SDN/NFV Solutions Enable Digital Transformation

ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet and China Mobile Research Institute  have released the white paper "Industrial Internet Oriented 5G TSN Practice and Prospect" during Mobile World Congress 2022. This white paper analyzes and elaborates the application prospect and requirements of 5G TSN (Time Sensitive Network) in Industrial Internet scenarios, and related innovations and practices carried out together with industry customers.  According to the white paper, with the commercial deployments of 5G networks, Industrial Internet, as an important field of 5G ToB applications, has entered into the rapid growth phase under the impetus of the industrial digital transformation and Industry 4.0. The production cycle, which is regarded as the core field of Industrial Internet, raises higher requirements for the real-time and determinacy of network connections, including ultra-low latency, ultra-low jitter, and highly reliable transmission links. The integration of 5G and TSN can provide deterministic services of millisecond transmission delay and microsecond jitter, meeting the real-time requirements of major existing production industries such as manufacturing, and helping 5G network make deep development of integrating with the Industrial Internet. The white paper also comprehensively introduces end-to-end successful practices of ZTE, China Mobile Research Institute and their industry partners in 5G TSN product technology exploration and innovation under Industrial Internet scenarios. For instance, 5G TSN deterministic network supports power grid management services such as power grid differential protection, accelerates the deployment of clean renewable energy such as solar energy and wind energy, and assists the power industry in achieving the strategic objectives of "peak carbon dioxide emissions" and "carbon neutrality". The 5G TSN network also provides low-latency, low-jitter and high-reliability deterministic connections for the real-time control of intelligent PLC to implement accurate gating control management based on time, thus ensuring bounded delay transmission of motion control messages. It verifies the feasibility of real-time motion control through the 5G TSN network, and provides a solid foundation for 5G to empower Industrial Internet.  Moving forward, ZTE and China Mobile Research Institute will work together with the industry customers and terminal manufacturers to make unremitting exploration and verification of 5G TSN end-to-end solutions. Also, both parties will provide strong support for the further development of 5G+ Industrial Internet, fully empowering Industrial Internet, actively promoting digital transformation of the industry and creating the new blue ocean.   download link：Industrial Internet Oriented 5G TSN Practice and Prospect

ZTE Corporation together with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., has demonstrated an end-to-end 5G time sensitive networking (TSN) solution for smarter, safer power grids. This 5G achievement supports the expansion of grid services such as differential protection, and the accelerated deployment of new energy sources such as solar energy and wind energy to empower the green grids. Clean energy resources such as wind energy and solar energy are effective solutions for offsetting greenhouse gas emissions from thermal power generation within the power industry. However, wind energy and solar energy are greatly affected by weather conditions, and regional instabilities can pose significant challenges to fully integrating these renewable energy sources into power grids. To incorporate renewable energy into power grids more efficiently with 5G remote precise grid control, ZTE integrated its Time Promised Communication (TPC) solution with Qualcomm Technologies’ 3GPP Rel-16 TSN capable 5G R&D prototype device. The 5G TSN integration is key to meeting the wide coverage, latency, and density requirements of large-scale smart grid applications while also ensuring the security and stability of the power grid. This collaboration for an end-to-end 5G TSN solution for smart grids further accelerates the expansion of 5G across mission-critical applications. The wireless TPC solution brings efficient scalability for large, distributed renewable energy projects. The solution can replace optic fiber in harsh environments with deterministic wireless last-kilometer connectivity to safely automate power grid management with line differential protection. In addition, it can bring additional capabilities to large power grids such as precise load control, achieving the efficient coordination of various types of energy resources including wind, solar, water, thermal, and storage, under the condition of weather sensitivities and seasonal fluctuations. “ZTE is committed to providing customers with high-quality connectivity services. Time Promised Communication can be committed to 5G networks, so that SLA can be guaranteed,” said Zhang Wanchun, Senior Vice President of ZTE Cooperation. “ZTE has carried out wide cooperation with Qualcomm Technologies and industry partners to achieve in-depth integration of IT and OT, to help enterprises achieve flexible production, improve resource usage efficiency, and build a green and low-carbon industrial ecosystem.” “Qualcomm Technologies continues to work closely with vendors such as ZTE to build an open 5G TSN ecosystem to benefit the industry,” said John Smee, Senior Vice President, Engineering, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “With TSN, 5G gains new momentum in high performance connectivity for multiple verticals with the support of a global ecosystem for standardization and technology.” The TPC solution can meet the demanding requirements of mission-critical applications in the industrial Internet of Things including power grid management, robot control, remote surgery, and other applications, as well as improving operational efficiency in industry and enterprise use cases. Moving forward, ZTE will continue to team up with industry partners to help industries and enterprises accelerate service innovation and realize new value in digital transformation.