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SONFlex -Simplify Custom SON ApplicationsEli Erlich, Cisco SON Product Manager

March 2018


Agenda

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Cisco SON introduction

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Flexibility & Speed: SONFlex

Enhancing SON

Summary and Q&A

5G & Multi Domain Service Optimization

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Cisco SON Vision

Provide E2E autonomous optimization, orchestration and automation for mobile networks, for better

Network KPIs and improved User Experience (KQIs)


For every $1 in CN, operators spend ~$6.6 in RAN

2012-2016 mobile infrastructure spending (actual, world-wide)

RAN CORE

$444B

$67B

Source: IHS Technology Q217

87%

13%

2012-2016 telco CAPEX & OPEX spending (actual, world-wide)

CAPEX OPEX

$5.6T

$1.4T

Source: IHS Technology Q217

80%

20%

*CN=Core Network


SON Dramatically Impacting Operator Business

Reduce Costs

Commoditize

OPEX

CAPEX

Optimize

Automate

Boost Agility

Optimize performance

Synchronize MV MT

Facilitate NW evolution

SON


2015

Cisco SON deployed in

NA, India & Europe

2012

signs up AT&T

2019

SON Support

for UMTSSON Support

for LTE

SONFlex

Machine Learning

Multi Domain

Service Optimizer

Cisco SON Evolution

2013

Cisco Acquisition

($475M)

2017

Cisco SON

Leading the cSON industry

Re-designed

Architecture

5G SON

2018

ONAP


Cisco SON leading references

South/Center America

Cells: 0.1 M

Subscribers: 175 M

Vendors: H, E, N

Technology: 3G,4G

EMEA

Cells: 0.2 M

Subscribers: 78 M

Vendors: E, N, H

Technology: 2G, 3G, 4G

Russia

Cells: 0.1 M

Subscribers: 80 M

Vendors: N, SA


India

Cells: 0.2 M

Subscribers: 480 M

Vendors: E,N,H,Z


Asia

Cells: 0.03 M

Subscribers: 2 M

Vendors: N, H, E

Technology: 3G, 4G

North America

Cells: 2.2 M

Subscribers: 340 M

Vendors: E, N, S, A

Technology: CDMA, 3G,4G

1B subscribers

3M Cells

Vendors:

E -

N -

S -

A –

H –

Z -


Proven Optimization Track Record – UMTS and GSM


Proven Optimization Track Record - LTE


Neighbor optimization 25%

Troubleshooting 10%

Outage 5%

Ti lt Optimization 25%

Ran upgrade 5%

Mass Events 5%

Mobility Management 10%

Parameter 10%

Internal company 5%

Effort (OPEX) Savings with Automation

RAN Optimization Effort Distribution

2G 3G 4G

15% 35% 50%

Use Case Cisco SON Module

Neighbor optimizationANR-U, ANE-L, ANR-G

(Intra, Inter, IRAT)

DT & Mobility

(for maintenance after NW changes)

ANR-U. ANE-L

CCO-U, SCO-U, DPO-L, CICO-L

Root Cause Analysis

(customer complaints)SON Suite

Standard parameters

optimizationPAE-U, PAE-L, ISHO

Internal Communication SON Reports

Special Events MEH-U, MEH-L

Outages DSH-U, DSH-L

35% Effort


Cisco SON Business Value

+10%

Average

ROI

18 Months

+8%Increased RevenueWith Improved NW Quality

CAPEX DeferralWith Network Efficiency

Effort (OPEX) SavingsWith Automation

-20%

35%


Awards

To be continued…


Industry

Leadership

Cisco SON

Closed Loop24/7 automation with minimal human touch

Open & FlexibleSONFlex, Studio, Integration with ONAP & xRAN

IndependentPro-operator strategy, Vendor Neutral KPIs.

