Case Study: Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) validates virtualized LTE core for Small-Cell Plugfest compatibility testing with NetCracker vEPC solution

NEC and Netcracker Provide Virtualized LTE Core Network to ITRI in Taiwan

NEC Corporation and Netcracker Technology partnered to provide a virtualized Evolved Packet Core (vEPC) to the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan. ITRI required a flexible, standards-compliant LTE core for a Small Cell LTE Plugfest where ten Taiwanese base-station manufacturers could verify interoperability, validate features, and improve competitiveness.

The NEC/Netcracker vEPC virtualized key network functions (MME, S‑GW/P‑GW) on general-purpose servers to deliver a fully virtual LTE core for the event. The deployment successfully supported the compatibility tests, validated virtualized infrastructure for SDN/NFV use cases, and set the stage for continued R&D and market expansion in Taiwan’s LTE, IoT and virtualized-network services.

Industrial Technology Research Institute

Sheng-Ching Cheng

Deputy General Director, Information and Communications Research Laboratories