In-network Computing Architecture for Service Acceleration for 6G Networks - Demo
Hiroki Baba, Shiku Hirai, Kentarou Hayashi, Tomonori Takeda · 2024
Since cloud technology will permeate mobile networks in 6G, scenarios in which computing functions are deployed in the network are widely considered for not only network functions but also service functions. In this paper, we propose a system architecture, a mobile network equipped with computing capabilities, which enables end-to-end service performance acceleration. We evaluated our proposed architecture through evaluations and observed advantages over conventional designs, such as improved resource utilization efficiency and extremely low-latency service and network processing. The prototype implementation of integrating network and computing functions on the basis of our proposed architecture is also presented, which includes a 3GPP standard-compliant 5G core network, serverless orchestration mechanisms, and multiple accelerator cards. With the prototype above, we demonstrate how our proposed architecture federates network and service functions control and how it accelerates the application processing performance.