Most MaturePerforms on a huge scale for over 5 years

Most DeployedWorld’s largest SON installed-base

Multi-VendorReady for any gear & technology combination


SON Evolution

MVMT SONRADIO OPTIMIZATION & AUTOMATION

• Closed loop

• Automation

• Multi-Vendor

• Multi-Technology

• VoLTE

• 5G NR

• cRAN/vRAN

• xRAN & Cluster SON

ENHANCING• New data sources

• Customer Experience |

Probes | Geo Location |

Crowdsourcing

• User Centric Optimization

• Deep learning predictive SON


From Network to Users

KPI

KPI KPI

KPIKQI KQI

KQI

KQIKQI


Improve

Improved high mobility users performance

-28% -30% +24% -5%

High way drops Low quality calls User Accessibility Muted Calls

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Crowdsourcing

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Machine Learning

Self aware SON

Pro-active SON From Reactive to Proactive

Optimal actions Predict the impact of actions and execute the beneficial

Anomaly detectionAutomatically identify faults & erroneous at the network

Cell profiling for optimal SON Tailor made SON for each cell


SON Evolution


• Closed loop

• Automation

• Multi-Vendor


• VoLTE

• 5G NR

• cRAN/vRAN


ENHANCING• New data sources Customer

Experience | Probes | Geo Location

| Crowdsourcing



FLEXIBILITY &

SPEED

• SONFlex APIs – Enable TTM• SONFlex studio – Simplify Automation

• Microservices platform – enable deployment

on cloud hosting environments (e.g. ONAP)


SONFlex

Next Level AutomationSimply automate tasks performed manually

Sharesharing across SP markets and regions

OrchestratedWith existing SON applications

SONFlex Studio for light-weight automation apps by non-programmers


SONFlex API Platform

• API set opening Cisco SON platform to external users

• Enable innovative Operator-developedand best of breed solutions

• Get access to Cisco’s market leading, closed loop, SON engine

• Obscure the complexities of the underlying networks & EMSs

• Enable simultaneous operation of multiple SON applications


SONFlex Studio– Taking automation to the next level

• Enables non-programmers to create automation apps via Drag and Drop GUI

• Increase productivity of radio engineers

• Directly upload and run the application on Cisco SON system

• Zero TTM with solutions tailored to operator’s specific challenges

Drive innovation from the ground up – add your radio engineers io your innovation team!


SON Flex – from drawing board to production

Drag a component Define its attributes



Click to install and run on Cisco SON system


Full creativity and autonomy for the operator

Automate apps performed manually or by scripts today

Operator driven IP: “secret sauce” is kept in-house

Hassle-free developments with the best SON engine in the market.

SON Flex Studio for light-weight automation apps by non-programmers

Faster customization to address the optimization needs as they arise

Cisco SON Flex – the SON engine for innovation

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SON Evolution


• Closed loop

• Automation

• Multi-Vendor


• VoLTE

• 5G NR

• cRAN/vRAN


ENHANCING• New data sources Customer

Experience | Probes | Geo Location

| Crowdsourcing



FLEXIBILITY &

SPEED

• SONFlex APIs – Enable TTM• SONFlex studio – Simplify Automation

• Microservices platform – enable deployment

on cloud hosting environments (e.g. ONAP)

MDSODOMAINS EXTENSIONS

• Multi-Domain E2E

Service Optimization

• Video

• IoT

• Connected Cars


SON & ONAP

ONAPSON flex SON app

Cloud nativeSON microservices can be hosted on ONAP or run on Cisco SON hosting environment

SONFlex ServicesEnable easy app development and bridge ONAP gaps

Conflict Management With existing SON applications

3rd Party AppsUtilizing SONFlex services & API’s

Enable RAN virtualizationONAP to instantiate a new RAN VNFSON to automatically integrate the new VNF and optimize it at the radio network level

3GNokia

4GSamsung

3GEricsson

4GHuawei

4GAirspan


5G ReadyVideo, IoT, Connected Cars

E2E VisibilityLocal Domain optimizers should have visibility to other domains

Service DomainsNo more optimization of silos

Service ManagementMulti-services, Multi-SLAs

Corrective ActionsSolution Domain ≠ Problem Domain

Multi Domain Service Optimization

IoT

VoLTE

Video


SON flex

5G

E2E Service OptimizationVendor agnostic solution

Network DensificationMassive network densification enabler

User level Optimizationvia ORAN (xRAN) open APIs

Real Time Decisions SON at the edge (vRAN)


Summary

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SON is strategic for the mobile

service providers, impacting OPEX,

CAPEX and operational practices

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Cisco have the most mature SON

supporting all technologies and

RAN vendors

Cisco SONFlex and SONFlex Studio

take automation to the next level

Cisco offers the only 5G-ready SON


Questions?


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