For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2021/01/how-5g-is-pushing-processing-to-the-edge-a-presentation-from-inseego/ Dan Picker, Chief Technology Officer at Inseego, presents the “How 5G is Pushing Processing to the Edge” tutorial at the September 2020 Embedded Vision Summit. Worldwide 5G deployment has begun and promises ultra-high data rates with ultra-low latency, enabling real-time and interactive applications unlike anything previously supported by a cellular network. However, the 5G air-interface is itself only a small piece of the picture. Every device within the network, from a user device to a cloud application server, must play its own role in contributing to the overall performance of any 5G-based solution. This presentation explores how 5G is accelerating the push for edge-based processing and how placing the right computing resources at the right points in the network can dramatically improve the performance of a solution, while realizing new revenue opportunities for equipment and service providers throughout the ecosystem.

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How 5G is Pushing Processing
to the Edge
Dan Picker
CTO, Inseego Corporation
September 2020

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Who Is Inseego?
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IoT & Mobile
4G/5G Solutions
NASDAQ: INSG
IoT Cloud
Solutions
Fixed Wireless
Access
(FWA)
• U.S. – based; Inc. 1996; NASDAQ: INSG
• Target customers
• Service providers, Fortune 500 enterprise,
consumers, government and first responders
• Patent innovations shaping mobile technologies
• Technology leader in intelligent device-to-cloud solutions
• Core member of 5G ecosystem
• 100% designed and developed in the USA

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The Edge
What is it, and
Why Is It Such a Hot Topic?

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Transformation At The Edge
From On-Premise to Cloud and Back Again
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On-Premise

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Transformation At The Edge
From On-Premise to Cloud and Back Again
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Local or Centralized
Data/Compute

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Transformation At The Edge
From On-Premise to Cloud and Back Again
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Cloud
Data/Compute

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Transformation At The Edge
From On-Premise to Cloud and Back Again
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Cloud
Data/Compute
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Transformation At The Edge
From On-Premise to Cloud and Back Again
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Edge Cloud Cloud
Data/Compute
Device Edge

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The Importance of Edge
Computing to 5G

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5G Anticipated Worldwide Rollout
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Source: Ericsson Mobility Report

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Real-World 5G Performance Expectations
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5G – The Greatest Innovation Platform Ever Built

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Edge Compute is Essential to Achieving the Promise of 5G
Cloud
Edge cloud
(Multi-Access Edge Compute)
Base station
Network
core
Internet
20-200 ms
<10 ms
Edge processing will be key to delivering on
5G's low-latency promise

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The Device Edge is also a Great Companion to 5G
Cloud
Base station
Network
core
Internet
A 5G access device can effectively extend
the edge cloud across the 5G link, saving
spectrum and money
Device Edge
Edge cloud
(Multi-Access Edge Compute)

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Edge Processing Illustrated
An Example
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Edge Processing Illustrated—Virtual & Augmented Reality
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The simplest (and most limited) VR system is a self-
contained headset or headset + smartphone

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Edge Processing Illustrated—Virtual & Augmented Reality
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The simplest (and most limited) VR system is a self-
contained headset or headset + smartphone
Latency is limited only by the processing power of the
device and it’s non-critical as data is primarily
uni-directional

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Edge Processing Illustrated—Virtual & Augmented Reality
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5G promises data rates that can
support real-time VR/AR
applications
VR/AR
server

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Edge Processing Illustrated—Virtual & Augmented Reality
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5G promises data rates that can
support real-time VR/AR
applications
VR/AR
server
This allows remote real-time
computation and content
delivery systems

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Edge Processing Illustrated—Virtual & Augmented Reality
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5G promises data rates that can
support real-time VR/AR
applications
VR/AR
server
This allows remote real-time
computation and content
delivery systems
User equipment gets simpler
and less expensive

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Edge Processing Illustrated—Virtual & Augmented Reality
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Augmented reality brings new
challenges, as we are now
mixing in the real(time) world
VR/AR
server

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Edge Processing Illustrated—Virtual & Augmented Reality
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Augmented reality brings new
challenges, as we are now
mixing in the real(time) world
VR/AR
server
Communication becomes bi-
directional, as video streams
and other sensor data are
brought into the processing

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Augmented reality brings new
challenges, as we are now
mixing in the real(time) world
VR/AR
server
Communication becomes bi-
directional, as video streams
and other sensor data are
brought into the processing
And suddenly latency matters a lot

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VR/AR
server
Edge compute inside
This is where the edge cloud comes in.
The edge cloud helps minimize latency for
the most latency-critical tasks by bringing
processing and storage directly to the
network edge

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VR/AR
server
Edge compute inside
The edge cloud helps minimize latency for
the most latency-critical tasks by bringing
processing and storage directly to the
network edge
That should make a big difference,
as the 5G air-interface promises
very low latency

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VR/AR
server
Edge compute inside
The edge cloud helps minimize latency for
the most latency-critical tasks by bringing
processing and storage directly to the
network edge
That should make a big difference,
as the 5G air-interface promises
very low latency
Yet, it would be most affordable
and further optimized to keep
more of the processing local.

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VR/AR
server
Edge compute inside
Although today’s smartphones are very powerful, they are not
designed for the (sustained) performance required by
demanding 5G applications, such as AR

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VR/AR
server
Edge compute inside
This is where an edge compute
device comes in
(e.g., smart router or gateway)
Edge compute inside

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VR/AR
server
Edge compute inside
With functionality (personality) delivered from the cloud, a
customer-premise or even user-worn device now becomes a
bleeding edge extension to the edge cloud
This is where an edge compute
device comes in
(e.g., smart router or gateway)
Edge compute inside

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No Limit to the Use Cases
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Edge compute inside
Edge compute inside
More generally, a host of
devices could connect to
such an edge device without
the need for a smartphone
App/
Content
server

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What’s Next - A Very Bright and ‘Edgy’ 5G Future

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Key Things To Remember
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• Achieving the performance promised by 5G requires more than a
high-performance air-interface. It requires a high-performance end-
to-end solution architecture.
• 5G network operators are building edge-clouds to combat these
bottlenecks – particularly the internet.
• Spectrum is always a limited and potentially expensive resource,
and hence it will often be essential to extend the “edge” all the way
to the access device on the user-side of the link.

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Resources / Additional Reading
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5G Resources
3GPP
https://www.3gpp.org/
RCR Wireless News
https://www.rcrwireless.com/
Fierce Wireless
https://www.fiercewireless.com/
The Ericsson Mobility Report
https://www.ericsson.com/en/mobility-report
5G Edge-Compute / Applications
Remote Surgery
https://www.businessinsider.com/5g-surgery-
could-transform-healthcare-industry-2019-8
5G Americas
https://www.5gamericas.org/5g-at-the-edge/
Data Center Knowledge
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/edge-
computing/mobile-network-trombones-are-way-out-
tune-5g-symphony

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Thank You
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