Autonomous Network Technology Innovation in Digital and Intelligent Era

doi:10.12142/ZTECOM.202204007

ZTE Communications ›› 2022, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (4): 52-61.DOI: 10.12142/ZTECOM.202204007

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Autonomous Network Technology Innovation in Digital and Intelligent Era

DUAN Xiangyang^1,², KANG Honghui^1,²(), ZHANG Jianjian¹

^1.ZTE Corporation, Shenzhen 518057, China
^2.State Key Laboratory of Mobile Network and Mobile Multimedia Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China

Received:2022-07-22 Online:2022-12-31 Published:2022-12-30
About author:DUAN Xiangyang is Vice President of ZTE Corporation. His main research field is wireless communication technology. He has successively presided over and participated in more than three fund projects, and published over 20 papers.|KANG Honghui (kang.honghui@zte.com.cn) is the chief architect of ZTE Corporation. His research interest is wireless network intelligence. He has published five patents on wireless network intelligence technology and 6G network AI architecture and application.|ZHANG Jianjian is a senior project manager of ZTE Corporation, with a research focus on wireless network management automation and intelligent network O&M technology.

Abstract

Abstract:

The issues of wireless communication network autonomy, the definition of capability level and the concept of AI-native solution based on the integration of the information communication data technology (ICDT) are first introduced in this paper. A series of innovative technologies proposed by ZTE Corporation, such as an autonomous evolution network and intelligent orchestration network, are then analyzed. These technologies are developed to realize the evolution of wireless networks to Level-4 and Level-5 intelligent networks. It is expected that the future AI-native intelligent network system will be built based on innovative technologies such as digital twins, intent-based networking, and the data plane and intelligent plane. These new technical paradigms will promote the development of intelligent B5G and 6G networks.

Key words: autonomous network, digtal twin, AI-native

DUAN Xiangyang, KANG Honghui, ZHANG Jianjian. Autonomous Network Technology Innovation in Digital and Intelligent Era[J]. ZTE Communications, 2022, 20(4): 52-61.

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Figure 1 Closed-loop architecture of autonomous network

Figure 2 Reference capability model architecture of autonomous network

Figure 3 Technical architecture of ZTE uSmartNet

Figure 4 Cross-domain collaborative deployment framework

Figure 5 Evolution of intelligent orchestration network

Figure 6 AIOps service platform framework

Figure 7 Architecture of AI-native network system

Figure 8 Key technologies of AI-native networks

Figure 9 Intent-based network and intent engine workflow

Figure 10 Autonomous network system based on digital twin network

Figure 11 Framework of digital twin network system

Figure 12 Dynamic network planning simulation based on digital twin network (DTN)

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