P1: The Standards-Patents-Innovation Intersection: Interesting Times Ahead
P2: 5G Visions and Requirements
P3: Wireless Strategies for Large Public Venue and Campus Environments
P4: 5G Research and System Design
P5: 5G Architecture and Implementation
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
11:00 – 12:30
Room: Jefferson Ballroom
Organizer: Dina Kallay, Director, I.P. & Competition, Ericsson
Panelists:
Lisa Kimmel, Senior Counsel, Crowell & Moring
John L. Kolakowski, Senior IPR Licensing/Litigation Counsel, Nokia Networks
George T. Willingmyre, President, GTW Associates (former Vice President, ANSI)
As IEEE and other cutting edge standards increasingly incorporate patented technology, awareness of the importance of Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (RAND) patent licensing commitments that ensure access to the standard for future implementers is also growing. The past two years have seen an explosion of interest in standard-development organizations’ patent policies, in light of extensive worldwide litigation between innovators and technology-users, accompanied by a keen interest from government agencies and scholars. Part of the debate has taken place at the IEEE, as it considers far-reaching changes to the IEEE-SA patent policy. This interactive session, tailored for non-lawyer professionals, will bring together standards, patents, litigation, and competition experts to discuss these issues.
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
14:00 – 15:30
Room: Jefferson Ballroom
Organizer: Werner Mohr, Head of Research Alliances, Nokia; Chairman of the Board, 5G Infrastructure Association
Panelists:
Xinhui Wang (ZTE) on behalf of IMT 2020(5G) Promotion Group, China – Vice Chair Radio Access Technology Group of IMT-2020(5G) Promotion Group
Werner Mohr (Nokia) on behalf of 5G PPP in Horizon 2020 / 5G Infrastructure Association, Europe
Yasuyuki Koga (Waseda University, Japan) on behalf of the Fifth Generation Mobile Communications Promotion Forum, Japan
Dan Keun Sung (KAIST) on behalf of 5G Forum, Korea
Farooq Bari (AT&T) on behalf of 4G Americas, USA
Colin Langtry, ITU-R
Global research activities on 5G communication networks are getting momentum. In particular different regions have formed 5G fora and launched respective research programs. Views on the 5G vision and major requirements are developed, which show already some coherence. However, there are still differences in major intended application domains and specific requirements. In particular requirements on future 5G radio systems and the expected traffic growth have a significant impact on the necessary frequency spectrum. Therefore, the 5G vision and requirements are influencing technical solutions, potential future frequency ranges, global standardization and the regulatory environment.
From the European perspective 5G is describing the future communication network, which will be based on the seamless integration of different existing access systems and new capabilities for very wideband services, ultra-dense deployment and IoT systems. 5G will provide very high availability and reliability to support mission critical (low latency) applications and critical infrastructures in vertical sectors. Therefore, research is needed for all network entities such as new radio systems e.g. in higher frequency domains, optical backbone networks, network architecture and increasingly software based core networks to meet the challenges. As part of the European Union research program Horizon 2020 a 5G Public Private Partnership has been launched, which will address this future communication network.
Similar activities have been initiated in different regions, which will contribute to global standardization and the ITU process in the World Radiocommunications Conferences 2015 and 2019 for the identification of additional frequency spectrum.
This panel will discuss the perspectives on 5G systems in different regions. International cooperation will help to align the 5G vision and requirements in order to prepare the development of globally accepted standards and harmonized future frequency bands.
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
11:00 – 12:30
Room: Jefferson Ballroom
Organizer: Leo Holzenthal Jr, President, M S Benbow and Associates Consulting Engineers
Panelists:
Ross McKillip, Strategic Business Consultant, Dallas Love Field Airport
Dave Stewart, Senior Technology Consultant, M S Benbow and Associates
Jeff Weaver, Director of High Density Public Venues, Aruba Networks
Commercial Wireless (cellular service) infrastructure in large public venues and campus environments presents particular challenges to owners, operators and end users. In this panel, executives from the industry will discuss the particular challenges that they encounter in their work. They will talk about business strategies for bringing service to their venue, maintaining the service, refreshing equipment and designs to meet user needs and other topics. They will also discuss the application of Distributed Antenna Systems, Small Cells, Macro Distribution systems and other technologies to provide the continuous coverage and connectivity that modern Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) end users demand. Lastly, they will provide some insight aout their thoughts in leveraging the commercial wireless connectivity to benefit their business and provide efficiencies in daily operation.
