5G/4G Core Application Development for a US based Network Software and Solutions Systems Integrator and Service Provider
Overview
Customer is a $100 million cloud-native Network Software and Solutions/Systems Integrator and service provider for 4G and 5G, headquartered in Texas, US. Customer wanted to develop 5G compliant virtualized, cloud-based infrastructure to support their service offerings.
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Challenges
Need for a fully virtualized Cloud-based vSAE-GW, Gi LAN and associated IP infrastructure with resilient architecture
Need for a converged Packet Core with an end-to-end virtualized solution
Need to develop the functionality of SAEGW gateway to make it as 5G compliant
Solution
- Development of control plane and user plane feature for vSAEGW gateway that includes GTPU and L2TPv2 tunneling, encapsulation, Decapsulation, and GTPU inner packet reassembly
- Plugin development to establish communication between control plane and user plane
- Feature development based on Control and User Plane Separation (CUPS architecture) of EPC nodes
Outcomes
- Enhanced CUPS infrastructure for managing 4G & 5G components
- Improved service portability by component virtualization
