China Telecom, China’s State Grid and Huawei announced the launch of what they claim as the global first 5G power slicing innovation project at a recent industry forum in Beijing.
Led by China Telecom's Beijing Research Institute, the project aims to enable end-to-end technical verification of 5G slicing in smart grid industry applications. 5G slicing has potential benefit in other areas such Internet of Vehicle (IoV) and to enable AR/VR applications.
The three parties in this project will fully use Huawei's technology, industry, and market advantages in R&D to test various scenarios, such as automatic power distribution and electricity consumption information collection
According to Huawei, the core network is critical to implement 5G slicing features, such as on-demand network definition, fast deployment, automatic operation, end-to-end SLA assurance, and capability exposure.
Based on the all-cloud 5G core network, a 5G network can use the same infrastructure to provide differentiated network slices for diverse application scenarios. For example, a slice of ultra-low latency can better meet application requirements, such as automatic power distribution, in the power industry.
A 5G network slice can achieve security and isolation at the same level as those provided by a private power grid, but requires much lower cost and better promotes application innovation of the smart grid.
Zhu Xuetian, Director of Network Technology & Planning Dept. of China Telecom Beijing Research Institute
5G slicing provides differentiated capabilities for diverse requirements of innovative industry applications.
Qiu Xuefeng, VP of Packet Core NEtworkm Huawei Cloud Core Network
Huawei Cloud Core Network started early to invest in R&D of 5G network architecture evolution and slicing technology and has many leading achievements. This project will enable end-to-end technical verification of 5G slicing in smart grid industry applications and accelerate development of sophisticated technologies and solutions.
