FMC SERVICE AND RESOURCE ORCHESTRATION
Overview
According to Gartner’s 2021 Hype Cycle for CSP Operations report, the foundation of telecom operations management in the era of 5G/6G fixed-mobile convergence includes developing service and resource orchestration, re-architecting existing operations support systems to support end-to-end automation and fulfilling dynamic and complex network environments. Moreover, telecom operators are establishing seamless cross-operator operational processes through Open APIs and promoting the exposure of network capabilities to build an open and interconnected ecosystem.Based on international standards and advanced management frameworks, we are committed to the research and development of zero-touch automation to realize centralized management and control for fixed and mobile networks and support the business expansion of Chunghwa Telecom's Consumer Business Group, Enterprise Business Group, and International Business Group.
FMC SERVICE AND RESOURCE ORCHESTRATION
CORE TECHNOLOGY
- End-to-End Service Orchestrator for 5G Networks
- Management and Orchestration for Fixed-Mobile Convergence Transport Network
- Management and Orchestration for Virtual/Cloud-native Network Functions in Telco Cloud
FMC Service and Resource Management Architecture
FMC SERVICE AND RESOURCE ORCHESTRATION
Application Status
End-to-End Service Orchestrator in 5G Networks：We have developed an end-to-end 5G service orchestrator for the fixed-mobile convergence network. The orchestrator uses TM Forum industry standard Open APIs to integrate cross-domain control units in the fixed/mobile networks, automatically deploys the 5G base stations, configure the fronthaul/backhaul transport network and activate the 5G services. Taiwan’s 5G services were launched in 2020 when our service orchestrator supported 5G C-RAN (Centralized-RAN) and D-RAN (Distributed-RAN) deployments, significantly improving the efficiency of 5G base station construction, and expanding the penetration of 5G services in Taiwan. As an industry leader in 2024, we have launched 5G network slicing in areas such as Kaohsiung Asia New Bay Area to develop vertical applications such as smart transportation and smart port. Six patents have been published for the development of this technology.
Management and Orchestration for Fixed-Mobile Convergence Transport Network：We developed a WAN SDN controller for managing the fixed-mobile convergence transport network, comparable to the software solutions of Cisco, Nokia, Juniper, and other international vendors. Our WAN SDN controller provides next-generation intelligent management capabilities, such as near real-time traffic collection via telemetry monitoring techniques and routing analysis by BGP-LS/SR policy protocols. The controller can perform dynamic path selection based on the customer’s SLA (Service Level Agreement) requirements, such as guaranteed bandwidth and latency. The controller can also support future 5G network slicing applications. The SDN controller was successfully deployed and launched in 2024, managing hundreds of Multi-Service Edge Router (MSER). Three patents have been published for the development of this technology.
Management and Orchestration for Virtual/Cloud-native Network Functions in Telco Cloud：We developed the management and orchestration functionalities of VNF (Virtual Network Function)/CNF (Cloud-native network function) for telecom services. It can automatically and dynamically create, configure, activate, and monitor different kinds of VNFs and realize the ability to deploy VNFs across data centers. Compared with the traditional PNF (Physical Network Function), VNF significantly shortens the deployment time from 7 days to 20 minutes. It has been widely used in our 5G mobile core, HiNet public Wi-Fi networks, HiLink VPN and CDN for Chunghwa Telecom’s MOD and Hami Video OTT TV services. Three patents have been published for the research and development of this technology.