5G Standalone (SA) Core Network

Overview

A cloud-native and container-based standalone (SA) 5G core network allowing reliable and secure connectivity to network services and high performance UPF with ground-breaking throughput.

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Technical name of innovation
5G Standalone (SA) Core Network - High performance, cloud-native and container-based
Research completion
Ongoing
Commercialisation opportunities
IP licensing ；Technology co-development
Problem addressed

Reliable, secure, ultra-low latency, high throughput, higher deployment agility and flexibility are just a few features offered by a 5G Core. With a 5G Core, the mobile communication experience can be greatly enhanced, with better end user experience, quicker service to market time, simplified network operations and improved network capabilities. Vertical and enterprise markets can benefit from lower costs and more flexible deployments, with options of end-to-end network slicing, edge computing, scaling and upgrades.

Innovation
  • Service-Based Architecture (SBA) supporting Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Network Functions (NF) pools
  • 1.34Tbps data throughput on a single Intel x86 server
  • Local Traffic Breakout supporting edge computing uplink classifier/branching point and Local Area Data Network (LADN)
  • Cloud-Native with microservice-based stateless NF with load balancing and clustering, supporting orchestrations, OAM, and auto-scaling
Key impact
  • Top of the line in data throughput performance
  • Supports features certified and aligned with industry requirements
  • Flexible topologies to meet requirements of vertical markets
  • Capable of auto-scaling for easy maintenance and to meet different needs
  • Accelerating business innovation in vertical industries
Award
  • 2021 Communication Product Technology Industry Leading Award (COMMUNICATIONSWEEKLY, MWC Shanghai 2021)
  • Certificate of Merit winner of 2021-22 Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Technological Achievement category
  • 2022 the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva – Gold Award  
Application
  • Smart City Applications
  • Enterprise Network
  • Connected Vehicles
  • Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR)
  • Industrial Automation

Patent

  • US App. No. 17/228,067; CN App No. 202180001114.6 and HK App No. 62021040006.0
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI)

Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) is founded in 2000 by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. As Hong Kong’s largest government-funded research and development centre, ASTRI is a key force and super connector driving innovation and technology advancement in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and the global innovation ecosystem. This role is strengthened through its merger with Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI).

Committed to bringing high impact research from lab to market, ASTRI advances interdisciplinary, market driven R&D that delivers practical innovations for industry and meaningful benefits for society.

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