Control Plane Network Functions
The CP-related NFs that comprise the Ultra Cloud Core are based on a common architecture designed around the following tenants:
Cloud-scale — Fully virtualized for simplicity, speed, and flexibility
Automation and orchestration — Optimized operations, service creation, and infrastructure
Security — Multiple layers of security across the deployment stack from the infrastructure through the NF applications
API exposure — Open and extensive for greater visibility, control, and service enablement
Access agnostic — Support for heterogeneous network types (e.g. 5G, 4G, 3G, Wi-Fi, etc.)
These CP NFs are each designed as containerized applications (e.g. microservices) for deployment via the Subscriber Microservices Infrastructure (SMI).
The SMI defines the common application layers for functional aspects of the NF such as life cycle management (LCM), operations and management (OAM), and packaging.
