Technology and application are the "two wings" that promote the continuous upward movement of the information and communication industry, and they are also the "two poles" of the innovation chain of the information and communication industry.
The theme of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2024 is "Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development", highlighting the international community's concern about digital technology innovation for sustainable development. The ICT industry is a powerhouse that drives the digital transformation of industries and promotes economic, social and environmental sustainability. It is the rapid development of digital technology innovation that accelerates the construction of a digital world that benefits all mankind and contributes to sustainable development.
Technology has always been an inexhaustible driving force for the progress of the information and communication industry. Application is always the last presentation of the enabling services of the information and communication industry. Technology and application are the "two wings" that promote the continuous upward movement of the information and communication industry, and they are also the "two poles" of the innovation chain of the information and communication industry. On the occasion of the 517th World Telecommunication Day, the all-media editorial department of Communications Industry News selected a number of excellent digital innovation solutions and typical application cases from enterprises in the industry chain to demonstrate the great ability and potential of digital innovation in promoting sustainable development. Among them, the excellent solution of digital innovation for sustainable development was selected by the all-media editorial department of "Communication Industry News" from the three dimensions of technological innovation, adaptability and market influence of the solution: "5.17 World Telecommunication Day - Excellent Solution for Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development".
Typical application cases of digital innovation to promote sustainable development are selected by the all-media editorial department of Communications Industry News from three dimensions: the technological innovation of the program, the application effect of the program and the application promotion potential: "5.17 World Telecommunication Day - Typical Application Cases of Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development".
Establish benchmarks, improve quality, and promote development. It is hoped that the editors' choice of World Telecommunication Day will be used as a sample to help the unremitting innovation of product technology and business applications in the information and communication industry, build a more inclusive, green and efficient digital world, and contribute to the sustainable development of the economy and society.
Huawei's LampSite X solution
Solution Name: Huawei LampSite X Solution
Provider: Huawei
Introduction:
At present, 80% of mobile traffic occurs indoors, and in high-density scenarios with large traffic such as shopping malls, airports, railway stations, stadiums, etc., the traffic density of hotspots reaches more than 100 times the average traffic, requiring indoor digital capability upgrades. On the other hand, in order to serve the digital transformation of thousands of industries, scenarios such as indoor factories, manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics have also put forward new requirements for network capabilities such as high-precision positioning and ultra-large uplink.
Huawei's LampSite X series is the smallest and lightest in the industry with a volume and weight of only 1 liter and 1 kg, and can be flexibly deployed to meet the requirements of simplified deployment in all scenarios. The small size contains a lot of energy, which can not only support all bands, all standards and all bandwidths in one box, but also achieve super networking performance, ultra-full multi-dimensional capabilities and ultra-low network energy consumption in networking scenarios.
As the industry's only product that integrates mmWave and Sub6GHz, LampSite X can reach a maximum speed of more than 10Gbps, taking the lead in bringing 5G-A 10 Gigabit experience indoors. In addition, Huawei's unique distributed M-MIMO enables LampSite X to achieve the optimal experience of 10 Gigabit for a single user and 10 Gigabit for multiple users.
For industry scenarios, LampSite X can also provide 10 Gbit/s ultra-large uplink, sub-meter-level high-precision positioning, millisecond-level low latency, and multi-dimensional IoT capabilities to meet the connectivity requirements of thousands of industries. Huawei's unique "0 Bit 0 Watt" solution enables you to perform extreme sleep during idle hours, with power consumption of less than 1 W, and wake up in seconds on demand, meeting all-weather dynamic energy saving and maximizing energy efficiency.
It can be seen that LampSite X brings the ultimate capabilities of 5G-A to indoor scenarios for the first time, realizing a comprehensive upgrade of indoor digitalization: achieving 10 Gigabit experience and multi-dimensional capability upgrades with the smallest size, lightest weight, simplest deployment, and lowest energy consumption, meeting consumers' needs for a more extreme indoor experience and unleashing more powerful digital productivity in thousands of industries.
5G-A integrated synaesthesia solution
Solution name: 5G-A integrated synaesthesia solution
Provider: ZTE
Introduction:
In the five years since it was officially put into commercial use, the development of the 5G industry in mainland China has made remarkable achievements, and the digital power that has changed the world has bloomed in thousands of industries. By the end of 2023, China will lead the world in both the number of 5G base stations and the number of users, and 5G applications will be replicated on a large scale, helping thousands of industries to achieve transformation and upgrading, as well as improve quality and efficiency.
5G-A is the second phase of the 5G standard, as the enhancement and evolution of 5G, 5G-A can provide ten times the network capacity and multi-dimensional new capabilities, which will effectively support the growth of 5G application scale and digital innovation and development, and open up the new economic growth of smart low-altitude and smart ocean.
Synaesthesia integration technology, i.e., communication and perception integration, is based on the existing cellular mobile communication network, the introduction of radar-like perception and detection capabilities. This technology enables networks to not only transmit information, but also monitor and track surrounding objects in real time, such as drones, cars, and ships. Through this high-precision and high-resolution perception capability, the integration of synaesthesia will help the high-quality and sustainable development of many new economic fields such as low-altitude economy, low-altitude security, smart waters, smart oceans, and smart transportation. The following will illustrate the application scenarios and functions of synaesthesia in various fields such as water, land, and air.
