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Huawei reimagines network architecture ahead of 5G

Huawei Fellow Wen Tong laid out the need for an application-driven network during the IEEE Globecom conference

SAN DIEGO – Huawei reps this week made the case for a new type of network architecture, the application-driven network that puts applications first and also incorporates network functions virtualization and software-defined networking technologies.

Huawei Fellow Wen Tong said ADN allows for more efficient networks and will help support next-generation 5G services and features.

“Our innovative ADN architecture vision puts applications at the network’s core to deliver significant application-efficiency gains for networks,” Tong said. “Unlike traditional network architectures, ADNs will support application abstraction, network re-programmability, global and local coordination of network resources, and application decoupling by service layering. With these advantages, ADN is poised to meet a variety of future application demands, for example, in 5G networks.”

According to the company, ADNs will allow for “5G” network slicing. While incorporating SDN and NFV, an application-driven network will look to take a more end-to-end approach regarding the network architecture.

Huawei reps said ADNs “can create more stable networks, accommodate future application-led change demands and cope better with the impact of other uncertainties in terms of services. In addition, ADN will transform network operation models, enabling a fundamental shift in focus from network-led KPIs to service experience-led KPIs, allowing carriers to improve and create new network revenue streams.”

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Sean Kinney, Editor in Chief
Sean Kinney, Editor in Chief
Sean focuses on multiple subject areas including 5G, Open RAN, hybrid cloud, edge computing, and Industry 4.0. He also hosts Arden Media's podcast Will 5G Change the World? Prior to his work at RCR, Sean studied journalism and literature at the University of Mississippi then spent six years based in Key West, Florida, working as a reporter for the Miami Herald Media Company. He currently lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.