Verizon recently completed the first successful end-to-end data session over its new 5G network standalone core.
This new core’s containerized design is being built using a webscale software architecture based on advanced IP based technologies. It will carry 5G traffic and offer unprecedented levels of service agility and automated scalability, said the Operator.
The network core, consisting of software applications, compute, networking, and storage, is the part of the network that enables IP connectivity between a customer on the Verizon network and the services that a customer wants to use such as Internet access, voice calls and enterprise applications. A higher level of operational autonomy unleashed in the 5G core design will be critical for the next generation of services being enabled by new network technologies to serve consumer and enterprise customers.
The 5G standalone core’s cloud-native virtualized application, in combination with built-in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), will enable the dynamic allocation of the appropriate resources, referred to as network slicing. It will also allow for automated network configuration changes, including the ability to scale up or scale down network function capacity - to provide the right service levels and network resources needed for each use case.
Bill Stone, VP of Planning, Verizon
By building this 5G core with cloud-native containerized architecture, we will be able to achieve new levels of operational automation, flexibility and adaptability.
