The testbed provides a full end-to-end technology integration addressing the 5G communication environment including satellite and terrestrial components. Key technologies include:
- Distributed NFV orchestration across the environment;
- Support for a distributed, edge oriented 5G control plane across the environment;
- Diverse, dynamic data path support with local offload, multicast and efficient small messages distribution;
- Extension of device management for slice-selection;
- Support for a secure and isolated multi-slice environment using service function chaining extensions;
- End-to-end network management across a multi-carrier environment;
- Slice programmability and customisation to applications;
- Integration with legacy and 3rd party services;
- Integration of edge intelligence and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) node, functional split and synchronisation with central nodes;
- New Radio (NR) integration with satellite, convergent integration of existing technologies;
