  CLOUD
• mmW  M AC/PHY/RF  air  interface
Operator  2
• Mesh   Controller   Software  
• Built   on  SDN  framework  (OpenDayLight)  for  scaling Gateway   Node

• Integrates  with  5G  multi-­‐v endor   HetNets

• O&M   Software
Non-­‐Gateway  
• Run  on  cloud  server Node
• Web-­‐based  interface  for  remote   O&M  
EdgeHaul  Cluster EdgeHaul  Cluster
Easily  Customizable  S oftware  using   Flexible  Interfaces

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Mesh  Network L2/L3
Self-­‐Configuration OPERATOR
CORE MESH
CONTROLLER

Simple   self-­‐configuration  
reduces   installation   costs 6

• Directional   Scanning
• Association   Message
1 G
• Centralized   Mesh  
Configuration   &   2
Routing   Table   Updates
• Active   Data   Paths

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 MWC2016  EdgeHaul™  
Sony  P ersonal HD  
Viewer   with  
Live  Over-­‐the-­‐air  Mesh  
Headtracking Sony Display  
Adaptor
Demo
with
Telepresence  Application
• WiGig  based  Millimeter  Wave  
EdgeHaul
Node  1
EdgeHaul Backhaul  pre-­‐production   model
Node  3
EdgeHaul
Node  2 • InterDigital  Mesh  Software  built  
on  SDN  framework
Server   controlled  
GoPro  Camera • Centralized  controller  with  
Element  Management  System

• Telepresence  application  
Element Management   demonstrates  low  latency  high  
System
throughput  capability

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Components  of  
EdgeHaul  Solution

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Components  of  Our  Solution
• InterDigital’s  Mesh  Software
• A  Central  Controller   and  Mesh  Client  that  operate  on   top  of  a  
WiGig baseband
• Self-­‐organization  of  m ulti-­‐hop  topology,  low-­‐latency  routing,  QoS
InterDigital’s  EdgeHaul™  Platform
support,   and  failover  m anagement  for  high  reliability

• Pre-­‐Product  Platform
• A  product-­‐oriented  platform  w ith  32-­‐element  phased  array  and  WiGig SoC
• Hosts  InterDigital  Mesh  S oftware  to  validate  product  

• System  Analysis  Toolsets

• OPNET  Network  S imulation  ( 11ad  MAC  and  InterDigital  Mesh)  
integrated  w ith  street  level  R ay  Tracing
• System  evaluation  under   realistic  scenarios
Propagation  and  Ray  Tracing  Analysis
2023

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Operations   and  Maintenance  (O&M)
• Element  Management  System  (EMS)  manages   Network   Management  &
multi-­‐sector  nodes   within  an  EdgeHaul  cluster Orchestration

• Standardized  northbound   and  southbound   Northbound   Interface

interfaces  for  easy  integration Operator

HTTPS
• Web-­‐based  EMS  user  interface HTTPS

• SNMP  w ith  MIB  definitions  

WebUI
• Key  Features EMS
Application   Server
• Dashboard:   Quick  assessment   of  network’s  health  and  
performance
FTP  S erver SNMP  M anager
• Topology   Maps:   Graphical  representation  of  network   SSH  Client
connectivity

SNMP
• Configuration   Management:   Provisioning,  SW  upgrade,  

FTP

SSH
Southbound  Interface
reboot,  etc.
• Performance   management:  Real-­‐time  display  &  charting  
EdgeHaul
of  KPIs;  throughput,  RSSI,  MSC
Node FTP  Client SNMP  Agent CLI  S erver
• Fault  Management:   Current  &  historical  alarms,  alarm  
clearing/acknowledgement Firmware

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Mesh  Software  Functions Mesh  Controller

• Network  discovery   and  autonomous   neighbor   Centralized  Routing

Network  Metrics  
and  S tatus Internet  or
selection QoS Private  Network
Neighbor  S election
(EIR  and   CIR  Traffic)
• Proprietary  in-­‐band   signaling  with  the  Mesh  
OpenDayLight
Network  Controller   for  topology   management
• Management  of  node   and  sector  state  machines Mesh  Node

Buffer   Management Mesh  Controller  Interface  (OpenFlow)

