白皮书：《5G网络开 放生态》.pdfVIP

Open5G ：5G网络的开放生态 Executive Summary Three key application scenarios in 5G break the boundaries of communication between human beings in traditional mobile communications, forcing 5G to support communication of human-to-machine, and machine-to-machine. However, various application scenarios and requirements together with emergingly diversified standards and technologies call for an open 5G (Open5G) network, which is featured with flexibility and customization. This white paper investigates the concepts, challenges and opportunities of Open5G network. The main contributions of this white paper is summarized as follows: (1) Key concepts of Open5G: upon analyzing the technical requirements, the concept of open networks is provided from three different open levels, namely, black-box, white-box and gray-box networks. Specifically, black-box open networks provide third-party applications or developers with supporting services and key network capabilities via open application programming interface (API). White-box open networks refer to the fully open network, which includes open source software developing and white-boxing hardware design. The gray-box network is an partial open network, where telecom operators and the equipment manufacturers cooperatively design the customized network devices. Then, the overall objectives of open network architecture are figured out. Driven by developing requirements, open network architecture should decouple network capability providers and solution providers, enabling the former to effectively design network architectures with finite resources and reducin