South Korean operator LG Uplus has selected Juniper Networks technology for its next-generation 5G network upgrade. Two specific technology requirements were defined by LG U+ for evaluation, namely virtual routing and OpenStack-based NFV orchestration. LG Uplus selected Juniper's virtual route reflector capability within the vMX and EX4300/EX2200 Ethernet Switches for the 5G project.
With a lack of prior public NFV-based routing references in Korea, Juniper Networks cooperated with LG Uplus from the initial stages of the 5G project to assess potential issues, as well as support integration with the existing infrastructure and third-party devices. Juniper's virtual routing technology provides LG Uplus with Auto Recovery to automatically recognize network errors and then dynamically create a new Virtual Router immediately in order to ensure service continuity; and Auto Healing to prevent system overload if operator-defined maximum CPU and memory utilization values are exceeded.
Juniper says its technology can also support third-party hosted operating systems, hypervisors and orchestration tools, while also providing modular customization. Juniper Networks has also enabled IPv6 routing, anti-hacking and anti-DDoS attack services in LG Uplus’ NFV infrastructure, with new features that could be added in the future.
