A10 Networks Outlines 5G Strategy, Solutions and Roadmap to Help Mobile Carriers
November 15 2018 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Mobile Operators Working with A10 to
Future-Proof Their Networks and Get Ready for the Mainstream
Adoption of 5G and IoT Devices and Applications
A10 Networks, a leading provider of intelligent and automated
cybersecurity solutions, today outlined its strategy, solutions,
and roadmap to help mobile carriers future-proof their networks for
the coming wave of 5G and the demanding new applications, including
enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency
Communications (URLLC), and Massive Machine Type Communications
(MMTC), it will enable.
A10, a leading solutions provider to mobile carriers, has proven
production and pilot 5G deployments with tier-1 carriers worldwide,
and is working with many others to plan for their future 5G
initiatives. A10 addresses critical 5G requirements for improved
security, reliability and performance, through consolidated
solutions, which result in lower latency, high reliability and
lower TCO—all of which are paramount for 5G networks and deliver
major benefits in today’s networks as well.
“A10 is laser focused on 5G networks. We understand the
challenges network operators are facing and have invested heavily
in solving these challenges,” said Lee Chen, Founder and CEO of A10
Networks. “We have partnered with key technology providers and
developed a comprehensive roadmap to address 5G challenges. Our
early bets on 5G solutions are paying off as we have won multiple
pilot projects and are best positioned to address market
needs.”
A10’s solutions address existing and emerging mobile network
architecture requirements for consolidated services, greater scale,
and lower latency communications across the Gi-LAN, virtualized
EPC, and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) environments. A10
solutions also provide full spectrum security and visibility for
the control and user plane operations.
A10 provides a comprehensive strategy for mobile service
providers to successfully deploy 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) or
Standalone (SA) solutions:
- 4G to 5G standard compatibility and
investment protection: A10 supports existing 4G and 3G network
architectures and use cases for the Gi-LAN and EPC, while meeting
the more demanding requirements for 5G emerging architectures.
These solutions can be deployed in today’s infrastructure, but are
future proofed for successful 5G deployments. This includes
functional consolidation for application visibility and control,
subscriber-aware intelligent traffic steering, Gi/SGi firewall with
Carrier-Grade NAT (CGNAT), GTP/SCTP firewall, integrated DDoS, and
more.
- Scale for increased subscriber
demand: 5G demands are inherently different than 4G, with
smaller packet sizes, more throughput, and higher concurrent
session counts observed. A10 solutions can scale concurrent
sessions to multi-billion levels and throughput to multi-terabit
levels in a scale-out cluster. 5G deployments can benefit from
compact and efficient options, for example 220 Gbps in 1RU PNFs, or
high performance 100 Gbps VNFs.
- Core infrastructure security:
With new user plane and control plane security requirements coupled
with the increased attack surface and scale brought by 5G and IoT
device proliferation, more advanced, scalable and automated
approaches are needed for 5G networks. To guarantee uptime, and
ensure control and user plane security, components include, GTP
firewall, Gi/SGi firewall, control and user plane policy
enforcement, DNS protection, security proxies (SEPP), and more.
Additionally, A10’s advanced 5G DDoS Protection solution includes
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) via Dynamic
Attack Pattern Recognition (DAPR), continuous baselining, and
One-DDoS for distributed intelligence, for full visibility into all
packets, versus traditional sample-based only solutions.
- SDN/NFV for agile
infrastructure: A10’s solutions can be delivered in a variety
of form factors to meet the demands of the emerging SDN and NFV
environments, for example PNFs, VNFs, bare metal and containers.
These solutions are integrated with leading SDN and NFV
architectures and interoperate with multiple MANO environments for
faster network rollout and optimized performance and agility. A10
also provides flexible software licensing and consumption via A10’s
FlexPool subscription-based capacity pooling licensing.
- Orchestration and analytics for
lower TCO and reduced downtime: A10’s Harmony Controller
provides actionable intelligence to manage subscriber services,
meet Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) mandates and compliance, and
deliver per subscriber analytics. Harmony Controller provides
visibility, management, orchestration and automation.
- Eco-system partners for a broader
solution: A10’s products integrate with multiple 3rd party
solutions and vendors. Ranging from DevOps tools, such as Ansible,
to providers of 5G solutions such as Ericsson, NEC, Tech Mahindra,
and Lenovo for a comprehensive eco-system.
Roadmap
A10’s 5G roadmap is focused on 5G solutions to ensure continued
scale, lower-latency, agility, and security. As 5G adoption
increasingly requires multi-terabit performance on the Gi-LAN, A10
will continue to provide industry-leading scale in both VNFs and
PNFs, including scale-out agile deployments with containerized
solutions for virtual mobile edge compute requirements. With
emerging 5G standards and architecture demanding multi-terabit
scale with extremely low latency solutions on the one hand and very
high agility and interoperability on the other hand, 5G requires a
full spectrum of physical, virtual, and containerized offerings.
A10 will continue to evolve with emerging 5G, and related standards
specified by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), 3rd
Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), European Telecommunications
Standards Institute (ETSI), and others.
Similarly, the current generation of traditional security
services will not be able to cope with the exploding scale of new
5G and IoT threats. A new generation of solutions leveraging big
data models will provide cutting-edge predictive analytics, via
enhanced ML and AI, for more autonomous network operations. A10’s
management and controller technologies are key foundations to
deliver on this requirement.
Working with 5G Deployment Leaders
A10 is partnering with many of the world’s top mobile carriers
as they develop 5G pilots and future-proof their networks for the
journey ahead. Two recent examples include:
- A10’s Thunder® Convergent Firewall
(CFW) Gi/SGi firewall solution has been selected by a major
Japanese mobile carrier for its 5G pilot network, to complement the
massive capacity demands of their existing mobile network and help
lay the foundation for the mobile carrier’s 5G production network,
expected to become commercially available beginning in 2020.
- Another Asian Tier-1 mobile service
provider has selected the A10 5G-GiLAN™ solution for its next-gen
5G-ready network rollout. The service provider is leveraging the
Gi/SGi firewall and advanced network translation components to
provide the scale and security needed to meet the demands of its 5G
infrastructure rollout and IoT adoption.
About A10 Networks
A10 Networks (NYSE: ATEN) is a provider of intelligent and
automated cybersecurity solutions, providing a portfolio of
high-performance secure application solutions that enable
intelligent automation with machine learning to ensure
business-critical applications are secure and always available.
Founded in 2004, A10 Networks is based in San Jose, Calif., and
serves customers in more than 80 countries with offices worldwide.
For more information, visit: www.a10networks.com and
@A10Networks.
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trademarks or registered trademarks of A10 Networks, Inc. in the
United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the
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