Interactions between a broadband network gateway and a fifth generation core
A broadband network gateway (BNG) in a wireline network. The BNG includes an interworking function in a control plane (IF-CP), the IF-CP configured to use a control plane interface (N1′/N2′) between the BNG in the wireline network and a fifth generation (5G) core in a 5G network to couple a control plane of the BNG to a control plane of the 5G core; an interworking function in a user plane (IF-UP), the IF-UP configured to use a user plane interface (N3′) between the BNG in the wireline network and the 5G core in the 5G network to couple a user plane of the BNG to a user plane of the 5G core; and a transmitter configured to transmit data packets toward the 5G core after the user plane of the BNG and the user plane of the 5G core have been coupled.
1. A network device in a wireline network, comprising:
at least one memory containing instructions;
one or more processors coupled to the at least one memory, the one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to cause the network device to:
transmit a registration request to a core network in a wireless network to register a residential gateway in the wireline network, the registration request containing a temporary identifier corresponding to the residential gateway;
exchange session messages with the core network to establish a session between the network device and the core network, one of the session messages containing a tunnel endpoint identifier for the network device and another of the session messages containing a tunnel endpoint identifier for a user plane function component in the core network; and
send data packets toward the core network after a tunnel between the network device and the core network is established.
2. The network device of claim 1 , wherein the registration request sent from the network device to access and mobility management function component in a control plane of the core network.
3. The network device of claim 1 , wherein a user plane of the network device is configured to encapsulate a data packet with a tunnel header for transmission of the data packet over the tunnel.
4. The network device of claim 3 , wherein the tunnel header includes the tunnel endpoint identifier for the user plane function component.
5. The network device of claim 1 , wherein the registration request is transmitted to an authentication server function of the core network by way of an access management mobility function of the core network to enable the core network does not need to perform calculation for authentication.
6. The network device of claim 1 , wherein the registration request includes an indication indicating that the residential gateway has already been authenticated by an access network or the network device.
7. The network device of claim 1 , wherein the registration request includes a secret key, wherein the secret key is used to indicate that the residential gateway has already been authenticated by an access network or the network device.
8. The network device of claim 1 , wherein the temporary identifier is associated with location information corresponding to the residential gateway in the wireline network.
9. A method of establishing communications between a wireline network and a wireless network, comprising:
transmitting, by a network device, a registration request to a core network in the wireless network, the registration request carrying a temporary identifier corresponding to a residential gateway in the wireline network;
transmitting, by the network device, a session establishment request to the core network;
receiving, from the core network, a session acknowledgement and establishing a session, the session acknowledgement carrying a tunnel endpoint identifier of a user plane function in the core network;
sending data packets toward the core network, after a tunnel between the network device and the core network is established.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
encapsulating a data packet with a tunnel header including the tunnel endpoint identifier of the user plane function in the core network; and
transmitting a data packet over the tunnel to the core network.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the registration request indicates that the residential gateway has already been authenticated by an access network or the network device.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the tunnel comprises a general packet radio service tunneling protocol for user data tunnel.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the tunnel between a user plane of the network device and the user plane function of the core network comprises a generic route encapsulation tunnel or an Ethernet-based virtual local area network Layer 2 tunnel.
14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the registration request is transmitted from a user plane of the network device to an access and mobility management function component in a control plane of the core network.
15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the registration request is transmitted to an authentication server function of the core network by way of an access management mobility function of the core network to enable the core network does not need to perform calculation for authentication.
16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the registration request includes an indication indicating that the residential gateway has already been authenticated by an access network or the network device.
17. The method of claim 9 , wherein the registration request includes a secret key, wherein the secret key is used to indicate that the residential gateway has already been authenticated by an access network or the network device.
18. The method of claim 9 , wherein the temporary identifier is associated with location information corresponding to the residential gateway in the wireline network.
19. A system comprising:
a network device in a wireline network; and
an access and mobility management function component of a core network, wherein the access and mobility management component is configured to:
receive a registration request from the network device to register a residential gateway coupled to the network device, wherein the registration request containing a temporary identifier corresponding to the residential gateway; and
receive a session establishment message from the network device to establish a session for the residential gateway; and
transmit a session acknowledgement to the network device, wherein the session acknowledgement carrying a tunnel endpoint identifier of a user plane function component of the core network,
wherein the network device is configured to send data packets toward the core network after a tunnel between the network device and a user plane function component of the core network is established.
20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the registration request includes a secret key, wherein the secret key is used to indicate that the residential gateway has already been authenticated by an access network or the network device.