Software-defined control of the virtualized mobile packet core

Author

Sama, Malla Reddy ; Contreras, Luis M. ; Kaippallimalil, John ; Akiyoshi, Ippei ; Haiyang Qian ; Hui Ni

Volume

53

Issue

2

fYear

2015

fDate

Feb. 2015

Firstpage

107

Lastpage

115

Abstract

Mobile packet core networks are undergoing major changes to meet the requirements of the future data tsunami, enhance network flexibility, and reduce both CAPEX and OPEX. In this regard, SDN and NFV technologies have gained great momentum among the teleos, with the promise of interoperability, programmability, and on-demand dynamic provisioning. In this article, we present work being developed in the Mobile Packet Core project within the ONF Wireless & Mobile Working Group regarding SDN architecture for the Mobile Packet Core. In addition, we propose an SDN-based MPC in the NFV context in order to facilitate dynamic provisioning of MPC network functions. Finally, a potential control architecture considering both SDN and NFV is proposed.

Keywords

mobile computing; open systems; software defined networking; telecommunication control; telecommunication network planning; virtualisation; CAPEX; MPC network functions; NFV technologies; ONF wireless and mobile working group; OPEX; Open Networking Foundation; SDN architecture; SDN technologies; SDN-based MPC; capital expenditure; control architecture; data tsunami; mobile packet core networks; mobile packet core project; network flexibility; network function virtualization; operational expenditure; software defined netwroking; software-defined control; Computer architecture; Control systems; Logic gates; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Servers; Software defined networking;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCOM.2015.7045398

Filename

7045398