Mavenir and Intel Collaboration on Network Energy Efficiency

This solution brief outlines the collaboration between Mavenir and Intel aimed at enhancing network energy efficiency and sustainability for Communications Service Providers (CSPs). The integration of the Intel® Infrastructure Power Manager for 5G Core with the 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors is presented as a means to significantly reduce energy costs and carbon emissions while maintaining essential telecommunications performance metrics. Mavenir optimizes User Plane Function (UPF) performance through SmartNIC offload technology, which complements Intel's advancements in processor efficiency. The document details how these technologies work together to provide a power-efficient and high-performing network solution. Furthermore, it discusses the anticipated power-saving ratios under varying workloads and highlights Mavenir's achievement of a 40% power savings during full load conditions. The strategic combination of Intel's processors and Mavenir's technology is positioned as a benchmark for UPF performance in 5G core network infrastructure.