While Network Slicing is undoubtedly key in enabling operators to monetize 5G, the principles of DevOps as applied to network slicing and NF updates are key in helping achieve a competitive edge.
Vamsi Chemitiganti
-
-
I would like to round-out 2021 with a final post on a reference architecture that I have been driving towards all year. This post brings together several themes we have covered since 2019 – on the suitability of Kubernetes as a foundation for Telco 5G workloads.
-
We will make extensive use of Outposts deployments when we discuss 5G network architectures in follow-up blogs in 2022.
-
Network Slicing is a key feature of 3GPP proposed 5G specifications. As previous posts have discussed, network slicing enables the 5G network to offer business applications that offer various levels of services to customers.
-
Outposts is a family of fully managed solutions delivering AWS infrastructure and services to virtually any on-premises or edge location for a truly consistent hybrid experience.
-
We will cover a reference architecture for network slicing in this blogpost.
-
3GPP as the foremost standards body driving network slicing defines the overall framework for Operators to provide customized network slice instances (NSI) that support various requirements/features. These include a Network Slicing management framework which this blog post will discuss.
-
3GPP is the principal standards body driving 5G architecture and standards. It has defined various network slicing specifications in its various working groups.
-
s telcos and other CSPs begin moving to 5G RAN and 5G Core deployments, these are overwhelmingly based on Cloud-native microservice architectures, REST APIs, Kubernetes-based containers, and NoSQL databases for stateless architecture are commonly implemented in telecom networks. With this blog, we begin discussing life cycle management of 5G networks.
-
Prior to the advent of K8s and Cloud-Native functions, network functions (NFs) were primarily deployed by CSPs as a combination of physical appliances and some VMs.