Implementing Private 5G Networks For Enterprises With Kubernetes

The presentation discusses the challenges of orchestrating private 5G networks and the role of open source in addressing these challenges. A demo is shown to illustrate the process of onboarding a 5G application using RNA Network's multi-cluster orchestration platform and an orchestrator.

• Orchestrating private 5G networks involves managing diverse components such as network services, infrastructure, edge computing applications, and network slicing
• Open source projects are increasingly used as the reference implementation for open standards and can reduce vendor lock-in
• Linux Foundation has several open source projects related to service orchestration such as MCO Edge, networking, and RNA networks
• The demo shows how to onboard a 5G application using RNA Network's multi-cluster orchestration platform and an orchestrator in a matter of minutes
• The demo illustrates the simplicity and speed of spinning up a private 5G network on commodity hardware

The demo showed how a private 5G network can be spun up in a matter of minutes using open source technology and an orchestrator. This is a significant improvement from the months it would normally take to deploy a private network. The demo also highlighted the importance of managing diverse components in a private 5G network such as network services, infrastructure, edge computing applications, and network slicing. The use of open source projects can reduce vendor lock-in and provide a reference implementation for open standards.

Images of large scale telecommunications wireless networks built using big iron boxes come to mind for many when they hear the term 5G. We will introduce you to a new type of private network built using 5G technology that brings with it numerous benefits over existing wired and wireless networks commonly found in enterprise environments. We will then continue to show how Private 5G networks will be built using cloud native (containerized) network functions that are orchestrated by Kubernetes as opposed to the legacy way of using purpose-built appliances. In this talk, you will learn: * What are Private 5G networks * What are the benefits of a Private 5G network * What hardware and software components are required to build a Private 5G network * How can Kubernetes be used as the orchestration layer for the software components * What special requirements are imposed on Kubernetes to support networking traffic * The role of Linux Foundation Anuket in supporting these requirements