Intel Unleashes 2.7x Performance per Rack Improvement for 5G Core
February 26 2024 - 12:31AM
Business Wire
Intel Infrastructure Power Manager software
delivers an additional 30%-plus power savings.
What’s New: To answer network operators’ demands for
energy-efficient scaling, Intel Corporation disclosed two major
updates to drive footprint, power and total cost of ownership (TCO)
savings across 5G core networks: the preview of its Intel® Xeon®
next-gen processors, code-named Sierra Forest, with up to 288
Efficient-cores (E-cores), and the commercial availability of the
Intel® Infrastructure Power Manager (IPM) software for 5G core.
“Communication service providers require
greater infrastructure efficiency as 5G core networks continue to
build out. With the majority of 5G core networks deployed on Intel
Xeon processors today, Intel is uniquely positioned to address
these efficiency challenges. By introducing new Efficient-cores to
our roadmap and with the commercial adoption of our Intel
Infrastructure Power Manager software, service providers can slash
TCO while achieving unmatched performance and power savings across
their networks.”
–Alex Quach, Intel vice president and general
manager of Wireline and Core Network Division
Why It Matters: Energy consumption and reduction of the
infrastructure footprint remain top challenges that network
operators face in building out their wireless 5G core network.
How It Works: Unveiled at Intel Innovation this past
fall, the Intel Xeon processor roadmap is expanding to include
E-core processors. E-cores will provide network operators with
processors optimized for energy and TCO savings. Intel Xeon
next-gen processors, code-named Sierra Forest, launching later this
year will offer up to 288 cores and help operators recognize a 2.7x
performance per rack1 improvement – an industry leading performance
per rack for 5G Core workloads2.
The new processors will allow network operators to increase
performance per rack, virtual CPUs (vCPUs) and performance per watt
without significant changes to application software. Intel is
collaborating closely with operators and 5G core software suppliers
to deploy the new processors and Intel Infrastructure Power Manager
software.
About CPU Innovations: Intel Xeon processors are the
proven and most widely deployed server CPUs across the industry.
Backed by an extensive ecosystem of innovative partners, Intel’s
technological advancements and collaborations utilizing E-cores
will help unleash proven power savings for a more sustainable
future.
- BT Group has been a leader on climate action for over 30
years and, as the UK’s largest provider of fixed-line broadband and
mobile services, making our networks more energy efficient is a key
priority for us. Our deep collaboration with Intel continues to
reap benefits in this area, and the prospects of the latest Xeon
processor (Sierra Forest) and Intel Infrastructure Power Manager
will significantly accelerate BT Group’s path to
sustainability.
- Dell Technologies continues to deliver advanced servers
in the telco industry by collaborating with Intel and optimizing
its servers to meet the demands of operators around the world.
- Ericsson continues a long-standing and deep
collaboration with Intel to innovate in the 5G core space. This
year each company will have presentations in their booths that
showcase the Intel Xeon Next-Gen processors running on Ericsson’s
dual-mode 5G Core and Ericsson Cloud Infrastructure. Results show a
3.2x performance improvement and over 40% reduction in energy
consumption3.
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Intel are working
together to maximize compute power efficiency and performance for
5G infrastructure on Xeon next-gen processors, code-named Sierra
Forest.
- KDDI - Power efficiency and core count are key
indicators for KDDI when building 5G networks. The power savings
and performance per watt improvement of the future Xeon processor
(codenamed Sierra Forest) is impressive. KDDI welcomes this new
option to support their platform deployment.
- SK Telecom is evaluating the future Intel Xeon processor
(codenamed Sierra Forest) and Intel Infrastructure Power Manager
for 5G Core to accelerate their sustainability goals. Tests
showcase breakthrough improvements in performance per watt for
their next generation 5G Core network deployments.
- Telstra, in collaboration with Intel, is working to
perform network evaluations of the Intel Xeon Next Gen processor
(codenamed Sierra Forest) to deliver the world’s most
energy-efficient, performant and sustainable 5G core network.
