The IP GALA Summit titled “Let Net5.5G Become Reality and Inspire Further Development,” organized by Huawei during the MPLS SD & AI Net World Congress 2024, concluded successfully. The summit brought together operators, standardization organizations, and industry associations to discuss key topics such as the implementation of Net5.5G applications, innovations in scenarios, and target network architecture. Leading operators like vivo Brazil, Telecom Argentina, and Algeria Telecom shared their practices in active network applications and innovative practices involving key technologies such as 400GE, SRv6, network slicing, and Network Digital Map in Net5.5G convergent transmission scenarios. This indicates that the deployment of Net5.5 convergent transmission is progressing faster to support the further development of operator services.
Zuo Meng, President of Huawei’s Data Communication Product Line Metro Router Domain, emphasized that ultra-broadband applications are constantly evolving, bringing new opportunities and challenges for operators. Operators must build the target Net5.5G network to support the upgrading of 10Gb/s connections for home broadband services, mobile broadband services, private corporate lines, and campus services for enterprises. Accelerating the implementation of Net5.5G applications to support the greater business success of operators has become a consensus in the industry.
Immersive applications, digitalization, industry cloudification, and the prevalence of cloud-based solutions and AI applications are driving the continuous growth of global ultra-broadband connections and bandwidth. Tayeb Ben Meriem, Co-Chairman of the WBBA Network Technology Working Group, said that to cope with this growth, WBBA, along with its members, has launched the Net5.5G initiative, which includes 10Gb/s campus with Wi-Fi 7, 400GE convergent IP transport, and hyper-convergent data center networks for the years 2025-2030.
Leading operators shared their deployments in active networks and innovative practices in key Net5.5G convergence transport technologies. vivo, a leading operator in Latin America, achieved SRv6 interoperability with multiple vendors and successfully deployed SRv6 in an active network in Brazil. Nelson Jose dos Santos Junior, an IP network expert at vivo, emphasized that through the gradual deployment of key technologies for Net5.5G, such as SRv6, 400GE, and network slicing, vivo will enhance the quality of 5G services and maintain its leading position. Oscar Paniagua, the Transmission Network Manager at Telecom Argentina, stated that 400GE has been deployed in the backbone network to support the development of 5G and home broadband services. The IP transport network is continuously evolving towards Net5.5G, providing optimal connectivity with enhanced network automation, SLA assurance, real-time visualization, and flexible bandwidth capabilities.
In the development of Net5.5G network scenarios, Pietro Cassarà, a researcher from the Italian National Research Council, highlighted how key technologies such as SRv6-based network slicing and IFIT complement the AI-based network digital map to provide guaranteed service levels and automate future network scenarios such as mesh-type routing in dynamic non-terrestrial networks. Carsten Rossenhövel, the Director of Technical Operations at EANTC, a renowned European test organization, shared the progress of multi-vendor interoperability testing in 2024 and presented an independent report on the Huawei 19.2T chipset testing. This indicates that key Net5.5G features such as 400GE, SRv6, and network slicing are becoming increasingly mature in terms of interoperability.
Huawei presented the target architecture of the Net5.5G convergent transmission network and the Private Line + X solutions. This architecture is characterized by ultra-broadband, network-as-a-service, high intelligence, and comprehensive security. The solutions and products in the Net5.5G series help operators develop full services and continue to grow.
The IP GALA Summit organized by Huawei during the MPLS SD & AI Net World Congress 2024 focused on the implementation and development of Net5.5G applications in the telecommunications industry. This summit brought together operators, standardization organizations, and industry associations to discuss the latest innovations in scenarios and target network architecture.
The industry in which the company operates is the telecommunications industry. The summit highlighted the importance of implementing Net5.5G applications to support the further development of operator services. Operators like vivo Brazil, Telecom Argentina, and Algeria Telecom shared their practices in active network applications and innovative practices involving key technologies such as 400GE, SRv6, network slicing, and Network Digital Map in Net5.5G convergent transmission scenarios.
The telecommunications industry is experiencing continuous growth driven by immersive applications, digitalization, industry cloudification, and the prevalence of cloud-based solutions and AI applications. This growth is leading to an increased demand for global ultra-broadband connections and bandwidth. To cope with this growth, organizations like the WBBA have launched the Net5.5G initiative, which includes various technologies like 10Gb/s campus with Wi-Fi 7, 400GE convergent IP transport, and hyper-convergent data center networks.
Leading operators shared their deployments in active networks and innovative practices in key Net5.5G convergence transport technologies. For example, vivo achieved SRv6 interoperability with multiple vendors and successfully deployed SRv6 in an active network in Brazil. Telecom Argentina deployed 400GE in the backbone network to support the development of 5G and home broadband services.
The development of Net5.5G network scenarios includes the use of key technologies like SRv6-based network slicing and IFIT to complement the AI-based network digital map. These technologies provide guaranteed service levels and automate future network scenarios. The industry is also seeing progress in multi-vendor interoperability testing, indicating that key Net5.5G features such as 400GE, SRv6, and network slicing are becoming increasingly mature in terms of interoperability.
Huawei presented the target architecture of the Net5.5G convergent transmission network, which is characterized by ultra-broadband, network-as-a-service, high intelligence, and comprehensive security. The solutions and products in the Net5.5G series offered by Huawei help operators develop full services and continue to grow in the telecommunications industry.
For more information on the telecommunications industry and the development of Net5.5G applications, you can visit the following links:
– Huawei
– WBBA
– vivo Brazil
– Telecom Argentina
– Algeria Telecom
– EANTC