Have subject matter experts who are operating these systems in public venues, discuss implementation, funding, operation, evolution, etc.
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
14:00 – 15:30
Room: Jefferson Ballroom
Organizer: Doru Calin, Director High Performance Wireless Technologies & Networks, Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent
Panelists:
Chih-Lin I, Chief Scientist, China Mobile Research Institute
Eko Onggosanusi, Director Wireless Research & Standards, Samsung R&D America
Reinaldo Valenzuela, Director, Bell Labs Research, Alcatel-Lucent
Mark Newbury, Director/Distinguished Engineer, Huawei Technologies
Rapeepat Ratasuk, Principal Research Specialist, Nokia Networks
5G is currently in its early definition stage. It is a remarkable time for researchers and system designers from across academia and industry to think of innovative approaches required to deliver the substantial improvements expected in spectral efficiency, achievable data rates, latency, energy consumption and simultaneous number of connected devices.
The panel will address research, as well as practical aspects, as related to 5G end to end system design: spectrum, air-interfaces, seamless multi-RAT integration, network transformation, network virtualization, standardization, deployment scenarios, user experience, applications.
Thursday, 12 March 2015
11:00 – 12:30
Room: Jefferson Ballroom
Organizer: Kumar Balachandran, Principal Research Engineer, Ericsson Research
Panelists:
Ali Khayrallah, Director, Radio Access Concepts and Principles, Ericsson Research
Mr. Jerry Pi, CTO - Straightpath Communications
Rapeepat Ratasuk, Principal Research Specialist, Nokia Networks
Around the world, there is a sense that a common view is emerging around the use cases and scenarios that will enable a new generation of wireless systems. The theme that arises out of discussions in the European project METIS, and other similar efforts around the world is that wireless networks in the fifth generation will primarily evolve from 4G and expand the reach of telecommunication networks to new use cases that span four major scenarios of use cases, namely extended Mobile Broadband (MBB) , massive Machine Type Communication (MTC), Critical MTC and Media and Entertainment. The evolution of networks will in turn span four major developments – the extension of the reach of wireless technologies for access and transport to new frequency bands beyond the existing frontier at 6 GHz, the support of massive numbers of connected devices at very low cost and low complexity, and with high operational efficiency on the network, the introduction of extremely reliable and low delay modes of transport and access for process automation for local and wide area applications, and the introduction of services that can revolutionize the way media and entertainment are delivered to users with great flexibility for users and operators. Some of the changes for massive MTC are already ongoing in Releases 12 and 13 of the 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE). The period leading to WRC-19 will involve global consensus building on new frequency bands above 6 GHz for MBB and the development of an air interface that will improve wireless capacity and bandwidth towards multi-Gb/s transport and access interfaces. Lower frequency bands of this air interface will be more capable of operating in dense wide area and indoor environments while the upper end of the range reaching as high as 100 GHz will be more suitable for transport and for indoor local access. The introduction of Software Defined Networking (SDN) will enable the separation of the control and data plane and create new programmable interfaces for rapid deployment of services. SDN will simplify operation of the network, and the introduction of network function virtualization (NFV) in operator cloud platforms that span the operators’ network from the interface to the Internet or customized Service platform to the edge of the network, where local processing, storage and forwarding of data is possible.
This panel will touch on those milestones that will go towards the implementation of 5G, starting from the new spectrum opportunities to the research and development activities that will introduce new air interfaces and services. We will discuss the new deployment opportunities, and the technology changes that will integrate 5G systems with improvements of existing wireless technologies.
