India's first 5G testbed project launched, IIT Bombay builds 5G core

India's first 5G testbed project launched, IIT Bombay builds 5G core

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Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay has contributed to the development of the fifth-generation technology (5G) core subsystem of the 5G testbed. The Union Minister of Communication and Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw made the first ever call on 5G on May 20, 2022.  India launched it Indigenous India 5G testbed project which is a multi-institutional effort with contributions from five IITs (Madras, Hyderabad, Bombay, Kanpur, Delhi), the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru and two research labs (SAMEER and CEWiT). The project is funded by the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India

IIT Bombay is said to have contributed to the development of the 5G core subsystem of the 5G testbed. The 5G core development team at IIT Bombay was led by Professor Mythili Vutukuru. The project is expected to significantly boost both research and start-up ecosystems in India.

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IIT Bombay said: "The indigenous 5G network developed as part of the 5G testbed project consists of the radio access network (wireless base stations and user equipment) and the 5G core network. The 5G core connects the wireless radio access network to external networks like the Internet. It enables services like voice, mobile broadband and other novel applications."

The core network is the brain of the telecom network and implements functionalities like user registration, authentication, data forwarding, billing, charging, mobility management, and policy enforcement. The core network plays a significant role in providing good quality of service to mobile users, it said.

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The IIT Bombay team was responsible for designing and implementing the main components of the 5G core subsystem that anchor all of these functions. The IIT Bombay team designed and implemented the 5G core components developed as part of the testbed using state-of-the-art design principles such as Network Function Virtualization (NFV).

(Inputs from NDTV Education)

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