System and solution design for 5G and Edge networks with focus on orchestration, virtualization and private network deployments.
5G, 4G, Open RAN, 5GC, EPC, IMS, IoT, edge computing, virtualization, Kubernetes, containers, on-prem and hybrid clouds, Openstack, DNS, security, SMS/MMS, analytics, electric grid/renewable energy.
New product/feature ideas and requirements with customization for specific customer and/or market segments.
Customer view from experience at USA Tier-1 operators, vendor view from multiple enterprises, and integrator view with a major system intergrator.
Can infrastructure be an additional source of revenue for service providers? This 2018 article recommends the creation of a marketplace with bidding mechanisms for MEC monetization.
Virtualization delivers the final piece needed in the disaggregated architecture essential for successful IMS deployments.
Knowledge graph database based modelling technique to efficiently capture the dynamic behavior of the current state of the network and the relationships of a slice to CNF/VNF/software infrastructure/physical nodes.
The increasing share of renewable energy is posing serious problems to the aging traditional electrical grid that was designed for centralized, inertia based generation. Use of time-sensitive networking among DERs and installed equipments could operationalize a 100% renewable energy based microgrid that could respond to changing energy demands and support flexible business models.
In our eagerness to create automated solutions, we must remember to evaluate its long-term social and environmental impacts. This article discussed impact at the personal, community and national levels and emphasizes urgent need of sustainable technologies, reverse logistics processes, and solutions for efficient recycling of “things”.