A unified network, Computational and stOrage resource Management framework targeting end-to-end Performance optimization for secure 5G muLti-tEchnology and multi-Tenancy Environmentsand InP-HBT elecTronics
[December 2019 – November 2023]
PCRL coordinated the 5G-COMPLETE Project. 5G-COMPLETE aimed to revolutionize the 5G architecture by efficiently combining compute and storage resource functionality over a unified ultra-high capacity converged digital/analog Fiber-Wireless (FiWi) Radio Access Network (RAN).
Building on recent advances in Ethernet fronthauling introduced by the eCPRI standard, 5G-COMPLETE introduced and combined a series of key technologies under a unique architectural framework, bringing together:
i) the high capacity of fiber and high-frequency radio,
ii) the advantages of converged FiWi fronthauling,
iii) the spectral efficiency of analog modulation and coding schemes,
iv) the flexibility of mesh self-organized networks,
v) the efficiency of high-speed and time-sensitive packet-switched transport,
vi) rapid and cost-efficient service deployment through unikernel technology, and
vii) an enhanced security framework based on post-quantum cryptosystems.
5G-COMPLETE’s proposed converged Computing/Storage/RAN infrastructure effectively merged the 5G New Radio fronthaul, midhaul, and backhaul functionalities into a single Ethernet-based platform, transforming the RAN into a low-power distributed computing system that introduced new network concepts.
The project’s results were validated through scalable lab and field trials in Athens (Greece), Lannion (France), and Bristol (UK). Upon completion, 5G-COMPLETE had introduced new business models and research opportunities, which were streamlined into tangible results by its 13 consortium partners spanning the entire 5G research and market chain.
