Cut Up Network

SK Telecom and Ericsson engineers demonstrate network slicing on Oct. 21.
SK Telecom and Ericsson engineers demonstrate network slicing on Oct. 21.

 

SK Telecom announced on Oct. 22 that it developed and succeeded in demonstrating network slicing in cooperation with Ericsson.

A key part of 5G telecommunications, network slicing is to divide a single physical core network into multiple independent virtual networks for customized services. A number of global mobile communication organizations such as 3GPP, telecom operators, research institutes, and manufacturers have picked it as a key 5G technique and continued to work on it.

SK Telecom and Ericsson succeeded in real-time separation and operation of their dedicated network in enterprise solutions, massive IoT services, augmented reality, virtual reality, and super multi-view display content on Oct. 21 at the SK Telecom Research Institute located in Bundang, Gyeonggi-do. They also succeeded in removing inter-network interference, one of the biggest problems arising during the virtualization and division of physical networks, while ensuring network operation stability based on complete data traffic separation. The two companies’ network slicing technique is expected to draw huge attention, with 5G standardization being a hot issue across the world.

“Virtualization-based network slicing architectures are essential for cutting-edge 5G services to be provided efficiently for customers,” said Choi Jin-sung, director of the research institute, adding, “We will continue to strive so as to lead the development of 5G techniques and systems down the road.”

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