爱立信和英特尔 Tech Hub 加速开发开放无线接入网和人工智能创新

爱立信和英特尔日前宣布，两家在美国圣克拉拉的技术中心（Tech Hub）完成了通信技术最新的“里程碑”目标。

Since the Tech Hub collaboration began in May 2022, Ericsson and Intel have been exploring prospects in the fields of security, sustainability, energy efficiency and ecosystem joint solutions.

爱立信和英特尔自 2022 年 5 月开始技术中心合作以来，一直都在探索安全、可持续发展、能源效率和生态系统联合解决方案等领域的发展前景。

The firms already claim a series of firsts due to their collaboration, including the end-to-end Cloud radio access network (RAN) call on 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors with vRAN Boost achieved in June 2023. Based on a third-party Containers-as-a-Service (CaaS) platform, the release is said to have shown the portability of Ericsson’s Cloud RAN software across Intel CPU generations.

两家的合作曾创造出一系列的第一，其中包括在2023年6月采用第四代英特尔至强可扩展处理器和 vRAN Boost 实现了端到端云无线接入网络（RAN）对话。据悉，该端到端云无线接入网络版本基于第三方容器即服务（CaaS）平台，展示了爱立信云 RAN 软件在各代英特尔 CPU 上的可移植性。

Ericsson and Intel are also collaborating on software optimisations to maximise benefits of the built-in telemetry capabilities in Intel Xeon processors to dynamically manage the power of the processor.

爱立信和英特尔还在软件优化方面进行合作，目的是最大限度地发挥英特尔至强处理器内置遥测功能的优势以及动态管理处理器的功率。

The companies have extended their collaboration to focus on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the RAN domain. Ericsson is working towards a democratised AI framework that embraces a portable and compute-agnostic methodology for AI inference at the edge. This approach is designed to ensure the effective use of resources at the far edge, breaking free from vertical-specific constraints and enabling a more versatile AI application across network ecosystems.

两家公司现在进一步扩大合作范围，重点关注人工智能（AI）在 RAN 领域的应用。爱立信正在努力实现一个平民化的人工智能框架，采用可移植及不依赖计算硬件技术的方法进行边缘人工智能推理。这种方法旨在确保有效利用远端资源，摆脱特定垂直领域的限制，在整个网络生态系统中实现更广泛的人工智能应用。

The joint work extends to the integration of insights from the Intel vRAN AI Development Kit, which can potentially speed up the availability of an rApps ecosystem and amplify Ericsson's network automation and optimisation.

双方合作的扩展还涉及对英特尔 vRAN AI 开发套件的见解的整合，这有可能加快 rApps 生态系统可用性的开发并增强爱立信的网络自动化和优化能力。

Ericsson is one of the vendors in the consortium led by AT&T and Verizon that received an award from national telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for establishing an Open RAN testing, evaluation and validation plan. Committing to increase its investment in network innovation particularly in Open RAN and AI technologies, the company said its Intel collaboration reinforces its commitment to promote interoperability, fostering the development of a “robust” and Open RAN ecosystem.

爱立信是美国电话电报公司（AT&T）和 Verizon 牵头的技术联盟的供应商之一，该联盟曾制定开放式RAN测试、评估和验证计划并获得美国国家电信和信息管理局（NTIA）颁发的奖项。爱立信希望继续增加对网络创新的投资，特别是在开放式RAN和人工智能技术方面的投资，爱立信表示与英特尔的合作可以加强旗下促进互操作性的能力，可以促进“强大的”开放式RAN生态系统的发展。

“Our Tech Hub collaboration spans many cloud RAN enhancements using Intel technology, enabling innovation within cloud-based networks, and recently, we achieved our first Cloud RAN call on Intel’s Granite Rapids-D processor,” said Mårten Lerner, head of product area networks at Ericsson.

爱立信产品领域网络负责人 Mårten Lerner 表示，“我们的技术中心合作涵盖了许多使用英特尔技术的云RAN增强技术，可以实现基于云的网络创新。最近，我们在英特尔 Granite Rapids-D 处理器上实现了首次云RAN通话。”

“We look forward to expanding our joint efforts with Intel to shape the adoption of AI technologies in RAN. This includes work on an AI Dev kit for rApp development to leverage commercial-off-the-shelf hardware at the far edge for AI workloads, while addressing infrastructure requirements for AI model inference.”

Lerner 表示，“我们期待扩大与英特尔的合作，共同推动人工智能技术在 RAN 中的应用。这包括开发 RApp 人工智能开发工具包，在人工智能工作负载的远端利用现成的商用硬件，同时满足人工智能模型推理的基础设施需求。”

Dan Rodriguez, corporate vice-president and general manager for Intel’s network and edge solutions group, added: “Ericsson’s successful first call on our Granite Rapids-D processor is an extraordinary accomplishment made possible by our companies’ close and long-term collaboration, as well as the inherent software portability of the Intel Xeon processor.

Dan Rodriguez 是英特尔公司网络与边缘解决方案集团副总裁兼总经理。他补充表示，“爱立信在我们的 Granite Rapids-D 处理器成功进行了首次通话。这是我们两家公司密切长期合作的一项非凡成就，也得益于英特尔至强处理器的内置软件可移植性。”

“It’s yet another proof point that the Ericsson-Intel Tech Hub continues to be an engine of innovation that’s driving new milestones in RAN evolution, as well as exploring emerging future technologies such as artificial intelligence and new RAN algorithms.”

Rodriguez 表示，“这再次证明，爱立信-英特尔技术中心将继续成为创新引擎，推动 RAN 演进的新里程碑，同时探索人工智能和新 RAN 算法等未来新兴技术。”