ETSI and the OpenAirInterface Software Alliance (OSA) in association with EURECOM were pleased to announce a Joint ETSI - OSA Event on Open Implementations and Standardization. Preceded by a one day training on 11 December, the Joint ETSI - OSA Workshop: Open Implementations and Standardization took place on 12-13 December 2018 at ETSI premises in Sophia Antipolis, France.
The workshop brought the 5G standardization and implementation communities together to reflect on the role of open implementations such as OpenAirInterface in support of the development of standards. The event came at a time when collaborative and open initiatives for wireless 5G are influencing how state of the art wireless networks can be designed and implemented. This in turn is impacting the work of standards groups.
This workshop was organized on the premise that open implementations can help promote innovation in wireless technologies by speeding up testing and validation of new functionality proposed through standardization.
A one day pre event training on Open implementation of 5G on General Purpose Processors took place on 11 December 2018.
The training, addressed to engineers and software developers was a combination of tutorials and hands-on on the OpenAirInterface Software Stack and PHY software. The training allowed participants new to OpenAirInterface to understand its functions, features and extent to which it can serve standards.
Basics of the OpenAirInterface: Status of current develop code and OAI Tools
Florian Kaltenberger, OSA/EURECOM / François Taburet, NOKIA BELL LABS
OpenAirInterface SW architecture and design
Laurent Thomas, OPEN CELLS
Coffee Break
Recent progress in improvements in OAI code base: the Code cleanup initiative
François Taburet, NOKIA BELL LABS
Lunch Break
(a) Training of OpenAirInterface L1-L2 procedures and (b) Implementation of TM4 into OAI softModem
Raymond Knopp, OSA/EURECOM - Saaifan, Khodr, FRAUNHOFER IIS
Training of OpenAirInterface Core Network: Recent enhancements in OAI-CN, MME, SPGW, HSS
Lionel Gauthier, EURECOM / Beken Dincer, BLACKNED.
Coffee Break
Training of OpenAirInterface 5G Core Network
Olivier Choisy, B-COM / Michel Trefcon, B-COM / Tien-Thinh Nguyen, EURECOM / Luhan Wang, BUPT
Training of the Continuous Integration bench at OSA
Raphael Defosseaux, OSA
Close of the Training
Opening Session & Keynotes
Chair: Anthony Wiles, ETSI
Welcome on behalf of ETSI
Anthony Wiles, ETSI
Welcome on behalf of OpenAirInterface Software Alliance
Christian Bonnet, OSA/EURECOM
Keynote: O-RAN, the ICDT Convergence Empowered by Open Source
Chih-Lin I, China Mobile
Coffee Break and Demonstration visits
Keynote: The Making of 5G
Mischa Dohler, Kings College London
Keynote: Network Softwarization Stays to Become A Reality
Akihiro Nakao, University of Tokyo
Questions & Answers with all three keynote speakers
Lunch Break and Demonstration Visits
SESSION 01: Prototyping of 5G wireless technologies based on OpenAirInterface and other open projects
Session Chair: Florian Kaltenberger, Eurecom
Ulak Communications’ View On Open Source Code and Interfaces As An End-To-End Network Solutions Provider
Akin Soysal, ULAK Haberlesme
Cognitive Radio Networks
Parag Naik, Anindya Saha, Saankhya Labs Pvt Ltd
Porting the Open Air Interface protocol stack to NI Linux Real-Time OS on USRP-2974
Markus Ullmann, National Instruments
5G Massive MIMO mm-wave Software Radio
Pierre Bonnard, TCL
Panel: Open Implementations for Cellular Standards and Commercial Deployments
Moderated by Florian Kaltenberger, EURECOM
Panelists:
Coffee Break and Demonstration Visits
Session 02: (Pre-)commercial and experimental deployments of 5G based on open platforms
Session Chair: Raymond Knopp, EURECOM
Blackned Ridux Networking Solution
Rony Schenk, Blackned
Skylark Iris: Massive MIMO Prototyping and Commercialization
Clayton Shepherd, Skylark Wireless
Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research: Enabling Convergence of Open, Modular, and Intelligent Future Networks
Abhimanyu Gosain, PAWR Project Office
Networking Cocktail
Keynote Session:
Session Chair: Irfan Ghauri, OSA
Keynote: A Regulator's View of 5G Technology and Innovation
Mansoor Hanif, OFCOM
Keynote: Collaboration Between Standards and Open Source Via Testing
Pierre Lynch, Keysight Inc.
Questions and Answers with Keynote Speakers
Coffee Break and Demonstration Visits
SESSION 03: Applications of 5G open implementations in commercial solutions, prototyping and standardization
Session Chair: Raymond Knopp, OSA
Fujitsu's OAI Activity Of The Year And The Road Ahead
Masayuki Harada, Fujitsu
5G End-to-End Opensource Chain As Developed By And For Orange Research
Marion Duprez, Orange
5G NR Platform For Research Based On Standardized Interfaces
Francois Périard, InterDigital Corporation
Assessing Compliance of 5G Device Implementations To 3GPP Standards
Olivier Genoud, ETSI
Lunch Break and Demonstration Visits
SESSION 04: Open platforms as an early testing and validation tool
Session Chair: Olivier Genoud, ETSI
RAN Dynamic Reconfiguration Using Controller Interfaces
Gian-Michele Dell’Aera, Telecom Italia
A Real-Time SDR Modem for Early LTE-V2X Testing: Development Activities & First Field Tests In Vehicles
Antonis Gotsis, FERON TECHNOLOGIES P.C.
RENEW: Programmable and Observable Massive-MIMO Networks
Rahman Doost-Mohammad, Rice University
Standards Based Testing, Emulation And Next Generation AI
Samit Ghosh, Abot Rebaca
Mobile Edge Computing and OAI Enabled Autonomous Driving
Luhan Wang, BUPT
Coffee Break and Demonstration Visits
SESSION 05: Open implementations and coding methodologies
Session Chair: Luhan Wang, BUPT
OpenAirInterface As A Research And Prototyping Platform
Francois Taburet, Nokia Bell-Labs
3GPP SBA Architecture Toward Micro-Services Control Plane Implementation
Olivier Choisy, B-COM
NB-IoT Implementation On The OpenAirInterface
Mathieu Kanj, B-COM
Offload Solutions for 5G-NR
Patrick Robert, Syrtem
Conclusions of the Workshop
Anthony Wiles, ETSI / Raymond Knopp, OSA/EURECOM
Close of the Event
Close of the Event
ETSI Headquarters
650 Route des Lucioles
06921 Sophia Antipolis
FRANCE
Tel: +33 4 92 94 42 00
Details of how to get to ETSI, local transport and hotels
The workshop hosted 10 demonstrations of technology showcasing 4G and 5G features. Advanced implementations in step with or in advance of latest releases of standards were also welcome to underline how open platforms can serve as a pre-standardization study tool.
The demonstrations took place during the coffee and lunch breaks of the OSA Workshop: Open Implementations and Standardization on 12-13 December 2018.