5G ESSENCE addresses the paradigms of Edge Cloud computing and Small Cell as a Service by fuelling the drivers and removing the barriers in the Small Cell market, forecasted to grow at an impressive pace up to 2020 and beyond and to play a key role in the 5G ecosystem. 5G ESSENCE provides a highly flexible and scalable platform, able to support new business models and revenue streams by creating a neutral host market and reducing operational costs by providing new opportunities for ownership, deployment, operation and amortisation.

IS-Wireless is working on the development of the MAC scheduler for multi-RAT in a centralized deployments of the C-RAN networks. Moreover IS-Wireless introduced the VCF (Virtual Composition Framework) which is a toolbox for VNF providers designed to support (and enable) VNF operation but also augment (complement) functionalities which VNF providers (or OTT) are not able to provide.

• D2.1 System Use Cases and Requirements More details
• D2.2 Overall System Architecture and Specifications More details
• D3.1 Techniques for advanced radio resource centralised management and 5G network coordination More details
• D3.2 Final report on network embedded cloud, 5G cSD-RAN controller and network slicing – Link not available
• D3.3 5G ESSENCE Pre-integration – CESC, Main DC and cSD-RAN controller – Link not available
• D4.1 Optimisation of virtualisation, orchestration and resource allocation More details
• D4.2 Final report on advanced virtualisation, dynamic telemetry and service orchestration – Link not available
• D6.1 Planning of demonstration and network services for Use Case 2 More details
• D6.2 Prototypes of network services and integration planning for Use Case 2 – Link not available