Software-defined control of the virtualized mobile packet core
Malla Reddy Sama, Luis M. Contreras, John Kaippallimalil, Ippei Akiyoshi, Haiyang Qian, Hui Jun Ni · IEEE Communications Magazine · 2015
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.