EndtoEnd Reconfigurability: Enabler of the Seamless Experience

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End-to-End Reconfigurability Enabler of the
Seamless Experience

• Karim El-Khazen
• Motorola Labs
• 4G Forum 2005
• 02.06.05 - KCL

http//www.e2r.motlabs.com
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E2R Presentation Outline

• E2R in a Nutshell
• End-to-End Reconfigurability Research Rationale
• E2R Technical Research
• E2R Events and Workshops
• End-to-End Reconfigurability Key Points and Next
  Steps

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E2R In a Nutshell (1/3)
E2R Project Key Figures and Structuring

• Duration (Phase 1)
• Jan-04 Dec 05
• Consortium (Phase 1)
• 26 Organizations9 Countries
• Budget (Phase 1)
• 16.2 MEuros
• EU Budget (Phase 1)
• 8.9 MEuros
• Resources (Phase 1)
• 1308 PM (?55 PY/Y)

• Contractual Outcomes 44 Deliverables and 77
  Milestones

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E2R In a Nutshell (2/3)
E2R Project Objective

• The key objective of the E2R project is to
  devise, develop and trial architectural design of
  reconfigurable devices and supporting system
  functions to offer an expanded set of operational
  choices to the users, application and service
  providers, operators, regulators in the context
  of heterogeneous mobile radio systems
• Innovative research, development and proof of
  concept are sought in an end-to-end aspect,
  stretching from user device all the way up to
  Internet protocol, and services, and in
  reconfigurability support, intrinsic
  functionalities such as management and control,
  download support, spectrum, regulatory framework
  and business models

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E2R In a Nutshell (3/3)
E2R IP Heritage of Partners
FP6
FP5
E2R
Strong heritage in Reconfigurability was gained
through former European IST projects
E2R Research scope is covering the End-to-End
aspect and the Reconfigurability support
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End-to-End Reconfigurability Research Rationale
(1/6)
Beyond 3G (B3G) Systems
End-to-End Reconfigurability is the key enabler
for providing a seamless experience to the
end-user and the operators ? Managing and
increasing resilience of growingly complex
architectures ? Reducing costs of communication
systems ? Providing flexibility to developpers of
services and applications
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End-to-End Reconfigurability Research Rationale
(2/6)
End-to-End Reconfigurability (E2R) Approach
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End-to-End Reconfigurability Research Rationale
(3/6)
Objectives of the End-to-End Reconfigurability
Research

• Bring the full benefits of the valuable diversity
  within the radio eco-space, composed of a wide
  range of systems such as cellular, wireless local
  area and broadcast
• Offer an expanded set of operational choices to
  the users, applications and service providers,
  operators, regulators in the context of
  heterogeneous mobile radio systems, by providing
  increased flexibility in personal communications,
  improved mobility, expanded opportunities for new
  services and applications and more efficient use
  of deployed infrastructure and spectrum occupancy
  

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End-to-End Reconfigurability Research Rationale
(4/6)
Key Challenges of the End-to-End
Reconfigurability Research

• Transforming embedded Flexibility into End-to-End
  Reconfigurability
• E.g. Enhancement of Equipment Functionalities
  and Customer Care Support
• Capturing the newly enabled Functionalities into
  sizeable Benefits
• E.g. Reduction of Operators CAPEX/OPEX through
  flexible Management of Radio Resources
• E.g. More Flexibility in Spectrum Usage and
  Regulation allowing flexible Spectrum Usage
• Finding right Balance between integrated versus
  distributed Approaches
• E.g. Finding the appropriate Distribution of
  Functions

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End-to-End Reconfigurability Research Rationale
(5/6)
E2R Rationale and Benefits

• Operators scalable and reconfigurable
  infrastructure that optimises resource usage. New
  applications and technologies offered more
  efficiently. High return on investment, reduction
  of CAPEX and OPEX costs
• Service and Application Providers open flexible
  platforms and associated execution environments.
  Deployment of enhanced features in reduced TTM
• Users integrated telecommunication environment.
  Variety of services and applications at
  affordable prices. Ability to use reconfigurable
  equipments to reach required services at times
  and places when / where they need them
• Manufacturers wider markets by offering
  customised solutions. Development of plug and
  play technology will ease migration to new
  standards, protocols and applications unknown as
  for today. Customer support facilitated as well
• Regulators consolidated framework wherein the
  wireless environment should evolve. Easier
  access, better spectrum management, follow-up of
  ethical and technological rules

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End-to-End Reconfigurability Research Rationale
(6/6)
Research Thematics of the End-to-End
Reconfigurability Research

