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Cisco Ultra Cloud Core

Product overview Benefits

Cisco® Ultra Cloud Core is a Kubernetes-based solution that provides a common • Introduce new software and
execution environment for Cisco’s container-based 5G applications. This cloud- services up to 90% faster and
native platform is designed to meet the high-security and high-availability with far less risk – Intelligent
requirements of service provider networks. Additionally, it is designed for Services Mesh and common
distributed architectures enabling multicloud and edge services at massive scale. execution environment
• Simplify the complex by having all
Using the Cisco Ultra Cloud Core, Cisco 5G applications are enabled with: change management orchestrated
• Advanced analytics and advanced infrastructure health checks with Cisco operations center and
• Simplified and low-risk methods to introduce new 5G services, new release operations framework
configurations, and upgrades • New level of network visibility
• Automated deployment and automated testing as part of a CICD workflow by integrating application
dynamics and open tracing
• Consistent technology and software components across all Cisco 5G applications
Service providers who use the Cisco Ultra Cloud Core can benefit with faster time
to market for new services, easier and automated deployments and upgrades,
and overall lower operational costs.

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Call to action Figure 1. Cisco Ultra 5G Cloud Core – cloud native functions

Cisco’s cloud-native Mobile Core provides Cisco 5G SA Core Portfolio

benefits in three key areas: eSBA SCP
SMSF NEF
3GPP Rel 16
• CI/CD workflows. Implementation of services
can be reduced to four minutes versus
four hours, resulting in an 80% or greater AUSF UDM UDR NSSF BSF NRF CHF
improvement in OpEx. For example, VNFs are Nausf Nchf
Nudm Nudr Nnssf Nsmsf Nbsf Nnef Nnrf
deployed 18 times faster with containers. xxxxx Namf Nsmf Npcf Naf

SMF AF
• Micro-service architectures. Micro-services ePDG AMF
(SMF + GTPc)
PCF
Example Enterprise

enable agility in the release of new features,

and when combined with a CI/CD workflow, Enterprise N1
N2 S2b N4/Sx
CPE
they can reduce availability of releases with UPF DN
Consumer RAN
new services in four days rather than four UE N3 (4G and 5G) N6

months, for a more than 90% improvement in N9 Cisco Portfolio NF

time to market. For example, a cloud-native N3IWF
NEF Network Exposure Function
AUSF Authentication Server Function
“canary” process can enable zero downtime AMF
AF
Access and Mobility Management Function
Application Function
NSSF
NRF
Network Slice Selection Function
Network Repository Function
For Future
Consideration
for feature deployment, versus the 5 to 10 BSF
DN
Binding Support Function
Data Networks
PCF
UDM
Policy Control Function

UCR Not in Portfolio

seconds per containers for a greater than SMF
N3IWF
Session Management Function
Non-3GPP Interworking Function UPF User Plane Function
(R)AN (Radio) Access Network
85% reduction in costs alone.

• Performance. The efficiency of cloud-native

technology receives a performance-boost for Cisco integrated intelligent service mesh functionality
the user plane using Cisco’s Vector Packet
The Cisco Ultra Cloud Core provides an intelligent service mesh that connects all services in the
Processing technology delivering a major
platform. This service mesh allows granular control of traffic flows within the Cisco Ultra Cloud Core
performance increase from approximately 20
based on message attributes or subscriber details. New or upgraded services can run concurrently in
Gbps per server to approximately 400 Gbps
the platform alongside existing services, and the service mesh controls which messages are directed
per server, for a 20x-times improvement.
to the new service. Per-service telemetry is available to compare and evaluate the success of the new
service. As a result, rollouts and upgrades are low risk and can be entirely automated—removing the
human element.
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[Link] Third-party trademarks mentioned are • Reduce risks from introducing software upgrades or new services
the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not
imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R) • Faster time to market and revenue (up to 90% faster)
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