Kubernetes Enhancement for 5G NFV Infrastructure

Chun, Byonggon; Ha, Jihun; Oh, Sehun; Cho, Hyunsung; Jeong, Myeonggi

doi:10.1109/ictc46691.2019.8939817

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“…Additionally, the core network is provided and orchestrated as a single container without management capabilities at NF granularity and without providing control and user plane separation. In [14], certain extensions are proposed in Kubernetes resources' specification to support NFV loads. In general, the experimental work in this field focuses on the RAN component: for instance [15] leverages a network slicing aware modified version of srsRAN to provide a slice-aware orchestration solution.…”

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Design and Validation of an Open Source Cloud Native Mobile Network

2022

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Network technologies are embracing the cloud-native paradigm, following the current best practices in cloud computing. Cloud-native technologies might be applied to different types of network functions in a mobile network, but they are particularly relevant nowadays for core network functions, as the recent standard introduces the Service-Based Architecture that matches modern cloud-native technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes. In parallel, a number of open source software initiatives already provide researchers and practitioners with usable software that implements the key functionality of a mobile network (both for LTE and 5G). These software solutions, however, are monolithic and not integrated into state-of-the-art cloudnative frameworks. In this paper, we fill this gap by describing the implementation of a cloud-native mobile network, which supports channel emulation and provides an affordable and scalable way of testing orchestration algorithms with standardized VIM interfaces. Our experimental evaluation shows the applicability of our solution, which is released as open-source and illustrates its flexibility.

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Design and Validation of an Open Source Cloud Native Mobile Network

2022

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“…Naturally, VNFs gained momentum against siloed PNFs since the conceptualization of the modularized 5G SBA because of the virtualization benefits in terms of efficiency, scalability, or cost. Recently, it is the turn of Containerized Network Function (CNFs) to gain momentum among operators [21] against conventional Virtualized Network Function (VNFs) due to their higher degree of scalability, efficiency for operation and management, energy-saving, and suitability for resource-constrained edge applications.…”

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Cloud-native 5G experimental platform with over-the-air transmissions and end-to-end monitoring

Barrachina‐Muñoz¹,

Payaró²,

Mangues-Bafalluy³

2022

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5G represents a revolutionary shift with respect to previous generations given its design centered on network softwarization. Within such a change of paradigm, cloud-native solutions are widely regarded as the future of vertical application development because of their enhanced flexibility and adaptability to complex and dynamic scenarios. In this context, we present an experimental framework with over-the-air transmissions that tackles two critical aspects for enhancing the lifecycle management of 5G and beyond networks: cloud-native deployments of 5G core network functions (NFs) and end-to-end monitoring. First, we deploy Open5GS and Prometheus-based monitoring as containerized network functions (CNFs) in a Kubernetes cluster spanning a multi-tier network with a multi-access edge computing (MEC) host. We then demonstrate the end-to-end monitoring system by showcasing via Grafana dashboards both infrastructure resources and radio metrics of two scenarios; one devoted to user plane function (UPF) re-selection and the other to user mobility.

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“…O Kubernetes vem sendo adotado como principal ferramenta para orquestrac ¸ão de contêineres. Porém a tecnologia de orquestrac ¸ão ainda precisa evoluir para entregar resultados ideais [Chun et al 2019].…”

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Infraestrutura de Orquestração para o Núcleo 5G: Um experimento embrionário visando as redes 6G

Tavares¹,

Barbosa

Cardoso

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Anais Do II Workshop De Redes 6G (W6G 2022)

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As redes 5G enfrentam um desafio de agregar diversas tecnologias para viabilizar seu funcionamento como: contêineres; micro serviços; funções virtualizadas (VNF), fatiamento de rede e virtualização dos equipamentos da rede. Uma questão atual em relação ao tema é sobre a gestão dessas tecnologias e orquestração do núcleo. Nossa proposta é demonstrar a orquestração das funções virtualizadas do núcleo 5G. Esse experimento embrionário servirá de base para compreender as demandas de orquestração para as redes 6G. Foi utilizada uma infraestrutura baseada em Rancher com K3s ao para realização do experimento.

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Kubernetes Enhancement for 5G NFV Infrastructure

Cited by 15 publications

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Design and Validation of an Open Source Cloud Native Mobile Network

Design and Validation of an Open Source Cloud Native Mobile Network

Cloud-native 5G experimental platform with over-the-air transmissions and end-to-end monitoring

Infraestrutura de Orquestração para o Núcleo 5G: Um experimento embrionário visando as redes 6G

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