5GC: The Fundamental Enabling Technology for Fixed/Mobile Convergence

1. Driving fixed/mobile convergence
with 5G
Paul Ceely,
BT
Common services and management across multiple
access technologies
David Soldani,
Nokia

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Two organizations with similar DNA – working together on 5G
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Backed by two of the best-known research labs in the industry
United to explore the potential of 5G for the next wave of industry transformation

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Complex user experience
App App App App
Lack of consistent QoE
Multiple subscriptions
Exploding device ecosystem
Fixed-mobile convergence – a never ending story
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Significant opportunity
for 5G by addressing
convergence challenges

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Access Transport
Cloud-native NGC
The essence of 5G
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Multi-access technologies anchored in a common ‘cloud-native’ core
Fixed
Distributed + centralized
User-plane
 Unified session, mobility and security management
 Multiple simultaneous connections
 E2E policy driven automated & optimized network slices with enhanced QoS
 Common, programmable, multi-technology transport network layer
Wireless
Control -plane
SDN
Security

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Joint BT R&I/Nokia Bell Labs 5G research collaboration
In and around the home, the use-case for 5G-anchored multi-connectivity
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Dramatically improved user experience from seamless connectivity
DSL CPE with Wi-Fi AP
Multi-access core
Multi-connectivity
capable handset
5G RAN
User policy selection
WiFi only
50Mb/s min
100Mb/s const.
200Mb/s const.
5G throughput
200Mb/s
Wi-Fi throughput
200Mb/s
Application
(App/ TP)

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Our customers need consistency, simplicity and flexibility
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5G enabled convergence and slicing have the potential to deliver this

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5G delivering service convergence, transforming user experience
Enabled by multi-access convergence anchored by a scalable 5G core
In-vehicle infotainment
Truck platooning
Home
Hotspots
Healthcare
Drones
8K video
streaming
Hotspots
Events
Industry
VR/AR