Recently, the wireless industry ushered in an important milestone: the formal freezing of the 5G NREL for 3GPP Non-Independent Networking (NSA), which laid the foundation for the formulation of future independent networking (SA) standards, marking the industry's move forward A big step has been taken.
With the establishment of the NSA 5G NR standard, for the first time, ecosystem-based vendors agreed on an internationally recognized single 5G air interface system technology standard, laying the technological foundation for the industry to begin testing and commercializing the next generation of wireless services and equipment.
I would like to congratulate all those who contributed to the development of this standard, which laid the groundwork for a global market for connectivity that is full of business opportunities and technological potential, and Intel is involved in this process, working closely with leaders in the mobile industry to support this Establish and accelerate the first batch of NR tests.
Many of the early scenarios will fall into the areas of enhanced eMBB, IoT, and V2X etc. Intel is driving innovation in these areas using the Intel 5G Mobile Test Platform (MTP ) And the Intel GO 5G vehicle platform for the field test.We have to gather key information about the usage scenarios 2-3 years in advance and the associated performance requirements to prepare for the specification freeze.
Intel is proud to contribute to the development of the NSA 5G NR standard through dedicated research, reference designs, and insights from extensive experimentation. Many of Intel's contributions include coding, error correction, modulation, spatial subchannelization, beamforming, reference signals Design, wireless link adaptation, etc. Intel also developed prototypes for the quasi-5G standard testing, including 5GTF.These system stacks are predecessors of NSA and SA 5G NR in nature and provide evidence of possible scenarios and specifications for this standard In the process, we worked with industry innovators such as Ericsson * and Nokia * as well as leading operators such as AT & T *, Korea Telecom *, NTT Docomo * and Verizon *.
We keep pace with the progress of the NR specification and rapidly evolve our mobile pilot platform to prepare for this standard freeze.It is already a platform for NSA 5G NR ready to provide device manufacturers with interoperability testing And enables operators to simulate real-world scenarios.The high-performance Intel FPGAs and Intel® Core ™ processors that this mobile pilot platform will play a key role in helping to shape the release of Release 15, which will be released in June 2018 SA standard.
We already have several NSA 5G NR trials in use that will include mobile test platforms in which Intel supports 5G RFICs for bands below 6GHz and millimeter-waves, and 5G RFFEs for both the 28GHz and 39GHz bands. From these interoperability tests And information from field trials underpin our first commercial NSA / SA 5G NR multimode solution, the Intel® XMM ™ 8000 Series Modem, which is expected to be available for client devices by 2019. These solutions The program will support a variety of scenarios, including PCs, cell phones, fixed wireless CPE, and even cars.
Of course, we should keep in mind that such a momentous moment is just the beginning. Now that common standards are in place is the beginning of a real innovation, and I expect that when 3GPP Release 16 is released we will see 5G becoming a reality: Mobile users bring an immersive digital and media experience that delivers low-latency connectivity for machine-to-machine applications and ultra-reliable communications for critical applications, all delivered at a lower mobile operator bit-per-bit cost, For manufacturers to achieve global economies of scale.
When that day comes, Intel will be as ready as it is today, supporting the entire industry and enabling the 5G future with an end-to-end solution from the network to the cloud to the client.