In terms of typical applications, the "low-altitude economy" refers to a comprehensive economic form that focuses on civil manned and unmanned aerial vehicles, takes multi-scenario low-altitude flight activities such as manned, cargo and other operations as the traction, and radiates and drives the integrated development of related fields. 2024, known as the "first year of low-altitude economy", as the low-altitude economy is written into the 2024 "Government Work Report" and is included in the category of new quality productivity, a series of measures to actively deploy the low-altitude economy are in full swing. It is estimated that by 2026, the scale of the mainland's low-altitude economy is expected to exceed one trillion yuan. The low-altitude economy has a wealth of application scenarios, including low-altitude navigation, low-altitude tourism, emergency rescue, logistics and distribution, agriculture and forestry plant protection, power inspection, etc., and has broad development prospects in improving production efficiency, urban governance level, personal life convenience and other aspects.
In terms of communication, ZTE has launched the industry's first 128TR (transceiver channel) large-angle synaesthesia integrated base station. On the one hand, the communication rate of the 128TR is twice as fast as that of the 64TR model running on the existing network. On the other hand, unlike traditional models, which mainly cover the ground, vertical large-angle models can cover 0 to 600 meters at the same time, and provide communication services for ground mobile phone users and low-altitude drones at the same time. On the basis of providing communication services, the integrated synaesthesia solution reuses the communication spectrum, and sends communication signals and perception signals at the same time, and the perception signals will produce echoes when they encounter low-flying UAVs.
In terms of perception performance improvement, ZTE's integrated synaesthesia solution has two major innovations: First, in response to the problem of short communication continuous wave sensing distance, ZTE is the first in the industry to launch a multi-waveform joint full-range intelligent perception algorithm, which uses continuous wave at short distance and pulse wave at long distance to achieve a sensing distance of more than 2 kilometers at a single station, and there is no blind spot in the whole continuous perception process. At present, the scheme has been written into the domestic standard and has become the industry standard. Second, in view of the problem that a target is perceived by multiple base stations and there is target duplication, the multi-cell target joint deduplication technology is introduced, which can not only eliminate duplicate targets, but also further improve the perception accuracy. In October 2023, ZTE and China Telecom completed the industry's first 5G-A integrated networking verification in Guangzhou, realizing the expansion from single-point technology verification to multi-site regional networking applications. The multi-station networking to achieve continuous synaesthesia is the key to the commercialization of this technology.
ZTE and operators have carried out rich verification in low-altitude scenarios. As of the first quarter of 2024, ZTE has completed integrated synaesthesia pilots in nearly 20 provinces in China, escorting the high-quality and sustainable development of the low-altitude economy. For example, in the Shenzhen Talent Park, through the deployment of a synaesthesia integrated base station, Meituan's takeaway drone route perception has been realized, setting a model for the low-altitude economy. In addition, ZTE has established an electronic fence through a synaesthesia integrated base station to achieve low-altitude security and ensure public safety in major event security scenarios such as the Hangzhou Asian Games.
High-performance 4.9G synaesthesia integration
solution
Solution name: high-performance 4.9G synaesthesia integrated solution
Provider: CITIC Mobile
Introduction:
2024 is the first year of 5G-A commercialization, and synaesthesia integration, as one of the important new capabilities and innovation directions of 5G-A technology, can not only improve the utilization efficiency of wireless spectrum and hardware equipment, but also give birth to new synaesthesia fusion service forms.
CITIC Mobile actively promotes the evolution of 5G-A technology, launches a high-performance self-generating and self-receiving integrated synaesthesia base station in the industry, and creates an integrated platform for 4.9G frequency band synaesthesia AAU, perception processing board, and intelligent fusion board, which has the capabilities of vertical large-angle coverage of communication and perception air-ground integration, and cross-station perception data deduplication and fusion processing.
It is reported that CITIC Mobile's high-performance 4.9G synaesthesia integrated solution has three major advantages.
First, the product performance is high. In the case of ensuring perception ability, CITIC mobile communication products optimize analog devices, lower power consumption, and higher product performance.
Second, the perception scheme is excellent. CITIC Mobile adopts a spontaneous and self-receiving perception scheme, which is convenient for determining the target location and has the advantage of synchronization between stations.
The third is multi-scene coverage. It has synaesthesia construction solutions for low-altitude, waterway and other scenarios, and actively responds to the industry's synaesthesia business needs.
CITIC Mobile has scientifically laid out and built infrastructure with integrated synaesthesia functions, actively promoted the construction and application of 5G-A, closely followed national policies and operator deployment trends, seized the commanding heights of 5G technology development strategy, and fully supported the development of new 5G services, new experiences, and new connections.
W-band transceiver for high-speed wireless communication
Front-end modules
Solution name: W-band transceiver front-end module for high-speed wireless communication
Provider: Jiangsu Junzhi
Introduction:
Based on the characteristics of short wavelength, large bandwidth, precise positioning and extremely high speed of millimeter wave and the unification of people's growing information demand, millimeter wave has become an important communication resource for the development and research of various countries. As a high-frequency front-terminal subsystem, millimeter-wave transceiver components are an important part of radar detection systems, satellite communication systems, intelligent transportation systems and other important fields.
W-band (75~110 GHz) and higher frequency submillimeter wave and even terahertz frequency bands have become the target areas of the next generation of 6G wireless communication due to their extremely wide frequency bands and abundant spectrum resources. The electromagnetic wavelength of the W-band is short, the ionospheric penetration is strong, and the atmospheric window with high transmittance is also very suitable for satellite communication, which will be a potential competitive frequency band for satellite and interplanetary communication after the Ku and Ka bands.
