Advantech Server will be Verified as Upgraded Intel Select Solution for NFVI Forwarding Platform to Improve Performance for Next Gen 5G Networks
10/15/2020
- Advantech’s SKY-8101D 1U NUMA balanced dual socket server based on 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor will integrate Intel Ethernet 800 Series 100GbE Adapters to support increasing 5G user-plane virtual functions traffic load
- The platform can be deployed as the NFVI layer of a commercial vBNG developed by WWT, NetElastic, Red Hat, Advantech and Intel
Taipei, Taiwan, Oct 15, 2020 – Advantech (TWSE: 2395.TW) today announced that its SKY-8101D server will soon be verified as upgraded Intel Select Solution for NFVI Forwarding Platform powered with 100GbE Intel Ethernet 800 Series Network Adapters. The platform provides a workload optimized virtual infrastructure able to cope with the network traffic increase expected from 5G. The SKY-8101D can be integrated as part of a virtual Broadband Network Gateway (vBNG) solution achieving 310Gbps throughput over 4x100GbE interfaces. This solution consumes ~50W less wall power measured during peak performance. Advantech also announced its intention to upgrade other verified Intel Select Solutions for NFVI with the Intel Ethernet 800 Series.
Upgraded Intel Select Solutions
for NFVI Forwarding Platform with multiple 100Gbps connectivity improve network
performance and can be used by communication service providers to build a
single coherent virtual infrastructure for seamless access, next generation central
office and core network transformation toward cloud native 5G architectures. Verified
platforms are capable of sustained optimized data and control plane processing for
workloads spanning the 4G and 5G wireless functions found in vEPC and vUPF, as
well as in the wireline network gateway functions vBRAS, vBNG , vAGF and vCMTS.
This pre-validated, pre-optimized solutions accelerate deployment and time to
revenue, while reducing integration risk for communication service providers.
The Advantech SKY-8101D server
will soon be verified as upgraded Intel Select Solution for NFVI Forwarding Platform
with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat OpenStack. This compact NUMA balanced
1U server supports 2nd generation Intel Xeon Gold processors, and up to four
100GbE Intel Ethernet 800 Series Network Adapters supporting DPDK network
acceleration for up to 400Gbps raw PCIe throughput per system. Advantech SKY-8101D
server has been designed for high availability networks with hardware-enhanced
reliability and security features including IPMI 2.0 compliant management, redundant
firmware images with failsafe upgrades, redundant power supplies, the ability to
withstand single fan failures and hot swappable FRUs. Upgraded configurations integrating
the Intel Ethernet 800 Series Network Adapter with Application Device Queues
(ADQ) technology provides dedicated queues to key workloads, enabling
application-specific data steering, signaling, and rate limiting using an
optimized application thread-to-device data path. The ADQ innovation increases application
response time predictability, reduces latency, and improves throughput.
Additionally, Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) provides a programmable
pipeline for PPPoE and QinQ offload, especially pertaining to vBNG workload,
and GTP offload for 5G UPF workload to improve packet processing efficiency
that results in higher throughput and reduced latency.
“The introduction of 5G will bring an order of magnitude increase in
capacity of network traffic which will impact network operator virtualization strategy
especially when deploying user plane functions”, said Ben Shen, Product Director,
Cloud IoT Group, Advantech. “By verifying our SKY-8101D server for the upgraded
Intel Select Solutions for NFVI with multiple100Gbps connectivity, we can help
service providers build an optimized virtual infrastructure that streamlines
their transition toward 5G with high throughput platforms that are available
for deployment today.”
“Communications service providers require workload specific platform optimizations that deliver both high performance and flexibility as they upgrade their networks with new 5G infrastructure”, said Chandresh Ruparel, Director of Wireless Core Infrastructure Segment, Intel. “By verifying their SKY-8101D for the upgraded Intel Select Solution for NFVI Forwarding Platform with our new Intel Ethernet 800 Series, Advantech can offer service providers an optimized infrastructure solution that can also scale as networks evolve.”
SKY-8101D soon to be verified for Intel Select
Solutions for NFVI Forwarding Platform configurations with multiple 100GbE
connectivity will be available for customer evaluation and deployment Q4 2020.
Media Contact
Charo Sanchez, Global Alliances and Marketing Manager, Advantech Cloud-IoT Group
E-mail: charo.sanchez@advantech.com
About Advantech
Advantech Cloud-IoT Group helps service providers and enterprises extend the cloud to the edge by providing scalable platforms that reliably execute virtual functions anywhere in the network. Our innovative Universal Edge Appliances and 5G Edge Servers are supported by a vibrant software ecosystem and supply chain, offering key foundational building blocks that accelerate network transformation. From SD-WAN and SASE to virtual RAN, Central Offices and Edge Cloud, Advantech Cloud IoT Group is enabling the co-creation of products and services that will form the backbone of the new 5G IoT economy.
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