F5 Networks is applying its application expertise to get ahead of the move to 5G and edge computing and help service providers and enterprises keep secure, while bringing new services to bear.
The application delivery specialist on Tuesday revealed its 5G portfolio with the introduction of two new products; BIG-IP Service Proxy for Kubernetes (SPK) and Carrier-Grade Aspen Mesh, two infrastructure offerings that can support the deployment and operation of cloud-native 5G standalone core networks, said James Feger, vice president and general manager of F5‘s Service Provider segment.
“The goal here is to help our customers ease into 5G, and specifically, for Kubernetes environments for cloud-native edge computing that [service providers and enterprises] are planning to deploy,” Feger told computer science engineering.
SPK, which will be available at the end of 2020, acts as a gateway in and out of Kubernetes environments. The service proxy offers broad 4G and 5G signaling protocols support that allows service providers to transition to 5G while also maintaining existing 4G services, customers, and billing systems. SPK also provides a per-service secure proxy and Kubernetes cluster firewall for control and protection for inter-cluster traffic flowing into and out of the core 5G services, and it automates Kubernetes service discovery and policy configuration for reduced complexity.
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