• E2R System Research (WP1) aims to build and
  develop the system research for end-to-end
  reconfigurability, aggregating the technical,
  business and regulatory visions from the
  different actors of the project across the
  project WPs
• Equipment Management (WP2) addresses the
  reconfiguration issues related to equipment which
  are capable of being reconfigured securely,
  reliably and seamlessly
• Network Support for Reconfiguration (WP3)
  concentrates on the support of reconfigurability
  of network entities and terminals by network
  functions for secure download, reconfiguration
  management and validation
• Radio Modem Reconfigurability (WP4) focuses on
  the development of local configuration control
  concepts and mechanisms for the physical layer
  resources, reconfiguration strategies and the
  development of the reconfigurable physical
  resources
• Evolution of Radio Resource and Spectrum
  Management (WP5) aims at developing the
  mechanisms for dynamic allocation of radio
  resources, combining reconfigurable technology
  and support structures with novel resource
  management techniques
• E²R Proof of Concept Evolutionary Environment
  (WP6) aims at developing and validating an
  experimental proof of concept environment capable
  of demonstrating E2R features in an all-IP
  heterogeneous network architecture

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End-to-End Reconfigurability Technical Research
(1/13)
End-to-End Reconfigurability (E2R) Project
Architectural Perspective

• Reconfigurable equipments and systems will
  generally provide much higher flexibility,
  scalability, configurability and
  interoperability than currently existing
  mobile communications systems
• Expected topology corresponding to the
  transition from multi-mode to smart
  reconfigurable equipments and related
  reconfiguration support

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End-to-End Reconfigurability Technical Research
(2/13)
E2R Scenarios and Requirements Highlights

• End-to-End Reconfigurability is a key enabler to
  support the heterogeneous and generalized
  wireless access, in a flexible and intelligent
  manner

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End-to-End Reconfigurability Technical Research
(3/13)
E2R System Actors and Business Model Research
Highlights
Business System Architecture Process (BSAP)
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End-to-End Reconfigurability Technical Research
(4/13)
E2R Regulatory Framework

• Analysis of the current regulatory framework
• Basic SDR related problems (e.g. equipment
  certification)
• Reconfiguration responsibility
• Spectrum management
• Spectrum trading and sharing
• Collection and analysis of the trendsof the
  global community
• Definition of a regulatory frameworkthat will
  cover both areas related to SDR and
  reconfigurable technologies
• Development, distribution and analysis of an E2R
  Regulatory Questionnaire
• Introduction of the Responsibility Chain Concept

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End-to-End Reconfigurability Technical Research
(5/13)
E2R Equipment Management and Control Highlights

• In the Framework of E2R, a Management
  Architecture and respective Functionality is
  proposed for the Equipment Management, namely,
  the Configuration Management Module (CMM)
• The CMM has Interfaces to the different
  Reconfiguration Layers (internal), and also to
  the Network Support Services (external)
• The Configuration Control Module (CCM) has to
  perform and control the Reconfiguration Action
  for each Layer. The Interfaces to the different
  Reconfiguration Layers are realized through the
  CCMs (Controllers). The following Layers are
  considered
• Modem Layer
• Protocol Stack Layer
• Application Layer

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End-to-End Reconfigurability Technical Research
(6/13)
E2R Equipment Management and Control Modules

• Configuration Management Module (CMM)
• A functional Entity within the Equipment
  (Terminal, BS / AP or Network), which manages the
  Reconfiguration Processes according to specified
  Semantic, Protocols and Configuration Data Models
• Configuration Control Module (CCM)
• A supporting Entity responsible of the Control
  and Supervision of the Reconfiguration Execution
  by use of specific Commands/ Triggers and
  Functions of a given Reconfigurable Functional
  Layer (AP Application, PS Protocol Stack and
  RM Reconfigurable Modem)
• Execution environment (EE)
• The means for providing the basic Mechanisms
  required for dynamic, reliable, secure Change of
  Equipment Operation. It aims to offer a
  consistent Interface for the Application of
  Reconfiguration Actions

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End-to-End Reconfigurability Technical Research
(7/13)
E2R Equipment Management and Control Architecture
(1/2)
CMM
Network
Interface
CCM
Service API
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End-to-End Reconfigurability Technical Research
(8/13)
Equipment Management and Control Architecture
(2/2)

• First UML Specification with main functional
  modules
• Reference for Prototype
• CMM_IfNss Interfaces with the Network
  Support Services
• CMM_MD Monitoring and Discovery
• CMM_NS Reconfiguration Negotiation and
  Selection
• CMM_Sec Security
• CMM_Dwnld Configuration Download
• CMM_Inst Installation and Recovery
• CMM_Prof Configuration Profiles
• CMM_DMP Decision Making Policy Enforcement
• CMM_Evnt Event Handler
• CCM_RM Reconfigurable Modem
• CCM_AP Application Layer
• CCM_PS Protocol Stack
• CCM_EE Execution Environment

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End-to-End Reconfigurability Technical Research
(9/13)
Reconfiguration Management Plane (RMP)

• Virtual network entity that manages the
  reconfiguration of all equipments in an
  end-to-end context. It provides the required
  resources for managing the reconfiguration
  process and the management of the process itself.
  
