InterDigital Announces Successful Demonstration of 5G Ready mmW Wireless Crosshaul Transport
January 31 2018 - 3:30AM
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile technology research and
development company, today announced the successful trial and
evaluation of the company’s millimeter wave (mmW) EdgeLink™ 60GHz
solution and Fast-Forward 70GHz solution that meets new 5G
transport requirements as defined by the various 5G standardization
groups in 3GPP, ETSI, IEEE, and eCPRI. The solution proved the
feasibility of 5G fronthaul upper-layer and lower-layer transport
over wireless.
The successful trial was a key part of a larger two-month trial
integrating technology innovations from six partners in the H2020
5G-Crosshaul consortium, InterDigital, Ericsson, Nokia, UC3M, NEC
and CND. The trial started in November 2017 and was conducted in
Madrid (Spain) at 5TONIC, an open research and innovation lab
focusing on 5G technologies. The 5G-Crosshaul consortium, over the
three years 2015-2017, has developed a novel 5G integrated
fronthaul/backhaul transport solution, named 5G-Crosshaul, that
enables flexible transport reconfiguration via Software Defined
Networking (SDN) in a multi-tenant, multi-domain environment, while
meeting 5G’s stringent service requirements.
InterDigital’s EdgeLink 60GHz solution and Fast-Forward 70GHz
solution served as the mmW wireless Crosshaul transport solution
for the 5G fronthaul upper layer and lower layer split options, as
well as for backhaul for a small cell. InterDigital’ s
Fast-Forward solution proved that it can meet the stringent latency
requirements of under 250 usec for the MAC-PHY lower layer split.
In addition, backhaul and PDCP/RLC upper layer fronthaul were
successfully transported simultaneously over a single high-capacity
mmW EdgeLink connection.
“We are pleased with the successful conclusion of this 2 month
trial marking the end of 3 years of close collaboration among 20
partners in the 5G-Crosshaul consortium. This is a crucial step
towards further trials scheduled in 2018 and 2019, including
5G-Crosshaul alongside 5G New Radio and 5G Core Network, paving the
way for the commercial deployment of 5G networks,” said Alan
Carlton, Vice President, InterDigital Europe.
5G-Crosshaul is an international project with 20 members aimed
at developing integrated fronthaul and backhaul system solutions to
support flexibility and unified management for 5G network
architectures. To learn more about the project, visit
http://5g-crosshaul.eu/.
About InterDigital®
InterDigital develops mobile technologies that are at the core
of devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve many of the
industry's most critical and complex technical challenges,
inventing solutions for more efficient broadband networks and a
richer multimedia experience years ahead of market deployment.
InterDigital has licenses and strategic relationships with many of
the world's leading wireless companies. Founded in 1972,
InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ and is included in the S&P
MidCap 400® index.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.
InterDigital
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