Combined with customer needs, JZ-SCM94044519 has developed a set of W-band transceiver module JZ- operating in the 92-96 GHz frequency band, with an operating bandwidth of 4 GHz, located in the second atmospheric window of millimeter waves. Based on HMIC hybrid microwave integrated circuit technology, the upconversion + pre-amplifier + filtering + power amplifier of the transmitting branch, the low-noise amplifier + filtering + downconversion + mid-amplification of the receiving branch, and the frequency doubling local oscillator link are all integrated into a compact and compact module design. The up-down and down-conversion frequency conversion adopts the fundamental frequency mixing method, and the receiving and transmitting share the local oscillator power provided by the 8-fold local oscillator chain, and the local oscillator chain and the transmitting and receiving branch are embedded with high-Q waveguide filters to achieve high-quality local oscillator leakage/image frequency/spurious suppression. The design of the internal logic control makes the transmitting and receiving work at different times by turning on/off the final power amplifier of the transmitting chain and the primary low-noise amplifier of the receiving chain, so as to ensure the isolation of transmission and receiving.
The front-end of the W-band transceiver adopts the domestic gallium arsenide and gallium nitride semiconductor chip technology to achieve high-power transmission, low-noise reception and up-and-down conversion at 94 GHz, and 8-fold local oscillator acquisition at 84 GHz. The high-pass and band-pass filtering of the WR-10 waveguide structure, the LO power distribution of the waveguide-microstrip probe structure, and the I/O conversion of the module are constructed in the module, and the high-level integration of the W-band front-end system is realized by using the circuit form combining planar and 3D stereoscopic structure. The transmitter and receiver terminals of the module are WR-10 standard waveguides, and the IF and local oscillators are SMA(F) connectors, and the WR-10 is terminated with a suitable W-band transceiver antenna, and the intermediate frequency and local oscillator signals located in the X-band are sent at the SMA end, as well as TTL transceiver modulation signals, so that the module can play the function of communication or remote sensing radar.
The high-Q waveguide filter solution of this W-band transceiver module of Junzhi Technology achieves excellent transceiver image frequency and spurious suppression and reduces local oscillator leakage, ensuring the purity and high quality of the transceiver signal spectrum. A transmitter power of >20 dBm and a receiver noise figure of less than 5 dB, combined with the fact that the transmitter amplifier and receiver low-noise amplifier can be quickly turned on and off by controlling the TTL signal, allow such a pair of modules to function in W-band TDD mode wireless communications as well as satellite communications, enabling potentially high-speed data transmission approaching 100 Gbps.
Green 5G multi-band and multi-system converged base station
Product solutions
Solution Name: Green 5G Multi-frequency and Multi-System Converged Base Station Product Solution
Provider: Hengxin Technology
Introduction:
With the large-scale application of 5G network, network traffic continues to grow, resulting in a significant increase in network energy consumption, 5G unit bit energy consumption is reduced compared with 4G, but due to the substantial growth of peak rate and the increase in the number of supporting equipment, antennas, and sites, the network energy consumption problem is still severe, at present, 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G and other mobile communication standards coexist, and the future will continue for a long time, the industrial chain needs to take "energy efficiency" as the starting point, around 5G sites, equipment, network design, materials, Innovations in architecture, etc.
Green 5G antennas put forward higher requirements for the radiation performance of antennas, production processes, and material processes in terms of energy saving, emission reduction, environmental protection and low carbon. In the green 5G multi-frequency and multi-system fusion base station product solution, Hengxin science and technology innovation uses two major technologies of low-loss feeder network and decoupling unit, low-loss feeder network through the air strip line structure, the vast majority of components are integrated design, reduce the process, use air as the medium, can minimize the loss of the feeder network, and at the same time reduce the connection between the adapter parts, eliminate the impact of "discontinuity", and ensure the production efficiency and process stability. Under the condition of ensuring its own low-frequency performance, the decoupling unit realizes electromagnetic transparency to the high-frequency band, alleviates the problem of pattern deformation caused by the parasitic current generated by the high-frequency signal in the low-frequency radiation arm, thereby improving the stability and uniformity of the antenna radiation direction, effectively realizing the high gain, integration and miniaturization of the antenna, and providing new ideas and directions for the development of base station antennas.
Over the years, Hengxin Technology has anchored the "555" international strategic goal, that is, 50% of the market is the overseas market, 50% of the assets are overseas assets and 50% of the talents are overseas talents, based on the international vision, focusing on technology product research and development, quality improvement and brand cultivation, continuously improving the core capabilities of the enterprise, enhancing the core competitiveness of the enterprise, helping global operators to build a green, intelligent, innovative, open and efficient operation of the 5G network, helping customers to build high-quality mobile communication networks, and creating value for customers.
SPN (Packet Slicing Network) is smart and energy-saving
Innovative solutions
Solution Name: SPN (Packet Slicing Network) Smart Energy Saving Innovative Solution
Provider: China Mobile, ZTE
Introduction:
The world is facing the challenge of climate warming caused by the increase in carbon emissions, and at the same time, the electricity cost of China's communication network is increasing year by year, and the operating cost is also increasing. The Network Department of China Mobile Communications Group, China Mobile Communications Group Yunnan Company and ZTE jointly explore the smart energy saving of SPN networks, formulate multi-level energy-saving solutions such as chips, modules, boards, and network levels, and adopt a variety of measures to ensure the reliability of equipment energy saving.