P2: 5G Visions and Requirements
P3: Wireless Strategies for Large Public Venue and Campus Environments
P4: 5G Research and System Design
P5: 5G Architecture and Implementation
P1: The Standards-Patents-Innovation Intersection: Interesting Times Ahead
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
11:00 – 12:30
Room: Jefferson Ballroom
Organizer: Dina Kallay, Director, I.P. & Competition, Ericsson
Panelists:
Lisa Kimmel, Senior Counsel, Crowell & Moring
John L. Kolakowski, Senior IPR Licensing/Litigation Counsel, Nokia Networks
George T. Willingmyre, President, GTW Associates (former Vice President, ANSI)
As IEEE and other cutting edge standards increasingly incorporate patented technology, awareness of the importance of Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (RAND) patent licensing commitments that ensure access to the standard for future implementers is also growing. The past two years have seen an explosion of interest in standard-development organizations’ patent policies, in light of extensive worldwide litigation between innovators and technology-users, accompanied by a keen interest from government agencies and scholars. Part of the debate has taken place at the IEEE, as it considers far-reaching changes to the IEEE-SA patent policy. This interactive session, tailored for non-lawyer professionals, will bring together standards, patents, litigation, and competition experts to discuss these issues.
P2: 5G Visions and Requirements
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
14:00 – 15:30
Room: Jefferson Ballroom
Organizer: Werner Mohr, Head of Research Alliances, Nokia; Chairman of the Board, 5G Infrastructure Association
Panelists:
Xinhui Wang (ZTE) on behalf of IMT 2020(5G) Promotion Group, China – Vice Chair Radio Access Technology Group of IMT-2020(5G) Promotion Group
Werner Mohr (Nokia) on behalf of 5G PPP in Horizon 2020 / 5G Infrastructure Association, Europe
Yasuyuki Koga (Waseda University, Japan) on behalf of the Fifth Generation Mobile Communications Promotion Forum, Japan
Dan Keun Sung (KAIST) on behalf of 5G Forum, Korea
Farooq Bari (AT&T) on behalf of 4G Americas, USA
Colin Langtry, ITU-R
Global research activities on 5G communication networks are getting momentum. In particular different regions have formed 5G fora and launched respective research programs. Views on the 5G vision and major requirements are developed, which show already some coherence. However, there are still differences in major intended application domains and specific requirements. In particular requirements on future 5G radio systems and the expected traffic growth have a significant impact on the necessary frequency spectrum. Therefore, the 5G vision and requirements are influencing technical solutions, potential future frequency ranges, global standardization and the regulatory environment.
From the European perspective 5G is describing the future communication network, which will be based on the seamless integration of different existing access systems and new capabilities for very wideband services, ultra-dense deployment and IoT systems. 5G will provide very high availability and reliability to support mission critical (low latency) applications and critical infrastructures in vertical sectors. Therefore, research is needed for all network entities such as new radio systems e.g. in higher frequency domains, optical backbone networks, network architecture and increasingly software based core networks to meet the challenges. As part of the European Union research program Horizon 2020 a 5G Public Private Partnership has been launched, which will address this future communication network.
Similar activities have been initiated in different regions, which will contribute to global standardization and the ITU process in the World Radiocommunications Conferences 2015 and 2019 for the identification of additional frequency spectrum.
This panel will discuss the perspectives on 5G systems in different regions. International cooperation will help to align the 5G vision and requirements in order to prepare the development of globally accepted standards and harmonized future frequency bands.
P3: Wireless Strategies for Large Public Venue and Campus Environments
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
11:00 – 12:30
Room: Jefferson Ballroom
Organizer: Leo Holzenthal Jr, President, M S Benbow and Associates Consulting Engineers
Panelists:
Ross McKillip, Strategic Business Consultant, Dallas Love Field Airport
Dave Stewart, Senior Technology Consultant, M S Benbow and Associates
Jeff Weaver, Director of High Density Public Venues, Aruba Networks
Commercial Wireless (cellular service) infrastructure in large public venues and campus environments presents particular challenges to owners, operators and end users. In this panel, executives from the industry will discuss the particular challenges that they encounter in their work. They will talk about business strategies for bringing service to their venue, maintaining the service, refreshing equipment and designs to meet user needs and other topics. They will also discuss the application of Distributed Antenna Systems, Small Cells, Macro Distribution systems and other technologies to provide the continuous coverage and connectivity that modern Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) end users demand. Lastly, they will provide some insight aout their thoughts in leveraging the commercial wireless connectivity to benefit their business and provide efficiencies in daily operation.
