TECKNEXUS
POWERING THE FUTURE: VRAN AND
ENERGY EFFICIENCY WITH OPEN RAN
MACRO DEPLOYMENTS
AUG 2023 | #17
Radisys, in collaboration with Deutsche
Telekom and Keysight, has successfully
demonstrated a solution for dynamic scaling
of CPUs in the operation of Open RAN
virtualized network functions (vDU and
vCU).
This scalability feature results in enhanced
energy efficiency and superior workload-
sharing gains. Energy costs, a dominant
factor in RAN operation, can be significantly
reduced with this innovative approach,
promoting efficient resource utilization.
This solution not only enables multipurpose
usage of compute resources but also allows
for rapid scaling, which is a challenge in
RAN and Kubernetes environments.
This success highlights Radisys' commitment
to pioneering energy management solutions
in the open RAN setup.
Radisys Partners with Industry
Leaders to Pioneer Energy-
Efficient Open RAN Solutions
Radisys, in partnership with Vodafone, Wind
River, Intel, and Keysight Technologies, has
effectively showcased energy-saving
mechanisms in a diverse Open RAN setting
at the Global PlugFest Spring 2022 event
hosted by the O-RAN ALLIANCE.
Radisys Partners with Industry
Leaders to Pioneer Energy-
Efficient Open RAN Solutions
These results represent the first-ever
measurements of Open RAN energy savings
based on real-life traffic scenarios. Further
trials are being planned to verify if these
efficiency improvements can be translated
to multiple Open RAN sites supporting real
customer traffic.
This marks a significant stride towards
Radisys' contribution to energy-efficient
and sustainable networking solutions.
T h e t e a m c o n d u c t e d a s u c c e s s f u l
e x p e r i m e n t a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f
U t a h ' s P O W D E R l a b o r a t o r y t h a t
r e d u c e d t h e p o w e r c o n s u m p t i o n o f
a n O p e n R A N i n f r a s t r u c t u r e b y 9 %
a n d 1 2 % d u r i n g h i g h a n d l o w
m o b i l e t r a f f i c p e a k s c e n a r i o s ,
r e s p e c t i v e l y .