Specifically, the SPN smart energy-saving innovative solution, based on the obvious tidal effect of the traffic change of the existing network with time, can collect network data in real time, analyze the changes of service load, and formulate multi-level energy-saving solutions such as chips, modules, boards, and networks to achieve intelligent power saving on the basis of ensuring the strict transmission performance of the bearer network.
In terms of key technologies, the SPN smart energy-saving innovation solution introduces big data analysis and AI analysis technology on the network side and the device side respectively to analyze and predict network traffic changes, intelligently control the dynamic sleep and start of the functional modules of the equipment, and wake up the dormant devices in advance when the predicted traffic reaches the threshold, and take over the business processing in time, so as to truly achieve zero service damage.
At the same time, the sand table mode of SPN's smart energy-saving innovative solution simulates the energy-saving mode to predict risks and problems. The device has a built-in AI algorithm, which can run independently when the network management system is out of control, and complete device sleep and exit sleep. The hibernation chip, module, and board automatically detect the status to ensure that services are normal during hibernation, and provide timely warnings when a fault occurs, preventing the failure to take over tasks when exiting hibernation.
More importantly, the one-click system deployment of SPN's smart energy-saving innovative solution only requires software upgrades, no need to change the hardware of network equipment, one-click opening and one-key shutdown of energy-saving mode, without too much manual intervention, and the original cross-module independent sleep mechanism intelligently adjusts the operating status of chips, modules, and boards according to equipment configuration and business conditions, so as to achieve refined and intelligent energy-saving management.
By the end of 2023, ZTE has promoted the application of mobile networks in 19 provinces in China, with a total of more than 4,000 SPN devices, reducing energy consumption by 17% on average and saving more than 10 million kWh per year.
For UHV transmission projects
Ultra-long-distance optical fiber communication technology solutions
Program Name: Ultra-long-distance optical fiber communication technology scheme for UHV transmission project
Provider: YOFC
Introduction:
In the construction of UHV transmission projects, power communication takes precedence. As an important carrier of optical transmission, optical fiber plays a vital role in the transmission distance and transmission capacity of the power information communication system. As a leading enterprise in optical communication, YOFC has continuously strengthened the research and development of new optical fiber technology in recent years, vigorously promoted the application of new optical fibers such as ultra-low attenuation G.654.E and ultra-low attenuation G.652 in power communication systems, and provided technical support and product services for building advanced and reliable power communication networks and serving the communication needs of transmission and distribution networks.
Among them, YOFC's ultra-low attenuation G.654.E fiber has a lower attenuation coefficient and a larger effective area, which can significantly extend the transmission distance without relay and reduce the number of relay stations. At the same time, the advantages of high bandwidth, large capacity, and low latency brought by ultra-low attenuation G.654.E fiber can meet the low latency requirements of vertical industry applications such as smart grid applications.
YOFC's ultra-low attenuation G.652 optical fiber has ultra-low attenuation performance and excellent bending insensitivity performance, which can effectively meet the development requirements of high-speed and long-distance optical transmission and the transmission performance indicators of ultra-long station distance in UHV projects.
In recent years, YOFC's ultra-low attenuation G.654.E optical fiber and ultra-low attenuation G.652 optical fiber have been widely and deeply used in Yazhong-Jiangxi ± 800 kV UHV DC transmission project, Shaanbei-Hubei ± 800 kV UHV DC project, Zhangbei flexible DC power grid demonstration test project, Beijing West-Shijiazhuang 1000 kV AC UHV project, Baihetan-Jiangsu, Baihetan-Zhejiang ± 800 kV UHV DC transmission project and many other UHV projects.
In terms of cases, the completion of the Yazhong-Jiangxi and Shaanbei-Hubei UHV projects has broken the record of land-free relay transmission distance of power communication projects at home and abroad. After the completion of the project, it will become the world's longest single-span distance and largest capacity of the "international leading" power communication project, creating a new era of power communication network application. The construction of cross-regional ultra-long-distance optical cables and large-capacity communication systems for UHV supporting communication projects will comprehensively strengthen the core network architecture of power communication, greatly enhance the power communication transmission capacity, and provide a faster and safer communication infrastructure platform for the energy Internet of the State Grid.
Next-generation 50G PON OLT platform
Solution name: Next-generation 50G PON OLT platform
Provider: Fiberhome
Introduction:
FiberHome's next-generation 50G PON OLT platform demonstrates its innovation and foresight in the field of network technology. Among them, the platform realizes the coexistence of GPON, 10G PON, and 50G PON in three generations and five modes. This means that it will be able to support not only legacy GPON and the newer 10G PON, but also more advanced 50G PON technology. This multi-mode coexistence design provides great flexibility, allowing operators to gradually upgrade their network services based on actual needs and existing infrastructure, without having to invest heavily in a comprehensive network transformation at once.
In terms of ONU compatibility and port sharing, the platform allows three generations of five different ONUs (optical network units) to coexist on the same port of 50G PON. This design not only simplifies network management, but also improves port utilization. Carriers can flexibly provide ONUs of different standards for specific users based on user needs and market changes, without worrying about port compatibility.
