HPE Discover, Iceotope, a leader in precision liquid cooling, has announced KUL RAN, an ultra-resilient and highly-energy efficient precision liquid-cooled server solution, to address extreme edge deployment challenges across the telco estate.
KUL RAN is a 19-inch short-depth rack form factor with HPE ProLiant DL110 servers and 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors optimized for high-density, low-latency edge, virtualized RAN and 5G services. The solution fits existing deployed infrastructure.
Extreme edge deployments tend to have reduced control over environmental exposure during installation, operation and maintenance compared to centralized data center facilities. KUL RAN is designed for telco and harsh edge deployments to meet the need for reliable data processing installations close to the point of use in the face of a range of challenges from power constraints to service accessibility, as well as local environment and ambient weather conditions.
The solution, developed in partnership with Intel and HPE, will accelerate adoption by achieving reductions in power consumption and maintenance costs while maintaining or enhancing data center density.
KUL RAN – based on Iceotope’s precision liquid cooling technology – delivers up to a 40 percent power saving compared to other edge servers in its class. Precision liquid cooling removes nearly 100 percent of the heat generated by the electronic components of a server. This reduces energy consumption and eliminates water consumption.
With much of the power usage in telco networks coming from RAN sites, KUL RAN stands as an enabler for energy efficiency, expediting telcos’ path to net zero. Paired with 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, together with HPE ProLiant DL110 servers, customers gain further power efficiencies in their network and edge sites.
With thousands of sites in remote locations, telco providers look for ways to minimize on-site maintenance costs. KUL RAN was created as a “fit and forget” solution, for reliable operations with fewer service visits, reducing the OpEx burden on operators. It can be installed, removed and replaced without risk of weather or contaminant ingress reaching sensitive HPE ProLiant DL110 server components and 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors. Its IP67-rated enclosure provides 100 percent protection from thermal shock, dust and other airborne contaminants, keeping the housed solution factory clean throughout its operational life.
The solution also enhances server uptime in extreme conditions should supporting systems fail, either at rack or shed level. In some instances, the deployment of KUL RAN, which is designed to far exceed NEBS compliance standards, means supporting environmental control systems do not need to deliver resiliency, saving the operator CapEx and OpEx costs.
KUL RAN can be shipped as a warranted, boxed, stand-alone product – similar to any air-cooled HPE server – and does not require a combined server and infrastructure sales approach.
The modular design of KUL RAN is configurable, enabling rapid scalability across all types of deployment. Each KUL RAN unit can be dropped into place at any location. The unit mounts horizontally into a 19-inch short-depth rack form factor, and requires no ancillary cooling infrastructure, such as fluid manifolds, hoses or separate rack-mounted liquid or air-heat exchangers. The Iceotope chassis provides all necessary functions for the server in hot or cold extremes and anything in between.
