This document appears to be a presentation by Dr. Kim K. Larsen given at a conference on January 29th, 2018 in Berlin, Germany about moving towards 5G networks. The presentation discusses the concepts of hyper-connectivity, super-agility, and networked intelligence in developing 5G. It also examines autonomous network operations with zero human touch, defining characteristics of 5G networks, and challenges of applying machine learning and artificial intelligence in real-time domains from milliseconds to seconds.
Exploring the Future Potential of AI-Enabled Smartphone Processors
Towards 5G - super-agility, hyper-connectivity & networked intelligence
1. DR.KIMLARSEN, DEUTSCHETELEKOM AG.
Towards 5G
Hyper-Connectivity, Super-Agility &
Networked Intelligence.
DR. KIM K. LARSEN, CTIO Magyar Telekom.
24th EMEA CTO Telecoms Forum.
January 29th 2018, Berlin, Germany.
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Humans are good at mastering complexity!
(or so we like to think)
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4. 4
The Zero-Touch Telco
NLPNLP
AI Sales Bots
NLPNLP
AI Care Bots
Narrow
AI’s
Optimized
per Topic
Auditing
HR
Planning
Operations
Controlling
Security
Sales
Etc….
Autonomous Network
Operations
Dr. Kim K. Larsen / Towards 5G …
5. Network autonomy … Zero-Human-Touch.
555
Anomaly Detection.
Events & Incidents.
Self-restoration.
Service Quality.
Security.
Network
Management
Capacity Planning.
Self-optimized
Network.
Congestion
management.
Network
Optimization
Classical CEM.
Zero-touch CEM.
Customer Care.
Proactive Reporting.
User
Experience
milliseconds - minutes seconds - months seconds - months
zero-human-touch zero-human-touch zero-human-touch
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The Zero-Touch Telco.
CPESIM
- Verticals
- Consumers
Individuals → Households & Groups People
RT-Network&ServiceManager
Virtualization
Cloudification
IP Network
Unified Access - FMC A.I. Augmented
Organization
Sales & Care
People & Organization (Mathematical?)
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12. Zero-Touch Technology
the principles.
Access
Data Center
Experience n = n + 1
A.I.
Learning Agent
Environment
Services
Observations:
Data Center, Access
Device, Services
Customers, Etc..
Actions
Reward
e.g., to achieve
desired outcomes
Millions of Experience
iterations per hour.
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13. Plan ahead for Big Data.
Avoid the usual suspects …
Dr. Kim K. Larsen / Big
Data @ NT
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Use
case 1
Reqs
x,y,z,..
Use
case 2
Reqs
a,b,z,..
Use
case 3
Reqs
a,k,p,..
Use
case N
Reqs
x,y,q,..
….
Harmonized
Architectural ConceptUse
Case 1
Design
Use
Case 2
Design
Use
Case 3
Design
… Design
RT
Design
Near-
RT
Design
Non-RT
We have to deal with a (large) number of use cases.
Go for a Harmonized
Architectural Concept!
Avoid Ad-hoc Single Use Case
driven system design.
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14. What is your Real-Time time-scale?
Dr. Kim K. Larsen / Big
Data @ NT
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Merriam-Webster: “Real-Time is the actual time
during which something takes place.”
Dr. Kim K. Larsen / Towards 5G …
15. Telco Real-Time Domain.
Dr. Kim K. Larsen / Big
Data @ NT
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time scale
~50ms ~500ms~5ms minutes hours daysµs
RT Telco World
New territory
Most Real-Time demands ranges from 5 ms up-to 500 ms.
The wide range is covered by different Big Data technologies.
“Tactile domain” drives new uses cases asking for 1ms and lower.
Near-Real TimeReal-Time
Tactile
domain
Non-Real Time
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Challenges ... the next steps.
ML in the Real Time Domain … from seconds to milliseconds.
Data Sources
(Data Generation Entity)
Data
Stream
{ X(t) }
Process
(e.g., filter, route,
enrich, compute)
Transport
Decision Point
(e.g., ML model)
Data
Stream
{ X(t), F(X(t)) }
Transport Store
(e.g., HDFS)
Store or
in-memory
Change
Order
Input Output
t0 t1
Roundtrip
time
Scale
~ms
t2
Batch
Process
Typical timescales from ms and up
Insights
Typical timescales
Minutes Daily Monthly
+ Ad-hoc
Streaming or micro-batch processing
MachineLearning Apps
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17. It might take a (very) long time before
5G becomes relevant for
the Telco mass consumer market.
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18. It might take a (very) long time before
5G becomes relevant for
the Telco mass consumer market.
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Early 5G start with Verticals & B2B
LTE will remain strong &
get stronger in next years!
Much Tech innovation could be offered with
LTE as well (& much will be!) …
Not 5G Exclusive!
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But
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5G
AI
It is not Magic!
21. Acknowledgement Minoo Abedi
and many
other
colleagues
who have
contributed
with
valuable
insights &
comments
throughout
this work.
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Contact:
Email: kim.larsen@telekom.hu
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/kimklarsen
Slideshare: www.slideshare.net/KimKyllesbechLarsen
Blog: www.techneconomyblog.com (more thoughts on 5G economics)
Twitter: @KimKLarsen
Dr. Kim K. Larsen / 5G Economics – The Verticals.
22. Kim is passionate about value-based technology innovations and in particular the strategic and economic
impact of new technologies such as 5G and AI. He publishes and discusses his views as ‘Dr. Kim’ on his
techno-economical strategy blog www.techneconomyblog.com and www.aistrategyblog.com as well as
on Twitter @KimKLarsen.
Among many things, Kim has been developing a blue print for Deutsche Telekom’s Network-centric big
data architecture supporting all network needs including the diverse use cases & requirements in a
modern telecommunications network. He is driving various applied machine learning initiatives,
aggressive network automation and how to get more data science competences into the telecom
industry. Lately, he started a debate on relevance of 5G for the mass market, the rightful expectations to
its potential and last but not least the economic impact on the telecom industry.
Dr. Kim Larsen has more than 16 years of experience in the
telecommunication industry, with national, as well as international
senior management roles. Currently he is the CTIO in Magyar
Telekom, Hungary’s market leading telco operator. Previously he
worked for Deutsche Telekom as Senior Vice President of
Technology Economics & Transformation reporting directly to the
Deutsche Telekom’s Group CTO. He holds a Ph.D. degree in
Physics and a master degree in Physics & Mathematics.
Dr. Kim