What is AWS Telco Network Builder?
AWS Telco Network Builder (AWS TNB) automates the deployment and management of telco networks on AWS. Communications service providers define their network requirements using telecom industry standards. AWS TNB maps those requirements to a cloud architecture and automatically provisions the appropriate AWS resources.
Provisioning spans AWS Regions, AWS Outposts and AWS Local Zones. A central dashboard lets you monitor and manage both the network functions and the AWS services they use.
Core capabilities
- Standards-based definition: Network requirements described using telecom industry standards
- Automatic provisioning: Mapping to a cloud architecture and automatic provisioning of AWS resources
- Multiple target environments: Provisioning across AWS Regions, AWS Outposts and AWS Local Zones
- Lifecycle management: Network lifecycle managed through a single service
- ETSI-compliant orchestrators: Integration with popular third-party service orchestrators plus service templates for RAN, Core and IMS
- Central dashboard: Monitoring and management of network functions and AWS services in one place
Typical use cases
Building cloud-based telco networks: Operators deploy network functions on AWS without modelling infrastructure separately for each function.
Updating network functions: Changes are rolled out across the cloud infrastructure instead of being applied manually per site.
Expanding into new Regions: Existing network definitions serve as templates for extending a network into further Regions.
Benefits
- Less effort and shorter lead times for deployment
- Consistent lifecycle management across Regions, Outposts and Local Zones
- Reusable network definitions as templates for further locations
- A single view of network functions and the underlying AWS services
Integration with innFactory
As an AWS Reseller, innFactory supports you with AWS Telco Network Builder: assessing the target architecture, building the network definitions, integrating with existing operational processes, and modelling cost for MNFI hours and the underlying AWS services.
Typical Use Cases
Technical Specifications
Frequently Asked Questions
What is AWS Telco Network Builder?
AWS Telco Network Builder (AWS TNB) automates the deployment and management of telco networks on AWS. Communications service providers define network requirements using telecom industry standards, which the service maps to a cloud architecture and provisions automatically.
Where can the network functions run?
AWS states that AWS TNB provisions the required AWS resources across AWS Regions, AWS Outposts and AWS Local Zones. Central and distributed parts of the network can therefore be managed through the same service.
How is AWS TNB billed?
You pay by the hour for each Managed Network Function Item (MNFI) in your telco network. Billing begins upon instantiation and ends when the network terminates, with partial hours prorated by the minute. API requests are additionally charged when they exceed 45,000 requests per month per AWS Region.
Are there further costs?
Yes. The underlying AWS infrastructure services that carry the network functions, such as Amazon EC2, Elastic Load Balancing and Amazon S3, are charged separately at their usual rates.
How are the networks monitored?
AWS TNB provides a central dashboard for monitoring and managing network functions and the AWS services in use.
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