According to the "2021 Discrete Manufacturing Cloud Survey" report released by McKinsey & Company, the IT value brought by cloud transformation only accounts for 5% of its potential value, but its business value is as high as 95%. With the rapid development of cloud computing technology and the full presentation of cloud IT value in terms of agility, elasticity and economy, combined with the combination of 5G technology and applications, it is especially reflected in key value chains such as manufacturing, supply chain and procurement. Links have also spawned more and more industry application scenarios, such as smart manufacturing, Internet of Vehicles/Vehicle-Road Collaboration, ultra-high-definition video streaming, telemedicine, etc. They need not only the low latency, large bandwidth, and wide connection characteristics of 5G, but also the elastic scalability, agile deployment, and rich enterprise application integration characteristics of the cloud platform.
Therefore, the 5G private network oriented to industry applications has become an important technical base for various vertical industries in the journey of digital intelligence upgrade and transformation. As the world's leading cloud computing service provider, Amazon Cloud Technology provides enterprises and organizations with a variety of powerful cloud computing infrastructure and solutions.
In China, Amazon Cloud Technology has been committed to working with partners to help customers grow together. With the advantages of partners, Amazon Cloud Technology has joined hands with China Telecom and Allin Networks to jointly create a "cloud computing + 5G private network" solution to provide a foundation for the digital transformation of users in vertical industries, and together integrate the 5G private network, cloud computing and edge computing. The advantages are combined to bring end-to-end "cloud computing + 5G private network" solutions to industry users. And on April 27, 2023, the Amazon Cloud Technology 5G Private Network Empowerment Smart Manufacturing Seminar with the theme of "Yunqi 5G, Pathfinder Smart Manufacturing" was held at the Amazon Cloud Technology Digital Empowerment Innovation Center in Xuhui District, Shanghai. Many experts from Amazon Cloud Technology, China Telecom and Allin Networks shared and discussed 5G private network in the manufacturing field together with more than 40 participants from the manufacturing industry.
At the end of the event, through the demonstration of the actual network environment, let the participants connect to the "industrial gateway" through the on-site "PLC" and connect to the "pRRU" through the proprietary 5G network, then connect to the "UPF/BBU/rHUB" and finally pass The actual experience environment for the control and management of the core network on the cloud has experienced the low latency and stability of the 5G private network.
Specific benefits of this joint program include:
Stable performance (Stable): Ailing industrial 5G private network provides ≤[email protected]% low-latency, high-speed uplink and large-bandwidth network services to ensure data transmission speed and quality, relying on the mobility and multiple backups of 5G network seamless switching, The anti-downtime, self-controllable ultra-high stability provides key support for typical intelligent manufacturing scenarios such as wireless data acquisition, high-definition quality inspection, real-time control, auxiliary assembly, and flexible production. With the help of the network fault self-healing design of the comprehensive management platform, the stable and efficient operation of the 5G private network can be realized without the need for professionals to be on duty 24 hours a day. At the same time, through the elasticity and scalability of the powerful cloud infrastructure of Amazon Cloud Technology, resources can be dynamically adjusted according to business needs and high concurrency and large-scale data transmission and processing can be supported.
Network Security (Secure): A series of security functions and services based on Amazon cloud technology, including identity authentication, data encryption, access control, etc., to ensure the security of communication and data transmission of the 5G private network and the physical isolation of the Ailing industrial 5G private network The method provides end-to-end data security for enterprise users. All network facilities are exclusive to customers, ready-to-use, and seamlessly compatible with existing network security architectures. Combining multiple verification mechanisms such as IPSEC, SIM card black and white lists, card-machine two-way binding, and data classification and domain management, it helps enterprises reduce network security risks in an all-round way and continuously improve business resilience.
Deep integration with industrial systems (Syncretic): As a new type of digital infrastructure on the industrial site, Ailin's industrial 5G private network can be seamlessly integrated into the existing industrial Ethernet, and with the help of technologies such as VXLAN/5G LAN, it can quickly realize the second industrial layer The penetration of the protocol ensures the stable and low-latency transmission of Profinet, Profisafe, EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP/IP and other industrial Ethernets in the production line in the 5G private network environment, helping enterprises to comprehensively build industrial-grade OT, IT, and CT Network convergence capability, compatible with 5G/LTE/WiFi and other wireless access devices, fully reusing old ones, networking on demand, and reducing costs.
Efficient delivery and operation and maintenance (Simple): The joint solution adopts an integrated delivery design, and the delivery time is greatly shortened through standardized templates and infrastructure. To meet the differentiated network requirements of different industrial scenarios and enterprises, Ailin Industrial 5G private network provides adjustable end-to-end indicators, supports flexible deployment with no wiring or less wiring, and has little impact on production and operation. By customizing key technical indicators such as network capacity, service range, low-latency stability, and uplink rate, it helps enterprise users quickly build a multi-purpose wireless network coverage while saving costs. Ailin's integrated management platform provides users with cloud, network, terminal, and application integrated operation and maintenance management capabilities, helping enterprises reduce operation and maintenance costs, improve operation and maintenance efficiency, and realize digital business intelligent perception, centralized monitoring, and unified management.
