Development completed with Samsung Electronics last August
Stable use of services such as UHD video, AR, and VR
LG Uplus announced on the 15th that it has completed the development and construction of a 5G packet exchange essential for processing high-speed, large-capacity 5G traffic.

A 5G packet switch is a device that transmits voice and data traffic sent from 5G terminals to the Internet network, and plays a key role in providing 5G services.

LG U+ completed development and has been conducting testing with Samsung Electronics since August. Recently, the company implemented 5G packet switching equipment along with 5G backhaul equipment into its network, with plans to begin providing services once base stations are built and 5G rolls out.

The newly built packet switching system boasts a transmission capacity and processing speed more than tenfold compared to existing LTE switching systems. This allows for more stable and ultra-fast access to high-capacity services, such as UHD video, AR, and VR, which are expected to increase significantly in the 5G era.

Additionally, since it is developed based on virtualization, it can automatically adjust traffic processing capacity even when data traffic suddenly surges. Even if software and hardware failures occur, they are detected and automatically recovered, enabling stable service provision without interruption.

LG Uplus NW Development Manager Lee Sang-heon said, “This 5G packet exchanger was developed in accordance with the NSA (Non-standalone) standard, which is the 5G international standard that uses 5G and LTE base stations together,” and “We also plan to upgrade to the SA (Standalone) standard, which uses 5G base stations independently, in line with the evolution of 5G networks in the future.”