Core Network

3GPP The collaborative standards organization that develops technical specifications for cellular technology, publishing its work as numbered releases that build additively on their predecessors, covering radio access, core network architecture, and… Regulatory & Compliance 3GPP Release 15 The 3GPP specification release, functionally frozen in June 2018, that defined New Radio as the 5G air interface along with the initial 5G core network architecture and network slicing capability,… Regulatory & Compliance 3GPP Release 16 The 3GPP specification release, functionally frozen in 2020, that extends the Release 15 5G baseline with NR-based sidelink and vehicle-to-everything communication, enhanced Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication for industrial use cases, and… Regulatory & Compliance 5G Core The service-based, cloud-native core network architecture standardized for 5G, exposing network functions through standardized service-based interfaces, providing the modular foundation for capabilities including network slicing. Concept/Framework Aggregation Aggregation is the process of consolidating multiple routes, addresses, or resources into one broader entity for management, advertisement, or control. In networking, it is commonly used to reduce routing complexity… Concept/Framework Autonomous System An autonomous system is a collection of IP networks and routers under one administrative control that presents routing policy to other autonomous systems as a single unit. It is the… Concept/Framework Availability Availability is the degree to which a system or service is operational and accessible when required. It reflects readiness for use rather than only performance. Operations Availability Zone An Availability Zone is a distinct infrastructure location within a region used for fault isolation and high availability, helping separate failures across independent sites. Concept/Framework Backhaul Backhaul is the transport segment that carries traffic from access sites or Edge Compute nodes to aggregation or core infrastructure. Service Model Bandwidth Bandwidth is the amount of transmission capacity available in a communication channel or network path over time. It describes how much data or spectral space a system can support. Concept/Framework