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ASOCS virtual RAN

(vRAN) Solution

The Virtual Base Station (vBS)

The vBS is a fully virtualized Base Station capable of running software of all Benefits
layers and functions, including Baseband L1 PHY real-time processing, on
Efficiency
virtual machines. It enables high capacity and coverage in any environment
• Improves network efficiency, especially
and on any scale, from In-building with Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS),
at the cell-edge
through Metro Networks in dense urban areas, to Mega-scale networks
• Enables high performance applications
covering entire cities.
on an Open Mobile Edge Cloud
Virtualization of baseband processing on Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS)
Flexibility
servers reduces operational and capital expenditures. Performing real-time
• Interoperable with any digital DAS
baseband processing allows for dynamic and automated allocation of
• Neutral-host platform
baseband resources based on actual data traffic, and eliminates the need to
over provision base stations to meet peak demand. Future-Proof
• Allocate capacity with a click of a button
Features • Low Latency • Support any type of base station
• High User Support • Multi-RAT deployment topologies
• Multi-Sector Support • Advanced NMS • 5G-ready

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

Campus
Stadium Cloud Management and Orchestration System

Terminal vRAN on Open Mobile Edge Cloud (OMEC)

vBS Manager VNFC VMs on CPU

Digital MPU
L1 SW L2 L3
MPL

DAS L1 ACC
Controler VNFC VNFC VNFC VNFC

Dedicated HW VFs on HWA VMs on CPU VMs on CPU VMs on CPU

DAS POI vBS HWA vBS APP

DAS Fronthaul vEPC

Backhaul
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: Spectrum and Network Efficiency:

• 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)
• 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

GPP Servers
and OpenStack
Mobile Edge Applications / Local Breakout
GPP Servers
High Availability vBS

Backhaul
Core Transport
Network vBS: L1, L2, L3
GPP
Servers DAS Remote Units (third party)

MPU Servers
HWA 1...n

DAS POI (third party)

1...n
Supported Configurations
Concurrent User Support per Sector 600+ (1000+*) Sectors / 1U IT Server 6 (10*)
Channel BW (MHz) 5/10/20 Sectors / 1U MPU Server 6/18
MIMO 2x2 (4x4*)

Enabling Open Mobile Edge Clouds

The 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.

vRAN Solution for Macro Networks

The 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).

RRH
IQ to RF Local / Central Core Center
Office Datacenter EPC/ vEPC
RF

L2 NRT | L3

MEC
HA MPL
L1 + L2 RT ETH
MPU MPU

Midhaul Transport Midhaul Transport Backhaul Transport S1

Diagram 1 (2a)

RRH
IQ to RF Local / Central Core Center
Office Datacenter EPC/ vEPC
RF

MEC
MEC MPL
L1 + L2 +L3 ETH
MPU MPU

Fronthaul Transport Midhaul Transport Backhaul Transport S1

Diagram 2 (2b+2c)

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

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.

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