In terms of service disk compatibility and scalability, the new OLT (Optical Line Terminal) sub-frame design is compatible with existing service disks, which not only protects operators' previous investments, but also reduces the cost and risk of network upgrades. With this design, operators can gradually upgrade their network services without replacing the entire system, achieving a smooth transition of "three generations in the same frame".
At the same time, in terms of ODN network reuse and cost saving, the platform allows the reuse of the original ODN (optical distribution network) network during the network upgrade process. This feature significantly reduces the cost of network deployment, as the construction and maintenance of ODN networks usually account for a large portion of the total network cost. By reusing existing ODN networks, operators can upgrade and expand their networks faster and more cost-effectively.
To sum up, FiberHome's next-generation 50G PON OLT platform not only meets the needs of current network upgrades through its advanced technical features and flexible design, but also reserves enough space for future network technology development. This platform is expected to accelerate the arrival of the 10 Gigabit era and provide users with faster, more stable and more efficient network services. At the same time, it also provides operators with a sustainable and cost-effective win-win solution by reducing the cost and risk of network upgrades.
Industrial PON solutions
Solution Name: Industrial PON Solution
Provider: Fiberhome
Introduction:
The rapid development of digital technology with big data, artificial intelligence and other technologies as the core has greatly improved the intelligent level of the manufacturing industry. However, traditional networks have problems such as complex architecture, coexistence of multiple networks, and high device energy consumption, which are difficult to meet the stringent network requirements of new industrial scenarios.
FiberHome has created a complete industrial PON solution based on different application scenarios in the manufacturing industry. Through innovations in latency, reliability, and industrial protocol convergence, the solution builds an all-optical industrial network that meets the requirements of various industrial scenarios.
The first is the optimization of delay jitter. Low latency technologies such as single-frame multi-burst and registration window optimization reduce the industrial PON latency to less than 100us. At the same time, with the help of delay compensation and other technologies, the deterministic delay of industrial PON is ensured, so as to meet the requirements of low delay and deterministic delay in industrial production scenarios.
The second is industrial-grade reliability. Passive component networking, hand-in-hand ring network protection, and industrial-grade ONU with wide temperature range, high waterproof, and high EMC level are used to achieve 50ms fast self-healing of the network, and the reliability reaches 99.999%.
The third is data unification and protocol integration. FiberHome Industrial PON is based on the TSL model to achieve unified data format. The industrial gateway has a rich built-in communication protocol library, which supports in-depth analysis and integration of multiple protocols such as Modbus TCP/RTU, OPC UA Client, etc. At the same time, with the help of the edge computing capability of the industrial gateway, the APP is built into the containerized industrial gateway for edge computing, which improves the data acquisition efficiency by more than 60%.
In the industrial control scenario, the delay is reduced to less than 100 μs by using technologies such as single-frame multi-burst and registration window optimization, and the delay compensation technology is used to meet the deterministic delay requirements of on-site control services. At the same time, Type B/C networking and industrial-grade ONU devices can achieve 99.999% network reliability, and have good adaptability and self-healing to network faults, so as to achieve long-term stable operation of the network in industrial control scenarios.
In the data collection scenario, FiberHome launched a nationally produced chemical industrial gateway, which realizes data unification based on the in-depth analysis and integration of TSL models and multi-protocols, and solves the problem of equipment data inoperability caused by different industrial equipment interfaces and protocols. At the same time, it can be deployed in containerization and supports edge computing by industrial apps, effectively improving the efficiency of data acquisition.
In the mobile production scenario, the pre-connected ODN implements full-link "zero" splicing, supports the rapid reconstruction of the production line on demand, meets the needs of the mobile production line, and uses all-optical Wi-Fi to build a single network at the production site to meet the wireless connection requirements of mobile devices such as AGVs and mobile robots.
At present, FiberHome has worked with operators to achieve industrial PON commercialization in industrial enterprises in Beijing, Shanghai, Hubei, Hunan and other provinces and cities.
FiberHome adheres to building a green, energy-saving, safe, reliable, efficient O&M, flexible application, and time-sensitive all-optical network base, promotes the deep integration of digital technology and the real economy, and accelerates the development of new industrialization.
ZTE AiCube training and pushing all-in-one machine
Solution name: ZTE AiCube training and pushing all-in-one machine
Provider: ZTE
Introduction:
With the continuous maturity of AI large model technology, more and more enterprises expect to introduce large model technology in the production and management process, and realize AI empowerment in various scenarios in the industry with an AI brain with strong general knowledge and professional capabilities, that is, industry large models, and promote the efficiency of production and management.
The first is how to flexibly customize large models exclusive to all walks of life. Different industries have different requirements for large models, and it is necessary to build industry models with both general knowledge and domain professional capabilities according to the requirements of specific industries and enterprises.
The second is how to ensure the data security of enterprises in the process of training and using large models. The process of fine-tuning the training of industry large models requires the use of professional data in the industry field, and the inference process will generate scene data, which may involve trade secrets and customer privacy.
The third is how to meet the cost control of intelligent computing of enterprises. Different industries and enterprises have different computing power requirements and cost budgets, and need to provide different computing power specifications and types to match the differentiated needs of enterprises to the greatest extent and achieve the best cost performance.
