Open5GCore

The Fraunhofer FOKUS Open5GCore toolkit is the worldwide first practical implementation of the 3GPP 5G core network. It prototypes 3GPP Release 15 and 16 core network functionality, in a form suitable for R&D activities. Open5GCore is interoperable with 5G NR base stations and user equipment.

Open5GCore aims at providing support and speeding up research, by facilitating the know-how transfer from Fraunhofer FOKUS towards customers. It serves as a consistent basis for 5G testbed deployments for trials and pilots, and for the further development of new beyond-5G and 6G standard-oriented functional features.

Open5GCore implements the new 5G components as standalone, independent of the previous 4G EPC functionality. Through this, Open5GCore enables a fast and targeted 5G innovation, hands-on fast implementation, and realistic evaluation and demonstration of new concepts and use case opportunities.