Open Networking Foundation

PURPOSE: THE OPEN NETWORKING FOUNDATION (ONF) AND RUTGERS WINLAB PROPOSE A JOINT RESEARCH PROJECT TO RESEARCH, DEVELOP, AND VALIDATE ACCURATE AND EFFECTIVE TEST METHODS TO MEASURE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF 5G NETWORK COMPONENTS AS WELL AS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF END-TO-END OPEN RAN ENERGY OPTIMIZATION STRATEGIES. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO INNOVATE AND VALIDATE EFFICIENT TEST METHODS FOR MEASURING ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF VARIOUS RAN AND CORE COMPONENTS BASED ON A SET OF EFFICIENT ENERGY CONSUMPTION METRICS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: 1. DEVELOP TEST METHODS TO MEASURE POWER CONSUMPTION OF VARIOUS RAN AND CORE COMPONENTS. THIS INCLUDES EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS OF POWER FOR VARIOUS SCENARIOS AND PARAMETERS AND IDENTIFYING A MINIMAL SET OF TEST SCENARIOS TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE AND EFFICIENT METHOD. 2. DEVELOP ENERGY EFFICIENCY/CONSUMPTION METRICS AND KPIS TO ENABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION TRACKING AND ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS ENERGY SAVING STRATEGIES. THIS WILL BUILD ON STANDARDS AVAILABLE IN 3GPP AND PROVIDE MORE GRANULAR DETAIL AS NEEDED FOR DISAGGREGATED COMPONENTS. 3. DEVELOP ENERGY CONSUMPTION MODELS WHICH WOULD PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF VARIOUS RAN/CORE COMPONENTS AS A FUNCTION OF LOAD (NUMBER OF USERS/SESSIONS, TRAFFIC LOAD ETC.). THIS WOULD BUILD ON THE STATE OF THE ART, WITH CALIBRATION OF MODELS ENABLED BY TESTS OF REAL EQUIPMENT. 4. DEVELOP METHODS TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS ENERGY STRATEGIES AND RAPP/XAPP APPLICATIONS. THIS WOULD BE DONE EFFICIENTLY BY LEVERAGING THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION MODEL, AND THE USE OF SIMULATED NETWORKS AS NEEDED.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE EXPECTED OUTCOME OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO INNOVATE AND VALIDATE EFFICIENT TEST METHODS FOR MEASURING ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF VARIOUS RAN AND CORE COMPONENTS BASED ON A SET OF EFFICIENT ENERGY CONSUMPTION METRICS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE VENDORS, SUPPLIERS, COMPANIES, AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE O-RAN SPACE. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: RUTGERS UNIVERSITY'S WINLAB, A NON-PROFIT ENTITY, IS A SUBRECIPIENT, RECEIVING FUNDING FOR PERSONNEL (1 FULL-TIME GRADUATE STUDENT, AN EXPERIENCED RESEARCH ENGINEER, AND LAB TECHNICAL SUPPORT STAFF); AND TO SUPPORT TRAVEL TO ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRY CONFERENCES, PRESENTING TO INDUSTRY, AND TO COORDINATE WITH OTHER TEAMS. RUTGERS WINLAB IS ENGAGING IN THIS JOINT PROJECT TO RESEARCH, DEVELOP AND VALIDATE ACCURATE AND EFFECTIVE TEST METHODS TO MEASURE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF 5G NETWORK COMPONENTS AS WELL AS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF END-TO-END OPEN RAN ENERGY OPTIMIZATION STRATEGIES. EXPERIMENTAL TESTING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ESTABLISHED RUTGERS WINLAB TEST LABS AS WELL AS VIRTUAL CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE, LEVERAGING SYNERGY WITH WORK IN THE COSMOS EXPERIMENTAL WIRELESS TESTBED AND THE RUTGERS WINLAB (COSMOS) O-RAN OPEN TEST AND INTEGRATION CENTER (OTIC) SITE WHICH IS ONE OF THE ONLY TWO OTIC SITES IN NORTH AMERICA.