Fourth, how to achieve fast deployment and simplified O&M of computing resources and large models. Enterprise-side resources need to be quickly deployed and O&M simple. There are certain technical difficulties in the training, fine-tuning, and iterative update of large industry models, and it is necessary to provide easy-to-use tools or platforms to lower the technical threshold.
ZTE's AiCube training and pushing all-in-one machine is a full-stack AI all-in-one product for large-scale model training and inference, which can be deployed on the customer side and used out of the box to achieve local training and pushing, and user data does not leave the campus, with the advantages of fast delivery, easy to use, and high security.
The AiCube training and pushing all-in-one machine is composed of a multi-category AI hardware base, an easy-to-use AI Booster intelligent computing platform, and an open model warehouse. The AI hardware base is fully adapted to the industry's mainstream GPUs/CPUs, and the type and specifications of computing power can be selected as needed to accurately match customer needs. The AI Booster intelligent computing platform realizes the whole process of large model training and promotion through a simple and easy-to-use tool chain, with wizard-like guidance and process visualization, allowing users to easily realize the customization and inference application of exclusive large models. The open model warehouse and marketplace support the on-demand provisioning and release of large models, promote the sharing and trading of large model capabilities in the industry, realize the commercial-scale replication of AI, and accelerate the coordinated development of digital intelligence in the whole industry.
ZTE's AiCube training and pushing all-in-one machine empowers "artificial intelligence+" through the whole chain of one-stop full-stack intelligent computing solutions, providing "golden shovels" in the AI gold rush for all walks of life, helping customers achieve business nuggets and industrial upgrading.
Nebula communication model
Global multi-agent assurance solution
Solution Name: Nebulas Communication Large Model Global Multi-agent Assurance Solution
Provider: ZTE
Introduction:
With the upgrading of communication networks and the increase of users, network architecture, functions, and services have become more complex, and support tasks have become more complex, heavy, and have higher technical requirements, such as the suddenness of support tasks, the variety of support scenarios, the large number of support personnel, and the innovation of support applications. At the same time, the new normal of national fitness and the new economic format of sports + cultural tourism have put forward new requirements for security, creating new opportunities for operators to innovate services.
The Nebulas Communication Large Model Global Multi-agent Assurance Solution aims to enhance the automation and intelligence level of support tasks and improve the work efficiency of O&M personnel, and ultimately improve user experience and satisfaction by ensuring business operations and network O&M.
Among them, the ZTE Nebula communication model includes the communication domain model, the application development framework and the size model training and promotion platform; It aims to create the application of various large models through software and hardware decoupling, training and deduction decoupling, and model decoupling, so as to help operators and customers quickly play a role in the field of communication network planning, maintenance, and optimal operation, and create an accelerator towards high-level self-intelligence.
The overall assurance solution relies on the multi-agent collaboration framework and adopts a three-layer architecture of cross-domain agents, single-domain agents, and NE agents.
Among them, the agents in the orchestration agent library are flexibly selected; The underlying layer of the agent relies on the opening and invocation of the overall atomic capabilities of cross-domain, wireless, and core networks. The big data sharing platform, the real-time assurance and multi-dimensional analysis capabilities of the 5G and 4G core networks, and the cross-domain root cause analysis are all built based on ZTE's 4/5G data resources and VMAX back-end services. Functions such as wireless assurance policy issuance, and core network monitoring are also based on the atomic capabilities of RNIA and CNIA systems. In addition, as a deterministic functional asset, the small model can also be tried and orchestrated by the framework. In terms of application presentation, through LUI and other technologies, the human-computer natural language interaction mode and data presentation mode are enriched and optimized, and the interaction efficiency is improved.
ZTE not only improves the efficiency of global support, but also strengthens the stability and reliability of the communication network in the face of various sports events, international conferences, and livelihood activities through large-scale model and agent technology innovation, thereby improving the user experience. This intelligent global assurance approach is expected to play an increasingly important role in network O&M and management in the future, and will also add bricks and tiles to the uSmartNet autonomous network solution, accelerating the development of operators' networks towards high-end autonomous intelligence.
Big Cloud Rock DPU
Solution name: Dayun Panshi DPU
Provider: China Mobile
Introduction:
On April 28, China Mobile officially released the Dayun Panshi DPU at the 2024 Computing Network Conference, with a bandwidth of 400Gbps, which is the leading level in China, and will be applied to the new generation of Dayun Panshi DPU products of the mobile cloud to achieve independent and controllable key technologies.
According to reports, DPU is a processor that focuses on data processing, which can achieve more efficient data processing. The Panshi DPU chip has a data transmission capacity of 400Gbps, doubling the maximum transmission rate of domestic DPU chips and reaching the world's top level. The chip has the memory capacity to process millions of packets per second, and the latency of remote direct access data (RDMA) is as low as 5 microseconds. At the same time, it also has the characteristics of low power consumption and low cost, and the Panshi DPU hardware board built on this chip reduces the power consumption by 50% and the cost by 50% compared with the previous generation of hardware boards.
The Dayun Panshi DPU chip released this time is jointly developed and designed by China Mobile and the ecological chain, with a speed of 400Gbps, reaching the leading level in China. The successful research and development of this chip is a major technological breakthrough in the field of domestic chips, and it is also a major progress in the continuous optimization of the DPU hardware architecture, the continuous improvement of the ecological layout, and the independent and controllable key technologies of the mainland. Subsequently, Panshi DPU chips will be widely used in the construction of China Mobile's data centers, with its superior performance, to support the use of general computing, intelligent computing and other business scenarios, to provide more secure, reliable and efficient technical support for cloud computing, edge computing, big data processing, AI large model training and other fields, to help the rapid development of big data, artificial intelligence and computing power networks in mainland China, and to promote the implementation of the strategy of becoming a powerful computing power.
