The joint proof of concept features Wind River Titanium Cloud, a deployment-ready virtualisation software platform.
5G applications will require locating compute power and capacity close to where the traffic originates, whereas application logic has traditionally resided in the data centre. However, 5G applications such as those for autonomous driving or the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), where physical controls require extremely low latency, will demand diverse network locations for their logic. In these cases, computing will often need to happen much closer to the end device.
“5G will demand ultra-low latency and dynamic compute architectures for the cloud,” said Charlie Ashton, senior director of business development for Telecommunications at Wind River. “Wind River provides a flexible and secure cloud-based infrastructure that can be deployed at any network location. In order to successfully meet changing market needs, it is important to work with leading operators who, like BT, are uniquely positioned to deploy cloud compute at the right edge locations to support growing 5G applications.”
Running on a BT cellular base station, the proof of concept platform features an edge cloud compute node using the Titanium Cloud virtualisation platform and a local traffic offload capability from Athonet, a software-based mobile core provider.
The proof of concept highlights multiple 5G edge cloud computing use cases, including those for next-generation connected automobiles and also for augmented/virtual reality:
- Remote vehicle control for traffic/route management
- Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication for collision avoidance
- Augmented reality for multi-person sessions without gameplay disruption
The Titanium Cloud portfolio includes a fully integrated, reliable, and deployment-ready virtualisation platform that enables service providers to deploy virtualised services faster, at lower cost, and with high uptime. Titanium Cloud provides a software infrastructure for the demands of critical infrastructure applications such as telecommunications networks and industrial control, says Wind River.