Network definition for EP5G

This guide will walk you through the steps of defining networking for EP5G (Ericsson Private 5G). The operation of the EP5G within ExPECA requires that networks and routers are defined from the view of Openstack.

EP5G networking

Step 1: Reserve EP5G

See the “reservation of EP5G” section.

When reserving EP5G, a network is automatically created within Openstack with a name that is given in the reservation process.

Routers main page
Routers main page
Routers main page

Step 2: Create a router

  • From the ExPECA home page, click Network -> Routers

Routers main page

  • Click + Create Router

  • Give the router a name, and select “public” under External Network

  • Click Create

Create router
Router defined
Router overview

  • Click on your router. Under Interfaces tab, click + Add Interface

Router interfaces

  • Select the automatically created subnet under Subnet

  • Set IP address to the “default gateway,” which is 10.30.111.1 (See the overall network diagram at the top of this page)

  • Click Submit

Router add interface
Router interface defined

  • Under Static Routes tab, type destination CIDR 172.16.0.0/16 and next hop 10.30.11.10, so traffic in direction towards end users (wireless Advantech routers, in this case) is routed

Router add static route

  • At this time, the networking to communicate via EP5G towards the internet is defined, and if you have any user equipment connected to EP5G, they should be able to communicate with the internet.

  • If you want to communicate with local edge servers (worker nodes), you have to defined yet another network and include it in your router definitions. Again, see the diagram at the top of this page.

  • Under Networks -> + Create Network, create a new network

Create new network

  • Define a subnet that can reach the container you want to communicate with in a worker node. The actual data will depend on the container address. In this case, the subnet is “10.70.70.0/24”.

Create subnet

  • Under Subnet Details, uncheck the DHCP box, and the click Create

Subnet details

  • Now go back to Routers on the left panel. Click on your newly defined router, and under Interfaces tab, click “Add Interface”. Add the the new local network as subnet. You can leave the IP address blank if you want. Then, the IP address you have earlier defined as gateway of the subnet will be used for the interface. Click Submit.

Router add interface towards worker node container

  • You should now also be able to reach your edge container located on a worker node from your user equipment