{"id":8522,"date":"2015-07-22T11:32:28","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T09:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/icclab\/?p=8522"},"modified":"2015-07-22T13:58:51","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T11:58:51","slug":"sesame-small-cells-coordination-for-multi-tenancy-and-edge-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/icclab\/sesame-small-cells-coordination-for-multi-tenancy-and-edge-services\/","title":{"rendered":"SESAME – Small cEllS coordinAtion for Multi-tenancy and Edge services"},"content":{"rendered":"

SESAME targets innovations around three central elements in 5G: the placement of network intelligence and applications in the network edge through Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) and Edge Cloud Computing; the substantial evolution of the Small Cell concept, already mainstream in 4G but expected to deliver its full potential in the challenging high dense 5G scenarios; and the consolidation of multi-tenancy in communications infrastructures, allowing several operators\/service providers to engage in new sharing models of both access capacity and edge computing capabilities.<\/p>\n

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SESAME proposes the Cloud-Enabled Small Cell (CESC) concept, a new multi-operator enabled Small Cell that integrates a virtualised execution platform (i.e., the Light DC) for deploying Virtual Network Functions (NVFs), supporting powerful self-x management and executing novel applications and services inside the access network infrastructure. The Light DC will feature low-power processors and hardware accelerators for time critical operations and will build a high manageable clustered edge computing infrastructure. This approach will allow new stakeholders to dynamically enter the value chain by acting as \u2018host-neutral\u2019 providers in high traffic areas where densification of multiple networks is not practical. The optimal management of a CESC deployment is a key challenge of SESAME, for which new orchestration, NFV management, virtualisation of management views per tenant, self-x features and radio access management techniques will be developed.<\/p>\n

After designing, specifying and developing the architecture and all the involved CESC modules, SESAME will culminate with a prototype with all functionalities for proving the concept in relevant use cases. Besides, CESC will be formulated consistently and synergistically with other 5G-PPP components through coordination with the corresponding projects.<\/p>\n

Active ICCLab Research Initiatives<\/h2>\n

Given the topics that will be developed during the project execution, the following research initiatives from ICCLab will contribute to SESAME.<\/p>\n