Open and Cloud-based network planning services to deploy 5G

Strategic radio planning delivered as micro-services shall pave the way for future network automation solutions 

Leaders in modern network visibility providers of network planning, testing, performance, and application control solutions, are collaborating with O-RAN research projects to deliver a carrier-grade, cloud-based platform for radio network planning, optimization, and modeling to support the rapid roll-out for CSP’s end-to-end cloud-native 5G mobile network. This innovative strategic radio network planning solution, made available by CSP’s Communication platform, aims to directly contribute to the agility, high performance, and scalability for end-to-end fully cloud-native mobile networks.

Deployment of cloud-native, CSP’s mobile communication platform and using containerized micro-services architecture for RF design, planning and operational platforms with open Application Programming Interfaces (API) shall allow CSP’s Mobile’s engineering teams to utilize advanced “on-demand” planning and design features, devised to efficiently reduce the time and cost of network deployment, through extensive automation and integration with other applications within CSP’s Communication ecosystem.

The proposed solution can run entirely on the Linux platform and all microservices can be delivered as Docker containers offering high availability, scalability, and readily integrate into orchestration and automation tools of CSP’s Communication platform were required. These extensive capabilities allow CSPs to manage its planning database, automatically generate coverage, interference, throughput, and other analysis and, in turn, enable capabilities such as auto-commissioning of sites and automation of other workflows.

Such deployments of the cloud-native mobile network with the flexibility shall fulfill the true promise of 5G, supporting important new functionalities, such as network slicing, offering dedicated connectivity for specific customers, and ultra-low latency services and beyond, without compromising on reliability.

Turning radio planning solution into a cloud-native application offers a way to quickly scale out and automate many of the critical functions to roll out 5G networks and to assist with the ongoing operational requirements for both operators and enterprise customers that may deploy their own private 5G networks in future.