Supercharge Networks with Increased Throughput and Efficiency
Up to
2X
vRAN Capacity.1
Additional
~20%
Compute Power Savings.2
Up to
2X
vRAN Capacity.1
Additional
~20%
Compute Power Savings.2
Intel® vRAN Boost Eliminates the Need for External Hardware Acceleration
The first vRAN processor with fully integrated acceleration reduces component requirements, power consumption, and overall system complexity for virtualized RANs.
Scalable Performance to Optimize Total Cost of Ownership
End-to-end virtualization on 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors creates an agile network that scales easily to meet capacity requirements based on demand.
Gain massive capacity with Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) for vRAN
Integrated instruction set architecture helps 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors deliver up to 2x capacity gains.1
Consolidate heterogeneous networks to reduce overall network footprint
Bring 5G, 4G, and earlier generation networks together into fewer servers and run them on a single processing platform.
Support multiple configurations using a common platform
Scalable SKU portfolio supports a broad range of spectrum bands and deployment configurations, including extended temperatures for indoor and outdoor.
Energy Efficient for Sustainable Network Growth
Dynamically manage silicon power usage on a per-core basis using 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors’ integrated telemetry, C-state and P-state power management, which enable network operators to modulate processing frequency and put unused CPU cores to sleep to save energy.
Power New AI/ML Applications with Integrated Intel® AI Engines
Infuse networks with intelligence and automation using 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors’ exceptional built-in inference and training capabilities, powered by Intel® Advanced Matrix Extensions (Intel® AMX), Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (Intel® AVX), and Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) accelerator engines.
Comprehensive Software and Tools with Best-in-Class Portability
Intel provides a suite of advanced software development tools, libraries, and software kits to simplify development of optimized software for all RAN workloads—signal processing, packet processing, control plane processing, and emerging applications powered by AI/ML algorithms.
Develop software once, then deploy it in any configuration
A single scalable software package can be configured for a broad range of deployments, ranging from Massive MIMO to Small Cells.
Easy gen-over-gen software portability
Software developed to run on an Intel® Xeon® processor generation will run on future processor generations with just a simple recompile.
Intel® FlexRAN™ reference software – a complete implementation of Layer 1 workload
This reference design for Layer 1 processing features 3GPP compliant algorithms and implements power management techniques that leverage the unique capabilities of Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and deliver 5G performance and power efficiencies in real traffic conditions.
Supported by the Industry’s Most Proven vRAN Ecosystem
With nearly every vRAN deployment running on Intel technology today, the Intel® Xeon® platform provides network operators a vast ecosystem of market-proven vendors and solutions ready to meet their unique networking needs.
The Intel Network Builders program fosters this ecosystem by working with its more than 400 member companies to develop and deliver optimized solutions for the network and edge based on Intel’s world-class architecture.
Explore More at www.intel.com/vran
Product and Performance Information
Measured on 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor with Intel® vRAN Boost 6443N as compared to 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor 6338N at similar core count, socket power, and frequency, using a FlexRAN™ test scenario. Results may vary. Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors.
Based on scenario design power (SDP) measured on 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor with Intel® vRAN Boost and 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor with Intel® vRAN Dedicated Accelerator ACC100, at same core count and frequency. Performance and power varies by use, configuration and other factors.