Network Applications: Opening up 5G and beyond networks
Creators
- Sayadi, Bessem1
- Chang, Chia-Yu1
- Tranoris, Christos2
- Iordache, Marius3
- Katsaros, Kostas4
- Vilalta, Ricard5
- Khalili, Hamzeh5
- Lønsethagen, Håkon6
- Martrat, Josep7
- Xirofotos, Thanos8
- Wang, Xi9
- Alcaraz Calero, Jose M.9
- Corsi, Antonello10
- Otura Garcia, Borja11
- Encinar Sanz, Paula11
- Usach, Regel G.12
- Artuñedo, David13
- Tsolkas, Dimitris14
- Koumaras, Harilaos15
- Makropoulos, George15
- 1. NOKIA Bell-Labs
- 2. University of Patras
- 3. Orange
- 4. Digital Catapult
- 5. CTTC
- 6. Telenor
- 7. Atos
- 8. Ubitech
- 9. University of the West of Scotland
- 10. Engineering Ingegneria Informatica
- 11. ATOS
- 12. Polytechnic University of Valencia
- 13. Telefónica
- 14. Fogus Innovations & Services
- 15. National Scientific Research Center Demokritos
Description
As part of the 5G-PPP Initiative, the Software Network Working Group prepared this white paper to demystify the concept of the Network Applications. In fact, the Network Application ecosystem is more than the introduction of new vertical applications that have interaction capabilities. It refers to the need for a separate middleware layer to simplify the implementation and deployment of vertical systems on a large scale. Specifically, third parties or network operators can contribute to Network Applications, depending on the level of interaction and trust.
Different implementations have been conducted by the different projects considering different API types and different level of trust between the verticals and the owner of 5G platforms.
In this paper, the different approaches considered by the projects are summarized. By analysing them, it appears three options of interaction between the verticals and the 5G platform owner:
- aaS Model: it is the model where the vertical application consumes the NetApp as a service. The vertical application deployed in the vertical service provider domain. It connects with the 3GPP network systems (EPS, 5GS) in one or more PLMN operator domain.
- Hybrid: it is the model where the vertical instantiates a part of its Vertical App in the operator domain like the EDGE. The other part remains in the vertical domain. A similar approach has been followed in TS 23.286 related to the deployment of V2X server.
- Coupled/Delegated: it is the model where the vertical delegates its app to the operator. The NetApp will be composed and managed by the operator. This approach is the one followed in the platforms like 5G-EVE.
In addition, the paper brings an analysis of the different API type deployed. It appears that the abstraction from network APIs to service APIs is necessary to hide the telco complexity making APIs easy to consume for verticals with no telco expertise and to adress data privacy requirements.
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Funding
- EVOLVED-5G – Experimentation and Validation Openness for Long-term evolution of VErtical inDustries in 5G era and beyond 101016608
- European Commission
- 5G-VICTORI – VertIcal demos over Common large scale field Trials fOr Rail, energy and media Industries 857201
- European Commission
- 5GASP – 5G Application & Services experimentation and certification Platform 101016448
- European Commission
- 5G-INDUCE – Open cooperative 5G experimentation platforms for the industrial sector NetApps 101016941
- European Commission
- VITAL-5G – Vertical Innovations in Transport And Logistics over 5G experimentation facilities 101016567
- European Commission
- TeraFlow – Secured autonomic traffic management for a Tera of SDN flows 101015857
- European Commission
- SMART5GRID – Smart5Grid - Demonstration of 5G solutions for SMART energy GRIDs of the future 101016912
- European Commission
- Affordable5G – High-tech and affordable 5G network roll-out to every corner 957317
- European Commission
- 5G-SOLUTIONS – 5G Solutions for European Citizens 856691
- European Commission
- DAEMON – Network intelligence for aDAptive and sElf-Learning MObile Networks 101017109
- European Commission
- 5GMediaHUB – 5G experimentation environment for 3rd party media services 101016714
- European Commission
- 5G-IANA – 5G Intelligent Automotive Network Applications 101016427
- European Commission
- 5G-EPICENTRE – 5G ExPerimentation Infrastructure hosting Cloud-nativE Netapps for public proTection and disaster RElief 101016521
- European Commission