NEXCOM’s Private 5G uCPE Leverages Intel Atom® P5300 Processors

Private 5G networks benefit from the work of telecom vendors to virtualize major 5G components disaggregating the software from the hardware, which introduces more competition into the market for better solutions at a lower cost. This virtualized software is designed to be run on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) server hardware platforms. Certain software functions can even be run in the cloud for additional cost savings.

Switch-servers offer expanded packet processing capabilities that can be used in data centers, at the network edge, in branch offices, or for edge network applications such as those needed for 5G networks. These platforms are relatively new and are enabled by new processors such as the Intel Atom^® P5300. NEXCOM, an Intel^® Network Builders ecosystem partner, has chosen the processor for its FTA 1170 switch server for 5G deployments.

One of the applications for the NEXCOM FTA 1170 is private 5G because it offers ample of 10GbE and 2.5GbE connectivity combined with the compute performance of the Intel Atom^® P5300 CPU family. This combination makes the switch server the perfect aggregation point for a 5G network – collecting data from multiple base stations and also processing that data by the CPU which can also run applications including DU or 5G core services.

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