• RMP functional entities reside both in network
  elements and in the terminal equipment
• Plane Management Functions
• Context Management
• Profile Management Profile Provision System
• Reconfiguration Classmarking
• Policy Provision
• Reconfiguration Management
• Software Download Management
• Service Provision
• Layer Management Functions
• Application-, Service-, Content-, and
  User-centric functions
• OS-specific functions
• Network-centric functions
• RAT-centric functions
• Device-specific functions

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End-to-End Reconfigurability Technical Research
(10/13)
Reconfiguration Types and Reconfiguration
Classmarks

• Static reconfiguration
• Multi-link/Multi-standard possible. Selection of
  standard(s) by user, etc.
• Quasi-static reconfiguration
• Download of a terminal dependent executable code.
  Terminal has to be restarted
• Quasi-dynamic reconfiguration
• Terminal remains operational. Soft handover to
  new standard possible
• Dynamic reconfiguration
• Download of a terminal dependent executable code
  or standardised RAT description. Terminal
  remainsin operational mode. Soft handover to
  new standard possible

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End-to-End Reconfigurability Technical Research
(11/13)

• Targeting an intelligent functional architecture
  based on UTRAN architecture evolution 3GPP and
  reconfiguration concepts developed within E2R
• Reduced latency and high bursty throughputs
  thanks to fast spectrum allocations and Joint
  Radio Resource Management (JRRM) schemes
• Integration of reconfiguration and download
  support functions based on Reconfiguration
  Management Plane (RMP) for intelligent
  Multi-Standard Base Station (MSBS) and terminal

Network Architecture
ASM Advanced Spectrum Mgmt, JRRM Joint-RRM,
IMS IP Multimedia SubsystemRCM Reconfiguration
Control Mgmt, CCSF Call State Control Function,
HSS Home Subscriber Server RSF Radio
Reconfiguration Support Function, DNPM Dynamic
Network Planning Mgmt
Draft Architecture
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End-to-End Reconfigurability Technical Research
(12/13)
E2R Radio Resource and Spectrum Management
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End-to-End Reconfigurability Technical Research
(13/13)
E2R Evolutionary Prototyping Environment
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E2R Events and Workshops
E2R Key Highlights in 2005

• Organization of E2R Business Model Workshop
  (Brussels BE June 05)
• Participation to IST Summit 05 (Dresden GE June
  05)
• 12 Presentations and Posters / Exhibition Booth
  / Tutorial / Session Chairs / WWI Workshop
• Participation to WWRF Summer Meeting (San Diego
  July 05)
• Co-organization of DEXA/SUN Workshop (Copenhagen
  DK August 05)
• Participation to IEEE PIMRC 05 (Berlin GE
  September 05)
• Co-organization of joint E2R-SDRF Workshop
  (Brussels BE September 05)
• Organization of Special E2R Session in IWS
  Workshop (Aalborg DK Sept 05)
• Organization of E2R Workshop in Asia (Shanghai Ch
  October 05)
• Participation to IEEE DySPAN (Baltimore Harbor
  November 05)
• Participation to SDRF TC 05 (Orange County
  November 05)
• Participation to WWRF Fall Meeting (Paris
  December 05)
• Co-organization of WWI Symposium and E2R Workshop
  (Paris December 05)

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End-to-End Reconfigurability Key Points
End-to-End Reconfigurability European Research
Key Points

• Only E2R Project addressing the Reconfigurability
  Thematic in the EU FP6 SO Mobile and Wireless
  Systems Beyond 3G
• Strong Potentials from Research and Consortium
  Perspectives to radically change Foundation for
  building future wireless Systems
• End-to-End Coverage (Components and
  Reconfigurability Support)
• Phase 1 including early Proof of Concept
  Developments
• Consolidating and growing the European vision,
  expertise and competitiveness
• Leading in Reconfigurability IPR
• Driving Standardization and Regulation Bodies
• Enhancing and spreading excellence on
  Reconfigurability
• Knowledge Sharing, Training, Field Trials

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End-to-End Reconfigurability Next Steps
E2R II ProposedStructure

• Research Challenges
• WP1 ? WP5
• Research Domain Skills
• WP6 ? WP8

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E2R Project Website

• Updated Website with current Information
• Access to Public Deliverables
• Direct Access to all E2R Papers and Presentations
• More Information on Events, Workshops, Trainings,
  Partners

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End-to-End Reconfigurability Enabler of the
Seamless Experience

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