DISCOVER, DISRUPT, DELIVER The 5G Promise

DISCOVER, DISRUPT, DELIVER A common and elastic IP edge supporting all kinds of access Tightly integrated with service platforms Based on a software-controlled, high-capacity transport core A key element of 5G architecture Provide a user-centric connectivity experience The Software Network Bowtie

DISCOVER, DISRUPT, DELIVER vv COTS HW LOCAL PoPsREGIONAL DATA CENTRES Centralized Control PlaneDistributed Data Plane OS + HyperVisor MPLS/SDN/Optical Infrastructure Service Domain Network Domain CDN Video P-CSCF EPC BRAS CG-NAT DPI SDP CSFB IMS DHCP PCRF DNS UDB COTS HW OS + HyperVisor MPLS/SDN/Optical SRVCC HW and SW decoupling GGSN PE Security NGIN M/SMSC Networks PoPs and datacentres intra- and inter-communications will be critical to guarantee network service elasticity and network plasticity Redesigning Network Segments

DISCOVER, DISRUPT, DELIVER Finding the Proper Balance between NFV & SDN BNG CONTROL CG-NAT  Separation of HW and SW  No vertical integration -HW vendor ≠ SW vendor ≠ Mgmt vendor  Once network elements are SW-based, HW can be managed as a pool of resources  Separation of HW and SW  No vertical integration -HW vendor ≠ SW vendor ≠ Mgmt vendor  Once network elements are SW-based, HW can be managed as a pool of resources NFV Virtual backplane  Separation of control and data plane  Easy orchestration with SW domain Virtual backplane  Separation of control and data plane  Easy orchestration with SW domain Infrastructural SDN DHCP UPnP TR-069 IPv4 / IPv6 Session mgmt NAT NAT ctrl. Pool admin POOL MGMT Service-layer SDN Simplify management, closing the gap between business logic and operation