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Intel Advances vRAN, Launches Xeon For Network And Edge, And Enhances Edge Software

  • aster.cloud
  • February 27, 2022
  • 5 minute read

As global networks become software-defined and edge inference transforms every sector, Intel announced today, via its MWC Barcelona 2022 kick-off virtual keynote, new programmable hardware and open software. These two advances will enable Intel’s customers and the developer community to drive untold innovation at scale while positioning Intel for growth and extending the market leadership it holds today.

A series of announcements were unveiled, from new architectural enhancements and future central processing units (CPUs) in its next-generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor, Sapphire Rapids, to a new Intel® Xeon™ D processor, Intel’s newest SoC designed from the ground up for the software-defined network and edge. In software, Intel presented sweeping enhancements to its portfolio, including OpenVINO™ 2022.1 and new software modules in Intel® Smart Edge – all adding to increased performance and flexibility as developers innovate at the edge.


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Alongside industry leaders – including leading communication service providers, telecommunication equipment manufacturers and Internet of Things (IoT) leaders American Tower, AT&T, BT, Ericsson, Rakuten Mobile, Verizon and Zeblok – Intel discussed its foundational role in powering the software-defined transformation across the network and edge.

“As we usher in a new era of innovation in network and edge transformations, now, more than ever, this evolution is being driven by the need for more control, adaptability and scalability to provide those who build and operate infrastructure the ability to quickly introduce new capabilities,” said Nick McKeown, Intel Senior Fellow and senior vice president of the Network and Edge Group. “Our mission is to deliver programmable hardware and open software through the broadest ecosystem in a way that best serves our customers and partners now and into the future, and together we will lead the next evolution of cloud-to-network infrastructure.”

Advancing vRAN Workloads on Sapphire Rapids

As vRAN is deployed by operators globally, nearly all commercial deployments are running on Intel technology. Intel is doubling down on its commitment to continue growing a vibrant vRAN ecosystem and enabling vRAN to be delivered with uncompromised performance and meeting operators’ key metrics. Intel is working with Samsung, Ericsson, Rakuten Symphony and other leading providers to bring new solutions to market that build on its next-generation Xeon Scalable platform, Sapphire Rapids.

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Made public for the first time today were the following:

  • New, unique 5G-specific signal processing instruction enhancements in the Sapphire Rapids core – built to support RAN-specific signal processing – will deliver up to two times capacity gains2 for vRAN and support advanced capabilities like high-cell density for 64T64R Massive MIMO. This paves the way for customers to deploy vRAN in the world’s most demanding environments.
  • In addition, the Sapphire Rapids family will be built out with new chips with integrated acceleration that are optimized for vRAN workloads. Customers will have greater flexibility and optimization points as they build out their networks, with the breadth of options that will be available in the next gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor family.

Intel’s Newest SoC Designed for the Software-Defined Network and Edge

Designed from the ground up and packed with network- and edge-specific capabilities, Intel’s new Xeon D processor delivers integrated AI and crypto acceleration, built-in Ethernet, support for time-coordinated computing and time-sensitive networking and industrial-class reliability. In situations where compute processing needs to be executed close to where data is generated, the new Intel Xeon D processor excels in use cases including security appliances, enterprise routers and switches, cloud storage, wireless networks and AI inferencing.

For enterprises, cloud operators and communication service providers, the new Intel Xeon D processor enables low-latency, high-performance computing, more security and high network throughput at the edge when installed in a range of operating environments, including sites that are space- and power-constrained. More than 70 leading technology companies are working with Intel on designs that utilize the newest Intel Xeon D processors, including Cisco, Juniper Networks and Rakuten Symphony.

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Intel launches the Intel Xeon D-1700 (right) and Intel Xeon D-2700, the next generation of Intel Xeon D processors (code-named Ice Lake D), on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Designed from the ground up for the software-defined network and edge, they features built-in AI, more security, advanced I/O and Ethernet, plus dense compute to deliver high data throughput. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

 

New Software Investments Maximize Opportunities at the Edge

As computation increases at the edge and the rise of AI inference becomes a critical workload for nearly every industry, Intel announced two software updates. They deliver a robust edge developer experience, ensuring Intel hardware capabilities are accessible to developers in a cohesive, easy-to-program manner through open, modern cloud native platforms.

To help developers further advance AI and take advantage of new and existing hardware performance, Intel released the biggest upgrade to OpenVINO in more than three years. Three new product enhancements in OpenVINO 2022.1 lead the way:

  • An updated and simplified API to more easily import TensorFlow models and to significantly improve code portability allows for faster time to market.
  • A broadened model coverage with enhanced support for natural language processing, double-precision models and advanced computer vision creates a significant performance boost across a greater range of use cases and model types.
  • A new, groundbreaking automatic optimization capability auto-discovers all compute and accelerators on a given system and then dynamically load balances and increases AI parallelization based on memory and compute capacity. The result is that application developers no longer need to know in advance what the hardware configuration will be.

American Tower, Zeblok and Intel are working together to leverage Intel processors and OpenVINO to deliver their AI-MicroCloud™ solution to cities everywhere.

As more developers innovate new services at the edge, Intel also announced new software modules in its Smart Edge portfolio. The modules are fully optimized on Intel Xeon processors to accelerate 5G User Plane Function (UPF) workloads at the network edge, helping deliver the required latency and bandwidth3. The modules abstract the complexities of the hardware so developers can write applications on top that take full advantage of the packet processing capabilities in Intel’s CPUs, offering an easier path to enhance 5G UPF performance.

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Driving a New Era of Innovation across the Network and Edge

With Intel’s portfolio of products, and a common software platform, delivered through a broad industry ecosystem, customers can build innovative solutions today and leverage their software investments for future generations of solutions.

1 Claim estimated as of 2/10/2022 based on Sapphire Rapids architecture improvements vs 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable at similar core counts on a test scenario using FlexRAN software. Results may vary.

2 Claim estimated as of 2/10/2022 based on Sapphire Rapids architecture improvements vs 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable at similar core counts on a test scenario using FlexRAN software. Results may vary.

3See [1] at http://www.intel.com/processorclaims– Intel Xeon D.  Results may vary.

Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex​​.

About Intel

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) is an industry leader, creating world-changing technology that enables global progress and enriches lives. Inspired by Moore’s Law, we continuously work to advance the design and manufacturing of semiconductors to help address our customers’ greatest challenges. By embedding intelligence in the cloud, network, edge and every kind of computing device, we unleash the potential of data to transform business and society for the better. To learn more about Intel’s innovations, go to newsroom.intel.com and intel.com.

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