The past decade has been a great time for open-source networking technologies. OpenFlow protocol was introduced, SDN controllers developed, network functions virtualized, cloud widely adopted and microservices applications have been popularized. All of this leads us to the promised land of cloud-native networking, where running CNFs in a multi-cloud environment is a critical piece enabling truly standalone 5G deployment.

In this video, we present how you can optimize your 5G roll-out by using different CNI plugins in your infrastructure to improve: - Security—enhance network segmentation by deploying CNFs with multiple interfaces to protect customers’ data - Scalability—make public clouds a part of your network to get access to “infinite” resources - Agility—use different SDNs and container runtimes to align with your needs - Operability—have physical and virtualized infrastructure running side by side to allow a smooth transition from 4G to 5G Costs won't be lower, at least in the short-term, but that’s how innovation works!