Integrating Cloud Native Data Plane with OMEC BESS-UPF

Explore the integration of Cloud Native Data Plane (CNDP) with OMEC BESS-UPF in this informative conference talk. Discover how CNDP, a set of user space libraries for accelerating packet processing in cloud applications, enhances performance over standard network socket interfaces using AF_XDP. Learn about the Open Mobile Evolved Core's (OMEC) UPF project, which implements a 4G/5G User Plane Function following the 3GPP Control and User Plane Separation architecture. Gain insights into the traffic flow through the UPF pipeline in a docker environment, Kubernetes integration with AF_XDP plugins, and Aether-in-a-box deployment. Understand platform technologies for GTP-U packet traffic steering and their interaction with XDP offload features in NICs to redirect GTP-U packets to user space via AF-XDP. Delve into the potential performance improvements and optimizations achieved through this integration in the context of cloud-native networking and mobile core infrastructures.