5G architecture layers

There are five often misunderstood facts to know about 5G: 5G is revolutionary because it replaces the hardware components of the network with software that “virtualizes” the network by using the common language of Internet Protocol (IP) .

The proposed architecture consists of four different layers identified as network layer, controller layer, management and orchestration layer, and service layer .

There are three administrative roles in this model: 5G core infrastructure provider, 5G core slice provider, and slice tenants . …