Adapting FEC Accelerators for offloading the CPU resource for Layer 1 and build up powerful DU.
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IronEdge- QCT CU/DU Server for Open RAN
The growing prevalence of Open RAN has enabled numerous innovations in the space of wireless connectivity, driving service and supply chain diversity as the disaggregation of radio access networks facilitates the implementation of open interfaces. With pre-optimized Open RAN solutions, QCT and ecosystem partners are dedicated to accelerating Open RAN
deployments to reach the economies of scale.
Open RAN Centric Design
Featuring flexible expansion slot designs and numerous CPU options, QCT’s DU/CU servers deliver best-fit capacity and performance for Open RAN scenarios.
Environmentally Robust
NEBS compliant and environmentally robust, QCT’s telco servers are designed with a wide range of operating temperatures in mind to meet rigid environmental requirements of telecom solutions.
Pre-integrated &
Pre-optimized
Pre-optimized
QCT’s telco servers are pre-integrated and pre-optimized to meet the interoperability and flexibility needs of open RAN solutions.
QCT Server Portfolio for Open RAN
EGD21L-WT
IP67 Rugged Design Server
SpecificationFanless and IP67 certified, this outdoor server is not only easy to be installed, but also has anti-theft designs that ensure stable operation in sometimes rigid outdoor environments.
EGX63IS-1U
Open RAN 1U Server
SpecificationThis 420mm ultra-short, wide-tem-
perature server is powered by 3rd
Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
and features flexible expansion
slots.
D52Y-2U
Open RAN 2U Server
SpecificationThis 400mm ultra-short, NU- MA-balanced 2U server is powered by 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors with flexible designs to enable vRAN and MEC services.
EGX66Y-2U
Open RAN 2U Server
SpecificationSupport 450mm ultra short depth. Flexible expansion slot validated FPGA Accelerator and GPU cards. It can perform Open RAN server as well as the MEC Server.
QCT is realizing True Open RAN
Pre-integration and Optimization from the aspects of commodities, containerization and ecosystem interoperability.
Building up Open RAN infrastructures with QCT pre-validated Systems
QCT selects and validates the latest accelerators, NIC cards and connectivity technologies on QCT servers to build robust Open RAN systems.
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Harmonized DU solution Reach to Highest Capacity
QCT Open RAN Centric Solution support flexible expansion slots that can interoperate with the add on cards that are necessary in DU server, including the accelerators and network cards which performs time synchronization. The flexibility of QCT DU server extends the capability for the services. QCT complete the works of pre-validation and optimization, saving the integration efforts and creating solid harmonized solution.
NIC cards that support 1588 PTP and GPS function
NIC Cards
Extending Open RAN Connectivity
QCT-validated NIC cards that support time synchronization for fronthaul connection.
- Edgewater Channel
- Westport Channel
- Tacoma Rapids DP
- Clifton Channel
- Salem Channel
- STS1
- STS2
- STS3
- Connect 6
- Bluefield 2
Accelerators
Boosting DU Capacity
QCT Validated FEC Accelerator to provide Ready to deploy DU system.
- N3000
- ACC100
- Lisbon ACC100
Deploying and managing DU/CU in various environments through containerization
QCT has collaborated with ecosystem partners to validate container platforms for Open RAN.
Wind River >
Robin.io >
Red Hat OpenShift >
Participating in open communities to accelerate Open RAN developments
QCT has collaborated with ecosystem partners to realize end-to-end integration and open fronthaul.
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The Achievement of Evolution through Synergy with Ecosystem
As one of the contributor in Open RAN Ecosystem, QCT endeavor in bringing the latest technology to Open RAN and enable the mobile network evolution. Since 2016, QCT carried
out the knowhow and experiences of the server design and the perception of the Open RAN to the communities, pouring the maturity of the design concept to accelerate and proof
the open and disaggregation in the mobile network.
Interoperability Tests QCT Participated in with Ecosystem Partners
Other Communities
QCT Accelerates Your Open RAN Journey
Realizing time synchronization in Open RAN DUs
Time synchronization is becoming critical in 5G as TDD radio technology and diverse network deployment architectures have been widely adopted to support demanding use cases. QCT can help you build DUs that deliver time synchronization in an Open RAN environment.
Whitepaper: Design for the Future
As growing network traffic has put today’s networks under constant stress tests, carriers around the world are seeking reliable and cost-effective approaches to meet the connectivity needs. QCT has worked with Rakuten Mobile to build cloud-native mobile networks for the future, delivering high agility, flexibility, and scalability at an ideal TCO.
QCT Highlights in Open RAN
The EGX63IS-1U, has been included in the TIP marketplace. It delivers excellent expandability and high computing capability, meeting the space and performance requirements of telco deployments.
QCT works with open communities to accelerate networking innovations, building ORAN defined vRAN architecture on Intel Xeon Scalable Platforms.
Telecom Infra Project OpenRAN Project Group is accelerating ORAN deployments through a multi-vendor ecosystem, bringing more new entrants like QCT to the telecom market.
QCT, Radisys Corporation and Intel deliver vRAN solution for 5G, integrating Radisys software and Intel technology on QCT edge servers.
QCT joined IBM and other suppliers to deploy an ORAN proof-of-concept network, which covers 81,000 inhabitants in the city of Puerto Madryn, Argentina.
Rakuten and QCT are disrupting the mobile industry with two revolutionary 5G server platforms for edge and cloud datacenters.