White Paper: 5G Network Architecture – A High-Level Perspective

In the 5G era, a single network infrastructure can meet diversified service requirements. A Cloud-Native E2E network architecture has the following attributes: Provides logically independent network slicing on a single network infrastructure to meet diversified service requirements and provides DC-based cloud architecture to support various application scenarios. Uses CloudRAN to reconstruct radio access networks (RAN) to provide massive connections of multiple standards and implement on-demand deployment of RAN functions required by 5G. Simplifies core network architecture to implement ondemand configuration of network functions through control and user plane separation, component-based functions, and unified database management.

Dec 2016