network function

Kubernetes Native Infrastructure and CoreOS Operator Framework for 5G Edge Cloud Computing

Kubernetes Native Infrastructure and CoreOS Operator Framework for 5G Edge Cloud Computing

February 27, 2020

Launched in 2018, several blueprints are work in progress such as KNI(Kubernetes Native Infrastructure for Edge) project for 5G edge computing, in Akraino Edge Stack.Service Providers started to explo …
Re-Defining Core and Access: A New, Two-Tier Network Model

Re-Defining Core and Access: A New, Two-Tier Network Model

February 23, 2020

In the past, when we designed, built, and operated networks as a collection of devices (routers, switches, and firewalls) we defined our network architecture in te …
Tutorial: Take a Test Drive with the Cloud Native Network Function (CNF) Testbed

Tutorial: Take a Test Drive with the Cloud Native Network Function (CNF) Testbed

January 8, 2020

The Cloud Native Network Function (CNF) Testbed is a CNCF initiative to provide a neutral space for exploring and evaluating open source networking technologies and their interoperability. The initiat …
Approaches for Plumbing Hardware Accelerated Interfaces to Containerized Network Functions

Approaches for Plumbing Hardware Accelerated Interfaces to Containerized Network Functions

January 6, 2020

There is strong interest in containerizing network functions to leverage the obvious advantages of containerization. Many network functions require user space access to layer 3 or layer 2 high speed i …
Seamless Transition to CNFs with Tungsten Fabric

Seamless Transition to CNFs with Tungsten Fabric

January 5, 2020

One of the key strengths of LF's Tungsten Fabric is its wide range of integrations and deployment scenarios. As a proven network backend for OpenStack, it powers some of the largest NFV clouds. Now, b …
Pushing the Boundaries for Cloud-native Network Functions

Pushing the Boundaries for Cloud-native Network Functions

January 4, 2020

Independently of being hosted on virtual machines or containers, edge deployment for radio access networks (RAN) or mobile core networks (EPC, 5GC) components will require real time processing (RT), …
Panel Discussion: The Common NFVi Task Force (CNTT): Building Consensus on NFV Infrastructure

Panel Discussion: The Common NFVi Task Force (CNTT): Building Consensus on NFV Infrastructure

January 1, 2020

Work on creating a common understanding for Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is underway with projects such as Cloud Native Networking, ONAP, and the OPNFV testing program. However, NFVs need to …
Cloud Native Network Provisioning with Network Service Mesh in the CNF Testbed

Cloud Native Network Provisioning with Network Service Mesh in the CNF Testbed

December 31, 2019

Network Service Mesh (NSM) is a CNCF sandbox project. NSM augments the Kubernetes networking to support running workloads for domains which are not covered by the default networking provided in K8s in …
Container Network Functions or Cloud Native Network Functions for 5G

Container Network Functions or Cloud Native Network Functions for 5G

December 31, 2019

Containers encapsulate microservices and allow flexibility and reusability with respect to deployment of components. However, they also create complexity as a single network function can be divided in …
Kubernetes for NFV - VNFs and CNFs

Kubernetes for NFV - VNFs and CNFs

December 31, 2019

Many know that IT applications as containers can be orchestrated by Kubernetes. Do you know that there are industry efforts to extend Kubernetes to deploy Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) and Containe …
Works on My Machine: How to Validate Performance of VNFs and CNFs in a Reproducible Testbed

Works on My Machine: How to Validate Performance of VNFs and CNFs in a Reproducible Testbed

December 29, 2019

Are you really testing your network functions? What about the platform it runs on and how the platform was configured for the network+hardware underneath? Come learn how the CNF Testbed demonstrates r …
Identity-based Cross-cluster Fabrics - Challenges & Rewards

Identity-based Cross-cluster Fabrics - Challenges & Rewards

December 28, 2019

Cloud-native infrastructures and platforms have radically improved application deployment with one major change still to come - replacing IP addresses with Identity - as defined by applications - for …
Build Your Own Private 5G Network on Kubernetes

Build Your Own Private 5G Network on Kubernetes

December 7, 2019

Private 5G networks are dedicated cellular networks, confined to user premises and tailored to a specific use case. In smart factories, for instance, they may soon enable remote control of robots, aug …
Running High-performance User-space Packet Processing Apps in Kubernetes

Running High-performance User-space Packet Processing Apps in Kubernetes

November 24, 2019

With 5G on the horizon, networking is transforming around us. Network functions have already found their way from proprietary blackbox into servers running in Linux. The Linux networking stack simply …
Intro + Deep Dive: Cloud Native Network Function (CNF) Testbed

Intro + Deep Dive: Cloud Native Network Function (CNF) Testbed

November 20, 2019

The Cloud Native Network Function (CNF) Testbed is a CNCF initiative to provide a neutral space for exploring and evaluating open source networking technologies and their interoperability. The initiat …
Intro + Deep Dive BoF: Telecom User Group and Cloud Native Network Functions (CNF) Testbed

Intro + Deep Dive BoF: Telecom User Group and Cloud Native Network Functions (CNF) Testbed

October 24, 2019

This birds-of-a-feather (BOF) session will discuss how telcos are evolving their Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) into Cloud-native Network Functions (CNFs) running on Kubernetes.CNCF is spinning up a …