September Plenary

Our AGM will be held on Wednesday 30 September during the plenary opening session, closing out the current membership year and marking the start of the new 2020-21 workplan.
Working sessions will be a combination of enhanced regular work item meetings and new topics, culminating in a ‘wrap-up and next steps’ session on Wednesday 7 October.

Weds 30 Sept 4-5pm (UK) AGM & Opening Plenary

• AGM
• Leadership perspectives
• Market status
• Plenary objectives and session highlights.

Thurs, Fri, Mon, Tue, Wed – 1 hr calls in regular time slots 3-5pm (UK) led by topic leads.

Whether you are currently engaged in a work item or curious to find out more, we encourage you to join these calls. All members are welcome!

Thurs 1 Oct 3-5pm (UK)

• 5G FAPI [222,223,224, 225]
  • 5G FAPI suite publications, analytics and adoption
  • Plans for updates in 2020-21: 3GPP Rel 16
• 5G nFAPI
  • See nFAPI roadmap in SCF226 About 5G nFAPI
  • nFAPI updates
  • FAPI PHY API updates
  • Ecosystem support (management, transport, test, sync)
  • 227 NETCONF/YANG management model for S-RUs

Fri 2 Oct 3-5pm (UK)

• Small Cell Management
  • Harmonised management is key for end-end AI enabled automation, and small cells need lightweight and scalable models compared to feature rich macro counterparts
  • Common data models needed for all types of 5G small cells (gNB, gNB-DU, S-RU)
  • Changing ,management protocols and data model:
    • 4G networks today use TR-069/TR196 protocol/model
    • Future 5G standards are based on NETCONF/YANG
    • Early 5G deployments are 4G+5G Non-Stand-Alone – so management support in legacy formats will simplify these deployments
    • Need models which easily port to both legacy and future formats
• Small Cell Technologies
  • What emerging technologies and trends should SCF be looking at?
  • Edge computing API harmonisation and blueprinting
  • V2X, Integrated Access Backhaul, Sync

Mon 5 Oct 2-5pm (UK)

• JOTS Neutral Host In Building update
  • A year on since our last presentation, all five annexes – specifying how the UK MNOs plan to interact with neutral hosts in the ‘outsourced RAN’ model – are available as advanced drafts. See SCF mem016
  • JOTS NHIB will share the thinking behind the JOTS approach to neutral hosting and the different aspects covered in the specifications
• Ports and Logistics Requirements
  • Report back on conversations with the ports & logistics vertical
  • Aim is to develop a requirement profile for private networks serving this vertical
• nFAPI Test Support
  • 3GPP TS 38.141 specifies conformance tests for gNBs- applicable to integrated small cells. That said the majority of this tests the RF/PHY performance, so if we can use nFAPI to test the S-RU with the compliance tests, this provides confidence that when combined with DU and CU nodes, the whole gNB will conform
  • Such testing can be used as design verification/pre-integration testing for S-RUs
  • The remit of the nFAPI test support should also include production test/automation test support especially for S-RU, which would do a subset of tests for hardware validation and calibration

Tues 6 Oct 3-5pm (UK)

• Neutral hosting & Private Networks
  • 231 options for indoor cellular
    • Report back on initial take up of 231 Options for indoor cellular and 232 brochure
    • Outline of ongoing engagement plan – How can we all leverage this work?
  • 244 Neutral host requirements
    • Member perspectives on different neutral hosting models: 30mins
    • Debate: Differences and commonalities in approaches presented, & tasks for SCF 20mins

Weds 7 Oct 3-5pm (UK)

• SCF Promotion and Commercialisation
  • 2020 promotion campaigns
  • PR achievements
  • 2021 content plan
  • Marketing strategy
• Closing Summary session
  • Three minute take-aways summary for each session
  • Summary of 2020-21 workplan, teams, and deliverable timing
  • Final timetable for ongoing calls