Paper Info
Title
Building softwarized mobile infrastructures with ForCES
Abstract
This paper explores how can one virtualize a mobile packet core infrastructure using the IETF Forwarding and Control Element Separation (ForCES) standard and capitalizing on recent advances in networking, namely Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Visualization (NFV). As a case in point we build a proof-of-concept (PoC) implementation of the currently standardized 3GPP Evolved Packet Core (EPC). In doing so, we separate the control from the forwarding plane in SDN terms and enable dynamic deployment and integration of new functionality as softwarized network functions running on off-the-shelf hardware as advocated by NFV. We discuss our implementation experience with the PoC and provide insights for building open 5G mobile infrastructures.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1109/ICT.2016.7500420
2016 23rd International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT)
Keywords
Field
DocType
ForCES,EPC,SDN,NFV,5G,Infrastructure
Mobile computing,Mobile technology,Forwarding plane,Computer science,Public land mobile network,Network packet,Computer network,Mobile Web,Software-defined networking,Mobile telephony,Distributed computing
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.36
8
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Evangelos Haleplidis18412.00
Damascene Joachimpillai291.34
Jamal Hadi Salim39210.20
Kostas Pentikousis490084.24
Spyros G. Denazis513119.98
Odysseas G. Koufopavlou615130.92