In terms of edge services: locally provide the same Amazon cloud technology infrastructure, services, APIs and tools as the cloud. 1U form factors including Graviton2 processors or 2U form factors with Intel processors and edge services including Amazon EC2, Amazon ECS and Amazon Cloud Technology IoT Greengrass are ideal for workloads requiring low latency and local processing requirements.
In terms of cloud services: through Amazon cloud technology covering 31 geographic regions, 99 availability zones, more than 400 edge nodes, serving 245 countries and regions around the world with mature infrastructure covering the world, providing more than 200 full-featured services , leading the industry's security compliance concepts and practices and other unique advantages have become a firm reason for global customers and partners to firmly choose Amazon Cloud Technology as a cloud service partner for solutions.
China Telecom's 5G local private network
China Telecom's 5G customized network released in November 2020. As a comprehensive solution for the fusion and collaboration of "network customization, edge intelligence, cloud collaboration, and application-on-demand", the goal is to create integrated customized fusion services for industry customers and realize "cloud-network integration and on-demand customization". In terms of network operation, it realizes non-perceived access to the enterprise intranet, and at the same time achieves business isolation to achieve safe and reliable remote access.
In terms of technology, China Telecom was the first to propose and adhere to the independent networking SA solution, and achieved technological breakthroughs such as high-middle-low multi-frequency coordination and FDD large-bandwidth sharing, providing an application demonstration for global 5G SA deployment. Leading more than 30 international standards in 5G super uplink, coverage enhancement, customized private network, baseband performance, etc., ranking in the forefront of global operators, and forming more than 600 5G patents based on independent innovation. Received the China Patent Silver Award.
In terms of operations, China Telecom took the lead in introducing blockchain technology into the operation and scheduling of 5G shared networks to solve the problems of fair use of resources and efficient scheduling in co-construction and shared networks, and built a cross-operator alliance chain, which comprehensively improved co-maintenance and co-governance s efficiency. Aiming at the operation and management problems of 5G base stations, an AI energy-saving platform has been built through self-developed AI algorithms and energy-saving models, accumulatively managing nearly 3.7 million energy-saving sectors, covering nearly 90% of the entire network, and saving more than 300 million kilowatt-hours of electricity each year.
In terms of application, actively implement and promote the "Sailing" action plan. In the field of real economy and people's livelihood services, innovatively launched 5G application solutions, covering 15 key industries of the "Sailing" action; through the construction of the 5G capability Rubik's Cube system, large-scale rapid replication has been achieved, and more than 3,000 5G customized network projects have been built. , There are nearly 9,000 commercial projects in the 5G industry, and a series of typical cases such as smart mines, smart factories, smart cities, and smart medical care have been formed.
The integration of 5G and the industrial Internet is deepening step by step, and the path of empowerment is gradually clear. China Telecom is making every effort to promote the scale development of 5G business. It is the first in the industry to propose 5G dual-gigabit converged network service capabilities. It has self-developed and built China Telecom's 5G fully connected factory platform to form a basic model of "one network and one platform".
Ai Ling Industrial 5G Private Network Capabilities
Ai Ling focuses on industrial scenarios, adheres to the concept of OICT integration, and focuses on the research and development of cloud-native industrial 5G private network systems. At present, Ai Ling has occupied top customers in more than 10 industrial markets, and through the polishing of several benchmark projects, it has accumulated a large number of industrial scene know-hows and accumulated rich industrial 5G capabilities.
Ai Ling has submitted more than 100 patent applications (including 2 PCT patent applications) in the field of industrial 5G edge intelligence, obtained 30 invention patent authorizations, 2 utility model authorizations, and 69 software copyright registrations. In addition, Eling also took the lead in formulating 2 industrial 5G related standards and 1 research report by China Communications Standards Association (CCSA); and as a core member, participated in the preparation of the "5G Fully Connected Factory Construction White Paper" issued by China Academy of Information and Communications Technology and CCSA , AII, 5G ACIA released more than 20 related standards and white papers.
By taking advantage of the advantages of Amazon cloud technology cloud services, combined with China Telecom's strong network coverage and operation and maintenance capabilities, and Ailing Network's rich deployment experience, customers can quickly and conveniently obtain cloud-based 5G private network services and deploy network services on demand Own production and operation. Leveraging the advantages of all parties, 5G private network cloud-based deployment, and working with customers to empower vertical industries with digital intelligence to accelerate transformation.