Mount Everest region
5G-A coverage
Case name: The first 5G-A base station in the Mount Everest region
Provider: China Mobile Tibet
Case Introduction:
On April 24, China Mobile Tibet opened the first 5G-A base station in the Mount Everest region, marking the beginning of the 5G-A era in the world's highest peak region. The 5G-A network will provide stronger network support for tourism, mountaineering, scientific research, environmental protection and other activities in the Everest Scenic Area.
More importantly, the deployment of 5G-A network in the Everest scenic area will bring many positive impacts, such as in the alpine area, due to the particularity of the terrain, the signal transmitted by the traditional signal base station is easily blocked by the high mountains, which leads to the inability of mobile communication equipment to keep in touch with the outside world stably in many cases. This situation is especially dangerous for climbers and explorers, because in the event of an emergency, the inability to communicate in time can delay rescue and even endanger lives. The deployment of 5G-A base stations will greatly enhance the coverage and penetration of communication signals, ensuring a stable communication connection even in complex terrain. In this way, if a climber is in distress, they can call for help in time through mobile communication devices, and the rescue team can respond more quickly and provide the necessary help.
At the same time, the Everest region is a key area for scientific research and environmental protection. However, due to the remote location and harsh environment, data transmission has always been a problem. The establishment of 5G-A base stations will provide a high-speed and stable data transmission channel for scientific researchers. Researchers can use the 5G-A network to upload monitoring data in real time, including meteorological data, wildlife activities, etc., which will greatly improve research efficiency and data accuracy. At the same time, the data can also be used for wildlife conservation research, helping the industry to better understand the ecological environment of the Everest region, so as to formulate more effective conservation measures.
Based on the uSmartNet digital twin
Network solutions
Case Name: Based on uSmartNet Digital Twin Network Solution
Provider: Fujian Mobile, ZTE
Case Introduction:
How can L4/L5-oriented high-end autonomous networks gradually replace manual work and continue to operate safely in an autonomous closed-loop system? It has become a major hot spot and difficulty in the field of communication. To this end, ZTE proposed the uSmartNet digital twin network solution, and worked with Fujian Mobile to create a new paradigm of controllable and trustworthy network optimization through multiple rounds of technical research, helping Fujian Mobile network optimization move towards high-level self-intelligence.
Traditional network optimization faces a series of challenges, hindering the advancement of network self-intelligence, and there are three challenges in the daily network optimization scenario.
First, the cost is high. The traditional mode can only solve the optimization of one indicator at a time, and the deterioration of other indicators is often caused by the issuance of policies, which requires a lot of manpower to repeatedly iterate and optimize, and even requires the participation of highly skilled experts, resulting in high costs.
Second, the efficiency is low. The traditional model relies on expert experience, or tentative and step-by-step strategies to optimize the problem, which cannot accurately quantify the multi-dimensional impact of the pre-assessment scheme and generate the global optimal strategy, which has a high probability of the problem not meeting the expected problem and a long solution period.
Third, the risk is high. In the traditional mode, the optimization solution cannot be white-box pre-evaluated, lacks explainability, and it is difficult for experts to conduct effective review.
Based on real-time data collection, model construction and intelligent decision-making of AI and knowledge fusion, the uSmartNet digital twin network solution builds a digital twin network platform in the digital space as shown in the figure below, and realizes the two-way closed-loop interaction between the virtual network and the physical network through the two core functions of "digital mirroring" and "digital deduction & decision-making", providing a new paradigm of security, controllability and credibility for network optimization.
In the time dimension, the real-time and processing granularity of the whole process of wireless data from data source, location estimation, cluster data cleaning, rendering and presentation are comprehensively optimized, and the meter-level high-precision positioning, PRRU-level spatial topology restoration and 3D BIM model modeling capabilities in the spatial dimension are integrated to accurately present the spatiotemporal distribution of network status with minute-level delay and granularity, and quickly gain insight into and locate network problems.
At present, Fujian Mobile and ZTE have used the uSmartNet digital twin network solution in multiple scenarios and achieved a series of results. It has successfully guaranteed a number of large-scale sports events or concerts, among which the digital twin technology has achieved fast and accurate network problem location and processing, shortened the network monitoring and poor quality positioning delay from an average of 30 minutes to 10 minutes, reduced the guarantee cost by 75%, and ensured zero user complaints in major event security scenarios. In the network optimization scenario at major traffic intersections, the network optimization period is shortened by 70%, greatly improving the overall efficiency and response speed of network O&M.
AsiaInfo Xingyuan integrated energy intelligent management platform
Case Name: AsiaInfo Xingyuan Integrated Energy Intelligent Management Platform
Provider: AsiaInfo Xingyuan
Case Introduction:
Under the "dual carbon" goal, comprehensive energy transformation customers such as industrial parks, commercial buildings, hospitals, service areas and government departments have taken the initiative to integrate into the "zero carbon" development trend.
