Verizon, a leader in 5G technology and innovation, and Axon
Enterprise Inc., (NASDAQ: AXON), a global public safety technology
leader, recently demonstrated the ability to sustain performance
levels for mission critical functions while passing video data over
a network slice in a completely commercial 5G environment through
Axon Fleet 3 and Axon Respond services.
Network slicing is a technology that allows customers to send
data over virtual end-to-end networks tailored to specific
application requirements, while also optimizing network performance
to support all services. This capability, designed for network
traffic on Verizon’s new cloud-native, containerized, virtualized
standalone 5G core, will offer unprecedented levels of service
agility, flexibility, and automated scalability.
In this demonstration on Verizon’s live 5G network in Phoenix,
AZ, Axon ran side-by-side tests of its Axon Fleet 3 and Axon
Respond solutions. The Axon Fleet 3 in-car video system provides
live maps and live streaming from mobile cameras along with
real-time situational awareness through Axon Respond to help
enhance situational awareness for law enforcement members not on
the scene.
“When engaging in a public safety incident, accurate and timely
live streaming and location information is mission critical for
enhancing law enforcement’s situational awareness and its ability
to make decisions based on real-time, accurate information,” said
Axon Senior Director of Product Management Black Bullock. “Our work
with Verizon’s 5G lower latency network slice improved streaming
rate success and accelerated time to first frame for our Axon Fleet
3 Respond services under both network congestion and cell edge
conditions.”
In this demonstration, one video feed was run over a network
slice on Verizon’s commercial 5G Ultra Wideband network and 5G
Standalone core. The other test was run simultaneously over
Verizon’s commercial 5G Ultra Wideband network without network
slicing.
Results of the trial
The test results were measured in four categories.
- The time to first frame, which is the time between when a
remote law enforcement officer requests a stream and when that
officer can remotely access the live stream.
- Start percent, or the percent of time the stream started before
timing out and causing the law enforcement officer not on the scene
to potentially abandon remotely accessing video and call into law
enforcement personnel on the scene instead.
- Latency, or the responsiveness of the application across the
network.
- Jitter, which is the sequence and timing of the audio and video
packages being sent across the network.
The results showed the application, while running over a Verizon
network slice, had sustained performance levels. Compared to
Verizon’s commercial 5G Ultra Wideband network, services on the
network slice showed:
- 53% improvement in 95th percentile of time to first frame
- 5% improvement in start percent
- 68% improvement in latency
- 83% improvement in jitter
“This most recent network slicing demonstration shows one of
many use cases where network slicing can be a game-changer for our
enterprise, public sector, and Verizon Frontline customers,” said
Adam Koeppe, SVP of Network and Technology Planning for Verizon.
“We have undergone a massive transformation of our network over the
past few years, including building on a cloud-native architecture,
virtualizing from the core to the edge, building an advanced 5G
standalone core, driving capacity in our fiber core, adding robust
and varied spectrum assets, and infusing intelligence throughout
the network. These changes allow us to develop and test this new
technology that effectively matches the required network resources
with the performance characteristics needed for an app or use case
to work effectively.”
What is network slicing?
This unique 5G capability uses a virtualized network
infrastructure to dynamically match network performance
characteristics to specific application requirements, while
optimizing the network performance to support all services. The
advanced capabilities, high speed, increased bandwidth, and low
latency of 5G is inspiring development of a wide variety of new use
cases that include everything from massive numbers of IoT devices
that use very few network resources, to smartphone applications
that use data in countless ways, to more complex solutions such as
gaming, AR/VR and mixed reality that will require massive computing
capabilities and low latency on the edge of the network. Those
solutions would each benefit from different combinations of network
capabilities. The 5G standalone core’s cloud-native virtualized
applications, in combination with built-in Artificial Intelligence
(AI) and Machine Learning (ML), will enable the dynamic allocation
of the appropriate resources, referred to as network slicing. It
will also allow for automated network configuration changes,
including the ability to scale up or scale down network function
capacity in real time - to provide the right service levels and
network resources needed for each use case.
For example, utility company smart readers use very little
bandwidth, are not latency sensitive, and do not need mobility
routing functions as they are in a fixed position attached to homes
and do not move. This use case would require fewer network
resources. Alternatively, massive multi-player online gaming in a
mobile environment would benefit from certain upload and download
speeds and low latency to work effectively and provide players an
immersive experience on a mobile device. In each case, using
network slicing, Verizon would be able to better match network
performance to application requirements. In short, dynamic network
resource provisioning allows the network to dynamically support the
experience customers should get for the applications they are using
and efficiently provide that specific service level when resources
are available.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) was formed on
June 30, 2000 and is one of the world’s leading providers of
technology and communications services. Headquartered in New York
City and with a presence around the world, Verizon generated
revenues of $136.8 billion in 2022. The company offers data, video
and voice services and solutions on its award-winning networks and
platforms, delivering on customers’ demand for mobility, reliable
network connectivity, security and control.
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About Axon
Axon is the technology leader in global public safety. Our
moonshot goal is to cut gun-related deaths between police and the
public in the U.S. by 50% before 2033. Axon is building the public
safety operating system of the future by integrating hardware
devices and cloud software solutions that lead modern policing,
defense and security. The Axon ecosystem includes TASER energy
devices, body-worn cameras, in-car cameras, cloud-hosted digital
evidence management solutions, productivity software, real-time
operations capabilities and third-party integrations through Axon's
partner network. Axon's growing global customer base includes first
responders across international, federal, state and local law
enforcement, fire, corrections and emergency medical services, as
well as the justice sector, commercial enterprises and
consumers.Non-Axon trademarks are property of their respective
owners. Axon, Axon Fleet, Axon Respond and TASER are trademarks of
Axon Enterprise, Inc., some of which are registered in the US and
other countries. For more information visit www.axon.com/legal. All
rights reserved.
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