Systems and methods for integrating a broadband network gateway into a 5G network
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsRaghunadha Reddy Pocha, Sateesh Reddy Mommidi
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes configuring a router to act as a BNG and establishing, by the router, a connection between CPE and the BNG. The method also includes receiving, by the router, end-user and access parameters and communicating, by the router, the end-user and access parameters to one or more 5G NFs by interacting with one or more SBIs. The method further includes allowing, by the router, the CPE access to the one or more 5G NFs in response to communicating the end-user and access parameters to the one or more 5G NFs.
Claims20
A network component, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the one or more processors and comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the network component to perform operations comprising:
- configuring the network component to act as a Broadband Network Gateway (BNG);
- establishing a connection between customer premise equipment (CPE) and the BNG;
- receiving end-user parameters and access parameters;
- communicating the end-user parameters and the access parameters to one or more 5G Network Functions (NFs) by interacting with one or more service-based interfaces (SBIs);
- and
- allowing the CPE access to the one or more 5G NFs in response to communicating the end-user parameters and the access parameters to the one or more 5G NFs;
- wherein:
- the network component is located between a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) and a Non-3GPP Interworking Function (N3IWF);
- the network component communicates with the N3IWF via an Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) tunnel;
- and
- the network component interacts with the one or more SBIs via the N3IWF.
A method, comprising:
- configuring a network component to act as a Broadband Network Gateway (BNG);
- establishing a connection between customer premise equipment (CPE) and the BNG;
- receiving end-user parameters and access parameters;
- communicating the end-user parameters and the access parameters to one or more 5G Network Functions (NFs) by interacting with one or more service-based interfaces (SBIs);
- and
- allowing the CPE access to the one or more 5G NFs in response to communicating the end-user parameters and the access parameters to the one or more 5G NFs;
- wherein:
- the network component is located between a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) and a Non-3GPP Interworking Function (N3IWF);
- the network component communicates with the N3IWF via an Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) tunnel;
- and
- the network component interacts with the one or more SBIs via the N3IWF.
One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- configuring a network component to act as a Broadband Network Gateway (BNG);
- establishing a connection between customer premise equipment (CPE) and the BNG;
- receiving end-user parameters and access parameters;
- communicating the end-user parameters and the access parameters to one or more 5G Network Functions (NFs) by interacting with one or more service-based interfaces (SBIs);
- and
- allowing the CPE access to the one or more 5G NFs in response to communicating the end-user parameters and the access parameters to the one or more 5G NFs;
- wherein:
- the network component is located between a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) and a Non-3GPP Interworking Function (N3IWF);
- the network component communicates with the N3IWF via an Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) tunnel;
- and
- the network component interacts with the one or more SBIs via the N3IWF.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.