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Introduction of ASTRI’s
Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)
Technologies
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ASTRI LTE NFV Technology Demo on Intel ONP
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SGW
MME
PGW
EPC
LTE SmallcellGateway
LTE Security Gateway
LTE EvolvedPacket Core (EPC)
Virtual Network FunctionsProvides LTE Core NetworkFunctions (VNF)
Open Networking Platform (ONP)
NFV PlatformProvides Hypervisor, Virtual Switch to VNFs
X86 Servers (Dell R730)
Hardware PlatformIntel E5-2600 v3 Series provideslatest and greatest features supporting NFV capabilities
• ASTRI focus on networking software R&D, license developed technologies to industry for commercial production.• ASTRI provides LTE end-to-end Core Network Software• FastGate is ASTRI’s high performance and field-proven Network Processing Software Technologies• ASTRI NFV supports: WindRiver Titanium Cloud, (Gold member of Titanium Cloud), and Intel ONP
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ASTRI LTE Core Network Solution
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- Supports >100K online subscribers, line speed data throughput
- Embedded HSS/PCRF- Single-box/distributed- Deployed to manage
subway signals- Mobility Management,
Data (GTP-U) tunnels
- Supports >640K subscribers, >10K signaling call/sec
- Deployed in CMCC- Aggregate signaling/data
traffic from Small Cell- Reduces EPC loading
- Optimized, deliver 20+Gbps NFV performance
- Deployed in CMCC- Isolate traffic between
Small Cell access - Authenticate LTE small
cells- Encrypt traffic.
ASTRI LTE SmallcellGateway
SGW
MME
PGW
EPC
ASTRI LTE Security Gateway
ASTRI LTE EvolvedPacket Core (EPC)
IPSec
S1 S1 SGi
TD-LTE Small Cell
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Integrated NFV @ China Nobile’s Platform
4GW: Gateway VNF: Virtual Network Function VM: Virtual Machine
WindRiver®
Titanium Cloud
China Mobile’s NFV Demo/Testing Platform
Intel x86 server
Security Gateway
LTE Small Cell Gateway
Network Function Layer
Virtual Resource Layer
VM
Hardware Resource Layer
Acceleration Kit Acceleration Kit
ASTRI VNFs
(LTE Small Cell GW,
Security GW)SW and HW decoupled,
easy for iteration upgrade and mgmt
HW resource virtualization, easy deployment, flexible
scheduling, elastically scalable
General-purpose server, low cost, centralized
management
EPC
Security Gateway
LTE Small Cell Gateway
EPC WiFi AC
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FastGate – ASTRI Multi-Core Network Processing Software
ASTRI’s FastGate Key Features: Deliver line-speed performance (20-40+Gbps on NFV, depends on config) Programmable (wrapped API instead of native API) Optimized for Intel DPDK, and virtualization Foundations for building performance demanding VNF Applications: building LTE EPC, Software Gateway
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Linux (Slow Path)Linux (Slow Path) Dedicated Cores for Fast PathDedicated Cores for Fast Path
Linux Userspace / Bare Metal
ENS Framework
ETHER LAG
Custom node
FPM
(Pro
toth
read
s b
ase
d)
Custom node
ACL
IP FWD
VLAN
EIFACE
Custom APP
IP MonitorDP Config
(XML based)
ENS Framework
SPM
Enhanced Linux Networking Stack
Linux Ethernet Driver
ETHER
Custom node Custom node
EIFACE
User SpaceUser Space
KernelKernel
Layer-2 Nodes
MCC
MCC
Exception
NetlinkSocket MCC
Bridge
NAT
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ASTRI Mobile Core Network NFV Architecture
Highlights
Industry-standard, high-volume servers, switches, and storage platform Deliver Stable Performance
Orchestration – smooth operations to provision resources according to requirements
Inter-operability (of NFV platform with VNFs)
ASTRI is the first to provide carrier-grade VNFs for LTE SeGW and LTE Small Cell GW.
WR Titanium Server/Intel ONP
Control Node
Compute NodeSm
all C
ell
Intel CPU/NIC/QuickAssit Adapter
WR Linux WR OVS Intel DPDKWR KVM
VM
ASTRI Small cell Gateway (Signaling)
Centos Linux
ASTRI FastGate
Intel DPDKUE
UE
VM
ASTRI Security Gateway
Centos Linux
ASTRI FastGate
Intel DPDK
VM
Centos Linux
ASTRI HA Framework
VM
ASTRI Converged EPC
Centos Linux
ASTRI FastGate
Intel DPDK Internet
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Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology
Research Institute (ASTRI)
Corporate website: www.astri.org
Contact: Mr. Ted Liang
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (852) 3406 2614
