5GC Distributed

Cloud Infrastructure
5G Architecture

Edge Regional datacenter

datacenter
5G Distributed Cloud Infrastructure
5G RANs are directly connected to Cloud Edge Data Centers
Cloud Edge DCs are served by larger Regional Data Centers
All 4G and 5G Network Functions are running as virtualized
applications over the Cloud Edge and Regional Data Center
infrastructure
Allows to provide private and public cloud services to customers
Permits to provide isolated and secure cloud services to large
corporations and governments (e.g. a slice)
N3: Standard data plane interface between RAN
and 5G Packet Core

5G Radio Access 5G Packet Core

Network

A 5G Packet Core can simultaneously serve RANs from multiple vendors

Cloud Edge Configuration
SDN Controller
Programmable
Spine Switches Data
Edge Switches N6
Network
N3

Programmable RAN
Leaf Switches

Storage and
Application Servers
5G Mobile Packet Core
Network Exposure
Function
(NEF)

Nnef

Authentication Unified Data Network Function

Server Function
(AUSF)
N13 Management
(UDM)
Repository Server
(NRF)
Applications
Nausf Nudm Nnrf
N12 N8 N10

Namf Nsmf Npcf Naf

Session Policy
Core Access & Mobility Application
Management Control
Mgmt Function N11 N7 N5 Function
Function Function
(AMF) (AF)
(SMF) (PCF)

N15
N1 N2 N4

User Data
Plane
UE (R)AN N3 Function
N6 Network
(UPF)

Kaloom’s Focus User Plane

Function
Distributed 5G UPF
SDN Controller
Programmable
Spine Switches N6 Data
Network

UPFCP
Programmable UPFDP UPFDP UPFDP UPFDP UPFCP
N3 RAN
Leaf Switches UPFCP

SMF
AMF
Storage and
Application Servers PCF
4G/5G

5G Core
NRF AUSF UDM + HSS PCF + PCRF NEF

N4
AMF + MME SMF + SGW-C + PWG-C Kaloom UPF
N3
S1-MME
S1-U N2

eNodeB gNodeB or
LTE Control 5G Control eLTE eNB
LTE User 5G User

4G LTE only LTE and NR

5G Network Slicing
5G Cloud REGIONAL Data
Access Nodes Edge DC Centers

Slice 0: DCIP

Slice 1: Operator A – 4G Packet Core

5G
RAN Slice 2: Operator A – 5G Packet Core

Slice 3: IoT Applications

Slice 4: Connected Car A

Slice 5: Industrial Control

Private fully isolated domain per customer

5G Mobile Packet Core deployment
NSSF AUSF UDM
DN
N22 N12 N8
N6
AMF
N11 N11
N11

SMF-1 SMF-2 SMF-3

N4 N4 N4
N1 N2 UPF-1 UPF-2 UPF-3 Regional N2 N1

N9 N9 N9 N9 N9 N9 Datacenter

AMF-1 Cloud Edge Cloud Edge AMF-1

Datacenter 1 Datacenter 2
AMF-2 N1 1 AMF-2
1 N1
N1 1
AMF-3
1 N1 AMF-3
N1 1
1 N1

SMF-3 SMF-2 SMF-1 SMF-1 SMF-2 SMF-3

N1 N2 N4 N4 N4 N4 N4 N4 N2 N1
UE RAN RAN UE
UE(0)-slice 1 RAN N3 N3 RAN UE(5)-slice 1
slice 1
UPF-1 UPF-1 slice 1
UE(1)-slice 1 UE(6)-slice 1

UE(2)-slice 2 N3 UE(7)-slice 2
RAN
UPF-2 UPF-2 N3 RAN
UE(3)-slice 2 slice 2 slice 2 UE(8)-slice 2

RAN N3 N3 RAN
UE(4)-slice 3 UPF-3 UPF-3 UE(9)-slice 3
slice 3 slice 3

N6 N6 N6 N6 N6 N6

DN DN