• Link  Failure  handling   and  switching  to  alternate  
path Node  Manager  
Configuration   Link  Metrics
Virtual  S witch  (OVS) Manager
and  S tate  
• Sector  Recovery  and  Node  Recovery Machine Routing  Manager
Scheduling  &    
QoS Manager
Ethernet  Convergence  Layer  /  
• Link  metric  collection Layer  2  Bridge Event  Manager

• L2  transport  implemented  by  OpenVSwitch Ethernet Baseband-­‐Host   Interface  (Adaptation  Layer)

• SNMP  support   with  EdgeHaul  MIB Gateway  

Host  IF Host  IF
and/or  A ccess  
• Ease  of  configurability  via  text  file  configuration   Point
802.11ad  PHY 802.11ad  PHY

parameters 60GHz  Phased  A rray 60GHz  Phased  A rray

Ethernet WiGig BB  &  RF  (Sector  1) WiGig BB  &  2023

RF  (Sector  N)

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Multi-­‐Level   System  Analysis   Tools
FROM  DESIGN  TO  DEPLOYMENT

• Phased  Array  performance

• 60  GHz  Propagation  and  3D  Ray  Tracing  
• OPNET-­‐based   Mesh  Validation  and  Characterization
• Interference  analysis  
• Discovery   and  network  formation  statistics  
• Resource  utilization
• Throughput   (link  and  end-­‐to-­‐end)
• Latency  ( link  and  end-­‐to-­‐end)
• Queuing  statistics  at  MAC  and  m esh  levels

2023

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 Peraso  802.11ad  
Baseband
GPS  Port
Tx Radio  4  IMEC  
Peraso  802.11ad  
TI  ARM  Mesh   submodules
Xilinx   Baseband
Processor
FPGA
Connector   to  
60GHz  radio
Integrated   Rx  R adio  4  IMEC  
Motion  and   submodules
Temperature
Peraso  802.11ad  
Baseband
Enclosure

Backhaul   board
Additional  Gbps Link Power  Over  Ethernet

USB3.0  F or  802.11ac  
wireless  access Access   Board
(underneath)

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InterDigital  EdgeHaul  
Technology  Participating  
in  H2020  5G-­‐Crosshaul

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The  5G  Integrated  Fronthaul/Backhaul
Partners  (21)
Project  Duration
Jul  2015  – Dec  2017

EU  Funding
7.95mio  Euros

Project  Traction
Baseline  architecture  and        
Common  Frame  Format
www.5g-­‐crosshaul.eu

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Project  Elevator  Pitch
Unifying the  transport  of  existing  and  new  fronthaul  and  backhaul traffic  into  
a  common-­‐haul  SDN/NFV-­‐based packet  switching  network,  that  supports  5G  
RAN  performance  targets  at  reduced  costs

A high  capacity  low  latency  transport  solution  that  lowers  costs  and  
guarantees  flexibility  and  scalability

The  target  for  this  tech:  Telcos  &  Switch  Vendors

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Main  Building  Blocks
CORE
A  holistic  approach  for  converged  Fronthaul   Core  
Gateway
and  Backhaul  under  common  SDN/NFV-­‐ Network  Apps
From  pure  heterogeneous  
based  control,  capable  of  supporting  new   XCI  
(SDN/NFV-­‐based)
XFE
backhaul  to  unified  5 G-­‐
5G  RAN  architectures  (V-­‐RAN)  and   Crosshaul  network
performance  requirements XPU

Main  b uilding  b locks XFE

• XCF  – Common   Frame capable  of  transporting  the  m ixture  of  
various  F ronthaul  and  backhaul  traffic
• XFE  – Forwarding  Element  for  forwarding  the  CrossHaul traffic  
XFE
in  the  XCF  format  under   the  XCI  control XPU From  fixed  ptp fronthaul  
links  to  unified  5 G-­‐
• XPU  – Processing   Unit for  executing  virtualized  network   Crosshaul  network
functions  and/or  centralized  access  protocol   functions  ( V-­‐RAN)
• XCI  – Control   Infrastructure that  is  S DN-­‐based  and  NFV-­‐enabled  
for  executing  the  orchestrator’s  resource  allocation  decisions
Access  Points
• Novel  network  apps   on  top  to  achieve  certain  KPIs  or  services
Access

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