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Enabling Forward Compatibility

Explore | Experience | Expanse

A Tata Elxsi Perspective on Network Transformation

- RajaGopalan Rajappa,

Deputy CTO & Head, Network Transformation Services

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Technology Waves - Agile Inventive Services and Programmable Profitable Networks.

Configurable, programmable, orchestratable

Open source technologies for software and hardware

Cloud technologiesE-Commerce/Appstore

Virtualization till last mile

IoT as Service BundleNaaS through network slicing (5G)

Common, virtualized, real-time infrastructure sharing inventive business models

Open, standardized and model driven APIs

End to end privacy, security and data governance

“ In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is. ”

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Transformational Architecture for TSPs (SDN/NFV Constructs – APP Store Model)

Network Functions (NFaaS)VNFMs

E2E Network Service Orchestrator (NaaS)

Next Generation OSS/BSS

Transport Domain (TaaS)WIMs

Virtual Domain (IaaS)(SDPs)

NBI - Open API

SBI- IaaS Open API

VNF Physical Inter-DC Transport Compute Storage Network

SBI- TaaS Open APISBI- Configuration/ Monitor Open API

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Agile Service Delivery Architecture (Appstore model)

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5G E2E Network Reference Architecture – 5GPP

Coopetitive sharing (slicing) of network resources

Rural multi-level/skills Education;

Real-time Health care; Agriculture, Farming & Local

Manufacturing; etc

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Technology Possibilities – Transformational through Co-Opetition

Self-service Web Portal

User Service

Endpoint

UNI

Head Office

Network Operator 1

Customer Facing

Open APIs

Business Applications

Service Orchestration

Inter-Provider

Open APIs

FRAMEWORK

Business Applications

Service Orchestration

Technology Domains Open APIs

Network Operator 2

ENNIUNI

User Service

Endpoint

Cloud Service Provider

CAPABILITIES

Fulfilment Performance Control Assurance

Usage Analytics Security Policy

End-to-End Network-as-a-Service

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Technology Domains Open APIs

FRAMEWORK

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Network Services – Automation Platform

Customer Account Management

Unified product management

Sales & Marketing Management

CRM/Salesforce

Quote & Order Management

Service Fulfilment

EdgeOrchestration

Transport (VIM)Orchestration

DOCSISMobile

coreCore/

Interlay

IoTOrchestration

DCOrchestration

Infrastructure

OpenStack

Rancher/Kubernetes

ServiceAssurance

Service Monitoring

Closed Loop control

Connectivity Mgmt & Control

Big CloudFabric

Big MonitoringFabric

Connectivity Layer

Infrastructure Layer

Service Layer

Integration Layer

Master Orchestration

Common ExpressionLayer

Common UI

E-commerce Portal

Selfcare Portal Admin PortalAnalytics

Portal

Middleware

API GatewayIdentity

ManagementSingle Sign-on

Operations Management (OOM)

Inventory & Topology Management

Infrastructure Management

Multi-controller management

Policy Management

Multi-VIMcontrol

Master Orchestrator

Data Lake

Analytics SDK

Data Movement Bus

Collectors

Enterprise IntegrationBusiness Process

Management

vRAN

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Borderless Software Centric Processes Creates Disruption

Technology and Innovation Telco IT Operations

SDN / NFV

Physical &Virtual Network Appliances

Open S/W and H/W Easier Multi vendor integration /

Open API

Next Generation BSS/ OSS SDN offers centralized policy/

programmability / Mng /Monitoring

Workflow & Business Process Automation

Agile subscription to fulfilment Service Monitoring & Assurance Service remediation

Boundaries are diminishing with SDN / NFV and cloud technologies – Borderless

Software Centric and Open API based

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IoT Opportunities with Operators & Role of SDN/NFV

(100,000 %) 100 K percentage increase in data usage in the last 8 years

SDN / NFV

Automatic policy update ( Security authorisation, authentication and privacy, Routes)

Availability of Vendor ecosystem

APP storeMonetizing thro service bundle (e-Commerce model)

Edge cloud / Nano data centre

5G (NB –IoT, 5G)Unlicensed spectrum - LoRa

Programmable policies

On premise open source based cloud

Open source communities

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IoT Smart Homes

Connected Car

Fleet Management

Connected Buildings

Healthcare&

Education

Service Delivery platform based on SDN / NFV

Net

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Smart City

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Characterization of 5G Eco System (Dominant Open source ecosystem)

Wireless Access Technology (Radio Access Network)

Virtualized Core & Infra (VNFs)

Service Delivery Platform (Data Center(s))

E2E Service Network Management & Orchestrator

SDN Controller

Mobile Vendors

eNB(Base Station)

vendors

SemiconVendors

Mobile Apps (AppStore)

Games, AR, VR

UE

eNBEPC MME P-GW vIMS

vCDN

vCACHE

Edge CloudCentral Office

Cloud

Main DC Cloud

Private Cloud Public CloudHybrid Cloud

OpenSource Vendor specificVendor Specific

OpenSourceVendor Specific

OpenSource Vendor Specific

5G Eco System

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Potential Benefits to Telecom Service Providers

Agile launch of Products & Services

Telco App Factory

IoT as integrated Bundle

Monetize APIs’ potential

Inventive Business models with Competition & Government / Regulatory

Enhance Customer Experience

Agile Organization & Operations

Time to deploy & Quick scaling

Cloud / APP Factory

DevOps model up to Production networks

On-demand, Differentiated, Real-time

Ubiquitous broadband

Digital Experience

Self subscription, Self Care

SD and DC based platform

Cloud-native VNFs and applications

Agile and orchestrated operations

NG-BSS/OSS

Capex optimization (Infra sharing, open sources, Automation …

Cloudified Telco Network

Operational Excellence

New Revenue Stream

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