1、3rd generation Open Edge Server designEdge3rd generation Open Edge Server designJari Ruohonen,Product Management Lead,Nokia3rd generation Open Edge Server designNokia and ASUS have jointly developed a new 3rd generation Open Edge server sled featuring support for 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable P
2、rocessors.This presentation highlights the main technical specifications of this server.The main enhancement is the introduction of support for PCIe gen5 and DDR5 technologies in addition of the new CPU generation.These improvements bring significant benefits in running various real-time application
3、s at the edge.Improved system cooling will enable simultaneous use of higher TDP CPUs and various accelerator cards.New server technology enhancements 4thgen Intel XEON scalable processor supportPlatform improvements in supporting real-time applicationsIncreased memory bus speed:DDR4 3200 MT/s-DDR5
4、4800 MT/sSupport for new PCIe generation:Gen4-Gen5Increased number of PCIe lanes:64-802U server advantagesEnables higher Processor TDP and performance3 PCIe slots for acceleratorsServer supports full PCIe x16 gen5 connectivity to each PCIe slotComputing performance increases comparing to required co
5、oling powerBenefits for Cloud RAN use caseCloud RAN vDUand vCUfunctions are hard real-time,latency critical and performance demanding applications with high power efficiency requirementsNew Open Edge server design provides excellent fit to those requirements:New processor architecture and increased
6、memory and PCIe bandwidths enables Cloud RAN processing for L2 and L3 layers done with lower amount of CPU cores2U server variant with high amount of PCIe device slots gives optimal balance between L1 inline acceleration with Cloud RAN SmartNICand general-purpose CPU resourcesWith bigger amount of P