Systems and methods for integrating a broadband network gateway into a 5G network

1. A router, comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the one or more processors and comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the router to perform operations comprising:

configuring the router to act as a Broadband Network Gateway (BNG);

exposing end-user Layer 2 (L2) connectivity to the BNG using Pseudowire Headend (PWHE);

establishing a connection between customer premise equipment (CPE) and the BNG;

receiving end-user and access parameters;

communicating the end-user and access parameters to one or more 5G Network Functions (NFs) by interacting with one or more service based interfaces (SBIs); and

allowing the CPE access to the one or more 5G NFs in response to communicating the end-user and access parameters to the one or more 5G NFs.

2. The router of claim 1 , wherein the one or more 5G NFs comprise one or more of the following NFs:

a Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF);

a Network Repository Function (NRF);

a Policy Control Function (PCF);

a Charging Function (CHF); and

an Authentication Server Function (AUSF).

3. The router of claim 1 , wherein:

the end-user parameters comprise end-user identifications; and

the access parameters comprise at least one of remote IDs and circuit IDs.

4. The router of claim 1 , wherein:

the router is located in a control plane data center; and

the control plane data center is segregated from a user plane data center.

5. The router of claim 1 , wherein:

the router is located between a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) and a Non-3GPP Interworking Function (N3IWF);

the router communicates with the N3IWF via an Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) tunnel; and

the router interacts with the one or more SBIs via the N3IWF.

6. The router of claim 1 , the operations further comprising programming Quality of Service (QoS) flows using a packet forwarding control protocol (PFCP).

7. A method, comprising:

configuring a router to act as a Broadband Network Gateway (BNG);

exposing end-user Layer 2 (L2) connectivity to the BNG using Pseudowire Headend (PWHE);

establishing, by the router, a connection between customer premise equipment (CPE) and the BNG;

receiving, by the router, end-user and access parameters;

communicating, by the router, the end-user and access parameters to one or more 5G Network Functions (NFs) by interacting with one or more service based interfaces (SBIs); and

allowing, by the router, the CPE access to the one or more 5G NFs in response to communicating the end-user and access parameters to the one or more 5G NFs.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the one or more 5G NFs comprise one or more of the following NFs:

a Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF);

a Network Repository Function (NRF);

a Policy Control Function (PCF);

a Charging Function (CHF); and

an Authentication Server Function (AUSF).

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein:

the end-user parameters comprise end-user identifications; and

the access parameters comprise at least one of remote IDs and circuit IDs.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein:

the router is located in a control plane data center; and

the control plane data center is segregated from a user plane data center.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein:

the router is located between a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) and a Non-3GPP Interworking Function (N3IWF);

the router communicates with the N3IWF via an Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) tunnel; and

the router interacts with the one or more SBIs via the N3IWF.

12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising programming Quality of Service (QoS) flows using packet forwarding control protocol (PFCP).

13. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

configuring a router to act as a Broadband Network Gateway (BNG);

exposing end-user Layer 2 (L2) connectivity to the BNG using Pseudowire Headend (PWHE);

establishing a connection between customer premise equipment (CPE) and the BNG;

receiving end-user and access parameters;

communicating the end-user and access parameters to one or more 5G Network Functions (NFs) by interacting with one or more service based interfaces (SBIs); and

allowing the CPE access to the one or more 5G NFs in response to communicating the end-user and access parameters to the one or more 5G NFs.

14. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 13 , wherein the one or more 5G NFs comprise one or more of the following NFs:

a Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF);

a Network Repository Function (NRF);

a Policy Control Function (PCF);

a Charging Function (CHF); and

an Authentication Server Function (AUSF).

15. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 13 , wherein:

the end-user parameters comprise end-user identifications; and

the access parameters comprise at least one of remote IDs and circuit IDs.

16. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 13 , wherein:

the router is located in a control plane data center; and

the control plane data center is segregated from a user plane data center.

17. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 13 , wherein:

the router is located between a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) and a Non-3GPP Interworking Function (N3IWF);

the router communicates with the N3IWF via an Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) tunnel; and

the router interacts with the one or more SBIs via the N3IWF.

18. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 13 , the operations further comprising programming Quality of Service (QoS) flows using packet forwarding control protocol (PFCP).