Relying on advanced network digital intelligence technology and in-depth understanding of the energy industry, the smart energy management platform provided by AsiaInfo Xingyuan supports the management of various energy formats such as cold/heat/water/electricity and light/storage in the service area, based on the standardized data collection and transmission of communication network security, and the intelligent operation and maintenance control based on the energy efficiency analysis of AI algorithm/GPT large model, with a platform deployment mode with high security, easy application and easy expansion, to create a carbon analysis strategy and plan management model, and promote the realization of zero carbon.
The construction of the zero-carbon service area makes full use of green electricity, with an annual income of about 278,000 yuan, and the energy consumption is expected to be reduced by about 10% by means of intelligent analysis to improve operational efficiency, which is equivalent to reducing about 260t of standard coal burning and about 650t of carbon dioxide emissions per year, and about 35,300 equivalent trees are planted, with obvious economic and environmental benefits.
The construction of the smart energy management platform aims to collect data from various IoT terminals to the platform, realize the analysis, optimization and all-round supervision of energy consumption analysis, resource utilization, command and dispatch, etc., and start the comprehensive energy construction of energy data, intelligent operation and asset capitalization, so as to achieve the "zero carbon" vision of more environmentally friendly, efficient and sustainable energy management.
Xiamen North Railway Station Intelligent Optical Fiber
Green Lighting Project
Case Name: Xiamen North Railway Station Intelligent Optical Fiber Green Lighting Project
Provider: YOFC
Case Introduction:
Xiamen North Railway Station is the first railway station in China to officially use the intelligent optical fiber system, with the current intelligent optical fiber system with the highest utilization rate of light energy in the national high-speed rail station, which can introduce sunlight into the transfer center for lighting, and the special optical cable products used for sunlight introduction are all exclusively provided by YOFC Optical Fiber & Cable Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "YOFC"). The application of new green technologies of solar fiber lighting helps high-speed rail stations save energy and reduce consumption, and is full of "green".
The new Xiamen North Railway Station is located on the north side of the existing Xiamen North Railway Station, and the passenger distribution space is closed. By installing a lighting machine on the roof, the lighting machine automatically wakes up like a sunflower every day, accurately tracks the sun's position, and transports the collected sunlight to the underground space through the lighting cable of Changfei Company to replace the lighting, just like "installing a sunshine skylight for the basement", with an area of up to 7,000 square meters, which is expected to save 720,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity throughout the year, equivalent to 565 tons of carbon emissions. This product is also used in the Beijing Winter Olympics venues, the most beautiful high-speed tunnel in Yunnan, the National Earthquake Administration, the Hebei Meteorological Bureau, the Hangzhou Asian Games and family villas.
At present, the mainstream lighting optical fiber on the market uses PMMA optical fiber, which has a low preparation cost, but the market is mainly monopolized by Japanese companies. In general, the average attenuation value of PMMA fiber in the visible light band of 380~780nm is about 300B/km, and it is as high as 1000dB/km near the infrared band, which makes the sunlight appear white and violet and cold light after being emitted from the optical fiber. The advantages of PMMA fiber in fiber optic illumination are large core diameter, good flexibility, and can realize short-distance sunlight transmission. However, due to the limitations of its materials, its high temperature resistance is poor, the ultraviolet aging resistance is poor, the long-distance attenuation is too large, and it cannot work in an environment of more than 70 °C and the transmittance is attenuated to 20% of the original at about 30m. For this reason, quartz optical fiber has become the main solution to solve the problem of overheating and long-distance attenuation of optical fiber, which is used for laser lighting, sunlight lighting, high-energy light transmission, etc., which are mostly large-core optical fibers, which can be mainly divided into quartz cladding and plastic cladding. Among them, quartz cladding is mostly used for high-power laser transmission, while plastic cladding is mostly used for sunlight induction. In terms of optical fiber energy transmission, in order to improve the optical energy collection and divergence ability of optical fibers, the numerical aperture of the optical fiber itself will be increased, and the number of cladding layers will be increased to reduce the energy loss in the process of optical energy transmission.
YOFC's solution filters and collects sunlight through the sunlight introduction system, and introduces it into indoor and other places where it is needed through lighting cables, and illuminates it through special optical fiber lamps to meet the needs of green lighting, environmental protection and health system. It is mainly used for daytime lighting in dark and lack of light to meet people's needs for sunlight, and has a wide range of uses in building energy saving and low-carbon life.
In addition, the solution uses the core technology of sunlight introduction to bring outdoor natural light directly into the room for lighting, which makes it not only beneficial for human health, but also for the growth and development of plants and animals, so the technology is particularly suitable for high-end living rooms, family bedrooms and basements and other areas that are not prone to sunlight. In addition, the sunlight introduction technology realizes photoelectric separation, which can achieve better lighting in some environments where electrical power needs to be prohibited, thereby improving safety.
At present, YOFC's intelligent optical fiber green lighting solution has been put into use in many scenarios such as Shanghai Hongqiao and Xiamen North Railway Station, and has received good market feedback.
In particular, the new Xiamen North Railway Station, the full use of YOFC's intelligent optical fiber system, the system through the installation of a lighting machine on the roof, the lighting machine automatically wakes up like a sunflower every day, accurately tracks the sun's position, and transports the collected sunlight to the underground space through the YOFC lighting cable to replace the lighting fixtures, just like "installing a sunshine skylight for the basement", with an area of up to 7,000 square meters, which is expected to save 720,000 kWh of electricity throughout the year, equivalent to 565 tons of carbon emissions.
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