ASOCS virtual RAN (vRAN) Solution

The Virtual Base Station (vBS)The vBS is a fully virtualized Base Station capable of running software of all layers and functions, including Baseband L1 PHY real-time processing, on virtual machines. It enables high capacity and coverage in any environment and on any scale, from In-building with Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), through Metro Networks in dense urban areas, to Mega-scale networks covering entire cities.

Virtualization of baseband processing on Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) servers reduces operational and capital expenditures. Performing real-time baseband processing allows for dynamic and automated allocation of baseband resources based on actual data traffic, and eliminates the need to over provision base stations to meet peak demand.

Features • High User Support• Multi-Sector Support

• Low Latency• Multi-RAT • Advanced NMS

DAS Fronthaul

Stadium

Terminal

Campus

MPUL1 ACCVNFC

L1 SWVNFCM

PL L2VNFC

vBS APP

vRAN on Open Mobile Edge Cloud (OMEC)

vBS HWADAS POI

L3VNFC

VMs on CPUVMs on CPUVMs on CPUVFs on HWA

DigitalDAS

Controler

Dedicated HW

Backhaul

Cloud Management and Orchestration System

vEPC

vBS Manager VNFC VMs on CPU

An End-to-End In-Building / Campus vRAN Solution

BenefitsEfficiency • Improves network efficiency, especially

at the cell-edge

• Enables high performance applications on an Open Mobile Edge Cloud

Flexibility

• Interoperable with any digital DAS

• Neutral-host platform

Future-Proof • Allocate capacity with a click of a button

• Support any type of base station deployment topologies

• 5G-ready

C 10% M 0% Y 0% K 85% C 50% M 0% Y 95% K 0%

On-premise mobile clouds

In-Building vRAN Solution The integration of the vBS with a digital Distributed Antenna System (DAS) creates a powerful end-to-end coverage and capacity solution for in-building Radio Access Networks (RAN). This integrated solution decreases the amount of proprietary hardware needed, improves coverage, cell-edge throughput and spectral efficiency, and supports incremental addition of resources without having to rip-and-replace elements.

Reduced Footprint: • Elimination of radio attenuators

• Centralized resources in data centers

• Direct interoperability via open interface between vBS and DAS

• Lower TCO: Less equipment, consuming less power in communication rooms

Low Latency / Local Applications:• Multi-vendor Open Mobile Edge Cloud

(OMEC)

• For Carrier or Enterprise applications with local breakout (security, video conference)

Spectrum and Network Efficiency:• Dynamic configuration and allocation of

resources

• Auto-scale up/down: No more over provisioning to meet distributed peak demand

• Auto-scale in /out: Capacity allocation within and between venues or zones based on users traffic

• Compatible with Advanced spectrum efficiency features such as CoMP

Future Proof:• 5G-Ready, air interface agnostic modular

platform

Example: Multi-sector virtual RAN Solution

Switches

MANO: Monitoring Orchestrator and OpenStack

DAS Remote Units (third party)

Mobile Edge Applications / Local Breakout High Availability vBS

vBS: L1, L2, L3

MPU ServersHWA 1...n

1...n

DAS POI (third party)

GPP Servers

GPP Servers

BackhaulTransportCore

Network GPP Servers

Enabling Open Mobile Edge CloudsThe rise of new applications such as Virtual Reality (VR), autonomous cars, smart stadiums, and cloud robotics, impose demanding requirements on networks, including ultra-low latency and localized processing. It also requires functions of the mobile core network to move closer to the user.

The vBS architecture enables an ultra-low latency Open Mobile Edge Cloud with direct access to real-time radio network information, capable of reducing network bandwidth consumption, allowing service customization and enhancing the mobile broadband experience.

Concurrent User Support per Sector 600+ (1000+*)

Channel BW (MHz) 5/10/20

MIMO 2x2 (4x4*)

Sectors / 1U IT Server 6 (10*)

Sectors / 1U MPU Server 6/18

*Supported in the next release. Contact ASOCS for details.

Supported Configurations

MEC

L2 NRT | L3

MPU

MPL

ETHL1 + L2 RTMPU

HA

RF

RRHIQ to RF

Midhaul Transport

Core CenterEPC/ vEPC

Local / CentralOffice Datacenter

Backhaul Transport S1Midhaul Transport

vRAN Solution for Macro NetworksThe vBS can support any baseband partitioning architecture depending on the carrier’s needs:

1. Open Mobile Edge Cloud at Central Office with dark fibers to the Cell Sites

2. Hybrid Open Mobile Edge Cloud for real-time processing and Centralized Cloud for none-real-time functions

a. This topology allows Carriers to centralize none-real-time functions at first, when no dark fiber is available and run applications at the central office location (diagram 1).

b. Carriers can leverage the Open Mobile Edge Cloud to run all functions and applications at the network edge, which is critical for low-latency applications. Enterprises will benefit from a local network breakout, allowing certain types of information to stay locally without traveling outside of the Enterprise gateway (diagram 2).

c. The Open Mobile Edge Cloud can serve a local cell site and any adjacent cell site that is connected with fibers, forming a super-cell (diagram 2).

Diagram 1 (2a)

Diagram 2 (2b+2c)

MEC

MPU

MPL

ETH

Core CenterEPC/ vEPC

Local / CentralOffice Datacenter

Fronthaul Transport

RF

RRHIQ to RF

L1 + L2 +L3MPU

MEC

Backhaul Transport S1Midhaul Transport

About ASOCS ASOCS is a pioneer in virtual Radio Access Networks (vRAN) and a provider of fully virtualized, NFV-compatible virtual Base Station (vBS) solutions. Transitioning LTE baseband processing from proprietary, bundled hardware, to a software-rich application that runs on Commercial Off -The-Shelf (COTS) servers significantly improves spectrum efficiency, and enables Open Mobile Edge Clouds (OMEC) at any scale, from in-building and campus deployments to outdoor Macro networks.

With a strong ecosystem of partners, ASOCS collaborates with tier one carriers, enterprises and cloud companies to revolutionize the way cellular networks are deployed, managed and scaled.

Visit www.asocsnetworks.com to learn more.

C 10% M 0% Y 0% K 85% C 50% M 0% Y 95% K 0%

On-premise mobile clouds