Arrcus announced it will conduct demonstrations to realize secure 5G slicing by using SRv6 Mobile User Plane (MUP) led by SoftBank Corp. Implemented with SRv6 MUP technology on the NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU, the proof of concept seeks to deliver data through a secure 5G network slice. To work with NVIDIA and SoftBank to accelerate the deployment of secure 5G network slices.

NVIDIA BlueField DPUs are purpose-built to offload, accelerate, and isolate data center workloads, making them ideal for secure and power efficient 5G network slices. Network slicing, facilitated by Arrcus' SRv6 MUP implementation, offers automated end-to-end segmentation of network resources, enabling the delivery of advanced applications and services. Additionally, security is paramount in the delivery of network slices, particularly for tasks like secure data transportation for enterprise AI inference and training.

IPSec adds end-to-end encryption and authentication to secure the traffic on the network slices. In a move aimed at addressing these challenges, Arrcus is now conducting a demonstrations to realize secure 5G slicing by using SRv6 MUP led by SoftBank. The demonstrations leverage BlueField DPUs and Arrcus' ArcOS network operating system (NOS) solution, aiming to deliver end-to-end network slicing and offer simplicity, high performance, and a lower total cost of ownership.