About Intel Infrastructure Power Manager: Launched last
year at MWC 2023, the Intel Infrastructure Power Manager software
for 5G core proved how operators can take advantage of the built-in
telemetry of Intel Xeon processors and reduce CPU power usage
without compromising key performance metrics including throughput,
latency and packet drop. The software can be installed on existing
and future Xeon-based network infrastructure.
About Reaching Net Zero Emissions: Energy consumption
amounts to 20% to 40% of network operating expenses.4 It is
critical for communication service providers (CoSPs) to
holistically optimize end-to-end power utilization and the overall
sustainability of their 5G networks. Integrating Intel
Infrastructure Power Manager software into their 5G core software
offerings allows operators to accelerate their sustainability goals
and offset carbon dioxide emissions.
- Casa Systems will feature a demo with Dell Technologies
and Telenor in its booth in Hall 2, #2G11 at MWC showcasing up to
50% power savings with Intel Infrastructure Power Manager running
on 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors. Casa's 5G core integrated with
Intel IPM is now commercially available.
- NEC ensures the energy efficiency of UPF by using Intel®
Infrastructure Power Manager, enabling the offset of increasing
power consumption for carbon neutrality. This achievement helps
improve the performance of mobile network traffic processing by
leaps and bounds, as well as contribute to lower power consumption
and costs.
- Nokia continues its deep and broad collaboration with
Intel, which includes delivering compelling solutions for
energy-efficient and sustainable core network infrastructure. With
integrated Intel IPM software for 5G core, Nokia has validated a
40%5 reduction in CPU power levels with zero packet loss when
testing 5G user and control plane functions running on HPE ProLiant
DL360 Gen 11 servers featuring Intel Xeon processors. Nokia’s
results with IPM sit on top of any
generation-to-generation energy efficiency
improvements that come with Intel’s Xeon processors. Nokia will
provide the first commercially available 5G core stack based on
this capability in 2024.
- Orange is collaborating with Intel and ecosystem
partners like Nokia to significantly reduce the runtime power
consumption of its network function infrastructure. By leveraging
the Intel Infrastructure Power Management in the network and by
collaborating on initiatives like the #Sylva project, the path to
increased energy efficiency and lower operating costs is
accelerating.
- Samsung partnered with SK Telecom to launch a lab trial
featuring Intel IPM software for user plane. Current lab trials are
measuring over 27% CPU power savings without compromising
throughput, latency or packet drop6. SK Telecom projects energy
savings may exceed $10 million while accelerating progress toward
net-zero targets by offsetting thousands of metric tons of carbon
emissions. Samsung indicates that its 5G Core software utilizing
Intel’s new processors will become commercially available in 2H
2024.
- ZTE continues to collaborate with Intel to assist
operators to drive down power costs and total cost of ownership of
network infrastructure. By using the Intel Infrastructure Power
Manager integrated with the ZTE 5G Common Core Solution, operators
will gain the performance and efficiency to meet their
requirements.
What End Customers Can Do Next: Customers may visit the
Intel Booth at MWC (Hall 3, Booth 3E31) to see demonstrations of
the Intel Xeon next-gen processors, code-named Sierra Forest, and
they may work with 5G core network function software vendors to
learn more about the Intel Infrastructure Power Manager.
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The Small Print
1 Based on estimated architectural projections as of Feb. 14,
2024, vs. prior-generation platforms as of 2021. Your results may
vary.
2Based on Intel analysis and publicly available data as of Feb.
20, 2024.
3Based on Ericsson testing and MWC 2024 press announcement for
5G core Feb. 26, 2024.
4 Ref: GSMA Intelligence: A blueprint for green networks,
October 2022.
5 Nokia MWC 2024 Press Release, Feb. 21, 2024.
6 SK Telecom Press Release, Feb. 16, 2023.
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