GATEWAY ARRANGEMENTS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

摘要

Embodiments related to gateway arrangements for wireless communication networks are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a network controller computing system may include serving gateway (SGW) control plane circuitry to virtualize control plane functions of an SGW, packet data network gateway (PGW) control plane circuitry to virtualize control plane functions of a PGW, first communication circuitry to establish a first secure communication link between the SGW control plane circuitry and an SGW user plane computing system that is to perform user plane functions of an SGW, and second communication circuitry to establish a second secure communication link between the PGW control plane circuitry and a PGW user plane computing system that is to perform user plane functions of a PGW. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.

主权项

1. A network controller computing system, comprising:
serving gateway (SGW) control plane circuitry to virtualize control plane functions of an SGW in a wireless communication network; packet data network gateway (PGW) control plane circuitry to virtualize control plane functions of a PGW in the wireless communication network; first communication circuitry to establish a first secure communication link between the SGW control plane circuitry and an SGW user plane computing system that is to perform user plane functions of an SGW, wherein the SGW user plane computing system is different from the network controller computing system; and second communication circuitry to establish a second secure communication link between the PGW control plane circuitry and a PGW user plane computing system that is to perform user plane functions of a PGW, wherein the PGW user plane computing system is different from the network controller computing system.