Have subject matter experts who are operating these systems in public venues, discuss implementation, funding, operation, evolution, etc.
P4: 5G Research and System Design
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
14:00 – 15:30
Room: Jefferson Ballroom
Organizer: Doru Calin, Director High Performance Wireless Technologies & Networks, Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent
Panelists:
Chih-Lin I, Chief Scientist, China Mobile Research Institute
Eko Onggosanusi, Director Wireless Research & Standards, Samsung R&D America
Reinaldo Valenzuela, Director, Bell Labs Research, Alcatel-Lucent
Mark Newbury, Director/Distinguished Engineer, Huawei Technologies
Rapeepat Ratasuk, Principal Research Specialist, Nokia Networks
5G is currently in its early definition stage. It is a remarkable time for researchers and system designers from across academia and industry to think of innovative approaches required to deliver the substantial improvements expected in spectral efficiency, achievable data rates, latency, energy consumption and simultaneous number of connected devices.
The panel will address research, as well as practical aspects, as related to 5G end to end system design: spectrum, air-interfaces, seamless multi-RAT integration, network transformation, network virtualization, standardization, deployment scenarios, user experience, applications.
P5: 5G Architecture and Implementation
Thursday, 12 March 2015
11:00 – 12:30
Room: Jefferson Ballroom
Organizer: Kumar Balachandran, Principal Research Engineer, Ericsson Research
Panelists:
Ali Khayrallah, Director, Radio Access Concepts and Principles, Ericsson Research
Mr. Jerry Pi, CTO - Straightpath Communications
Rapeepat Ratasuk, Principal Research Specialist, Nokia Networks
Around the world, there is a sense that a common view is emerging around the use cases and scenarios that will enable a new generation of wireless systems. The theme that arises out of discussions in the European project METIS, and other similar efforts around the world is that wireless networks in the fifth generation will primarily evolve from 4G and expand the reach of telecommunication networks to new use cases that span four major scenarios of use cases, namely extended Mobile Broadband (MBB) , massive Machine Type Communication (MTC), Critical MTC and Media and Entertainment. The evolution of networks will in turn span four major developments – the extension of the reach of wireless technologies for access and transport to new frequency bands beyond the existing frontier at 6 GHz, the support of massive numbers of connected devices at very low cost and low complexity, and with high operational efficiency on the network, the introduction of extremely reliable and low delay modes of transport and access for process automation for local and wide area applications, and the introduction of services that can revolutionize the way media and entertainment are delivered to users with great flexibility for users and operators. Some of the changes for massive MTC are already ongoing in Releases 12 and 13 of the 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE). The period leading to WRC-19 will involve global consensus building on new frequency bands above 6 GHz for MBB and the development of an air interface that will improve wireless capacity and bandwidth towards multi-Gb/s transport and access interfaces. Lower frequency bands of this air interface will be more capable of operating in dense wide area and indoor environments while the upper end of the range reaching as high as 100 GHz will be more suitable for transport and for indoor local access. The introduction of Software Defined Networking (SDN) will enable the separation of the control and data plane and create new programmable interfaces for rapid deployment of services. SDN will simplify operation of the network, and the introduction of network function virtualization (NFV) in operator cloud platforms that span the operators’ network from the interface to the Internet or customized Service platform to the edge of the network, where local processing, storage and forwarding of data is possible.
This panel will touch on those milestones that will go towards the implementation of 5G, starting from the new spectrum opportunities to the research and development activities that will introduce new air interfaces and services. We will discuss the new deployment opportunities, and the technology changes that will integrate 5G systems with improvements of existing wireless technologies.