Cellular network optimized for data communication in accordance with a set of parameters

A system comprising:

• a cellular network;
• a network core located at a central site of the cellular network;
• a cellular base station located at an edge site of the cellular network, the cellular base station configured to receive a data communication that is to be delivered, in accordance with a set of parameters, from a first communication device to a second communication device;
• and
• a set of user plane function (UPF) nodes deployed to the cellular network at a plurality of sites including the edge site and the central site, the set of UPF nodes including a particular UPF node configured to process the data communication in accordance with the set of parameters;
• wherein the cellular network is configured to deliver, based on processing by the particular UPF node, the data communication from the first communication device to the second communication device in accordance with the set of parameters.

A system comprising:

• a 5G network;
• a 5G standalone (SA) network core located at a central site of the 5G network;
• an gNodeB located at an edge site of the 5G network, the gNodeB configured to receive a data communication that is to be delivered, in accordance with a set of parameters, from a first communication device to a second communication device;
• and
• a set of user plane functions (UPFs) deployed to the 5G network at a plurality of sites including the edge site and the central site, the set of UPFs including a particular UPF configured to process the data communication in accordance with the set of parameters;
• wherein the 5G network is configured to deliver, based on processing by the particular UPF, the data communication from the first communication device to the second communication device in accordance with the set of parameters.