InterDigital and 5G-CORAL Consortium Complete Their First Trial of Integrated Fog and Edge Virtualized Radio Access Network
November 13 2018 - 4:00AM
Demos in Taipei Shopping Mall Feature
Multi-Tier Fog and Edge Equipment and Flexible Deployment to Power
AR/VR, Robotics, and other 5G Use Cases; Trial Paves Way for More
Flexible, Cost-Effective and Accessible Network
Topology
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile technology research and
development company, and other members of the 5G-CORAL consortium
recently conducted their first 5G trial at Global Mall Nangang
Station Store in Taipei, Taiwan. The trial was significant in
demonstrating how 5G can effectively work across a modern
end-to-end network deployment -- from the cloud down to the extreme
network edge -- to advance the next generation of connected
services.
Members of the 5G-CORAL consortium, including ADLINK, AZCOM,
Ericsson, InterDigital, ITRI, NCTU, RISE, Telecom Italia, and UC3M,
participated in the trial. Together, they showcased how a
distributed and virtualized computing hierarchy can be relatively
simply deployed using dense low-cost fog nodes at the extreme edge
of the network (in the mall) connected to a sophisticated remote
data center approximately 100 km away in Hsinchu City.
The trial demonstrated several applications such as augmented
reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and edge cloud robotics
delivered in a real-world environment over the 5G-CORAL integrated
fog and edge virtualized radio access network solution. The series
of demos exhibited how 5G can effectively work across multiple
tiers of virtualized and distributed computing.
“5G is about more than just radio and speed,” said Alain Mourad,
Director, InterDigital Europe. “It’s also about cost savings and
flexible deployment to bring ultra-high speed and ultra-low latency
services into as many applications as possible. That may be its
most important contribution, long-term. We’re excited about the
potential of fog and edge computing along with 5G to create smarter
wireless solutions and enable new services – some even yet to be
imagined. By distributing more intelligence to the fog and edge,
this 5G-CORAL trial is charting a course towards
micro-services-based networks that can optimize for specific use
cases and local environments such as the mall.” View a video
of Alain Mourad introducing the 5G-CORAL trial.
The keys to the demo: low cost and ease of deployment. The
5G-CORAL trial employed low-cost fog and edge nodes in the mall
that were easily deployed and automatically controlled along with
their interaction with the remote high-cost data center. The low
cost of the nodes – some under $500 – contrasts with current
network architectures requiring multi-million-dollar data centers
and complex deployment and management.
Participants and passersby at the mall were able to view the
following demonstrations:
- Virtual Reality (InterDigital) – View a video of this
demonstration.
- Edge Robotics: Cooperative Parcel Delivery (UC3M) and Cleaning
Services (InterDigital) – View a video of this demonstration.
- Multi-RAT IoT Gateway (Ericsson)
- Augmented Reality (ITRI)
About 5G-CORAL
5G-CORAL is an H2020 European Union/Taiwan collaborative project
that is exploring service-based design in a deep and volatile
edge-fog virtualized infrastructure and contributing to standards
development that impacts radio access network (RAN) terminal and
infrastructure, by creating a unique opportunity for access
convergence. 5G-CORAL is coordinated by Universidad Carlos III de
Madrid (UC3M), and includes ADLINK, AZCOM, Ericsson, InterDigital,
ITRI, RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden), Telcaria, Telecom
Italia, and National Chiao Tung University (NCTU).
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.
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