In this seminar, we will show how to deploy a functioning 5G core network on top of a standard Kubernetes cluster. This talk will start by presenting how Kubernetes applications could be shipped with Helm, explaining the concepts of Helm templates and Helm charts. After that, a Helm chart of an open-source distribution of a 5G core network will be employed to show how we can customize the setup with our desired 5G network functions configuration.
Bio: Davide Borsatti (Member, IEEE) received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Electronics, Telecommunications, and Information Technologies Engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy, in 2016, 2018 and 2022, respectively. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering “Guglielmo Marconi” at the University of Bologna. His research interests include NFV, SDN, intent-based networking, MEC, and 5G network slicing.