Distributed, software-defined, and 3GPP generation agnostic. A converged core for LTE, 5G, and WiFi built on resilient Internet design patterns.
Located at the network edge, providing local policy enforcement and terminating radio-specific protocols.
Centralized cloud controller providing secure configuration and monitoring via Northbound REST API.
Proxy for integration with existing MNO cores, facilitating authentication and charging.
Xytrion maintains 3GPP compliance at the edges while utilizing modern distributed systems protocols internally.
Simplifying complexity by mapping 3GPP Network Functions to common abstractions.
| Traditional Function | Internal Abstraction |
|---|---|
| MME / AMF / RADIUS AAA | Access Control & Management |
| HSS / UDM / AUSF | Subscriber Management |
| PCRF / PCF | Session & Policy Management |
| SGW / PGW / UPF | Data Plane (OVS) |
Runs on commodity AMD64 or ARM64. Deploy on bare-metal, VMs, or Public/Private clouds via Kubernetes.
Supports VoLTE/VoNR via external platforms like Kamailio or OpenSIPS for HD voice/video.
Orchestrated by Cloudstrapper and Juju. Full observability with Prometheus, Thanos, and Fluentd.
Xytrion serves as a unified core for multiple radio technologies, allowing seamless integration of Carrier WiFi with cellular LTE and 5G.
Extend mobile services to indoor WiFi networks or perform Mobile Data Offload (MDO) to alleviate cellular congestion.
One platform for both cellular and WiFi deployments. Use LTE for wide-area coverage and WiFi hotspots for high-traffic indoor locations.
Terminates EAP (WiFi) at the Access Gateway edge, mapping AAA functions onto the same internal abstractions used for LTE/5G.
By terminating access-specific protocols like EAP at the Access Gateway edge, Xytrion allows operators to manage WiFi users alongside cellular subscribers using the same centralized Orchestrator and Northbound API.
A comprehensive look at the Xytrion signaling and data path from the MNO Core to the User Equipment.
Xytrion supports connectivity over WiFi in addition to cellular LTE and 5G. It is designed to be access-network agnostic, allowing it to serve as a converged core for multiple radio technologies simultaneously.
Xytrion uses a single core network and management platform to handle both cellular and WiFi deployments. This allows an operator to, for example, use LTE for wide-area coverage while deploying WiFi hotspots in high-traffic indoor locations.
A primary use case for Xytrion is Carrier WiFi, which allows traditional mobile operators to extend their services to indoor WiFi networks or perform Mobile Data Offload (MDO) to alleviate congestion on their cellular bands.
While cellular networks use protocols like S1AP, Xytrion handles WiFi by mapping its specific functions—such as Authorization, Authentication, and Accounting (AAA)—onto the same internal abstractions used for LTE and 5G.
Xytrion has been used in production environments to provide backhaul for WiFi hotspots. In these setups, fixed wireless modems connect the WiFi access points to the internet via the Xytrion Access Gateway.
By terminating access-specific protocols like EAP (for WiFi) at the Access Gateway edge, Xytrion can manage WiFi users alongside cellular subscribers using the same centralized Orchestrator.
Xytrion does not implement the HSS, UDM, or AUSF as standalone, monolithic network functions in the traditional 3GPP sense. Instead, it refactors their functionalities into a unified internal service called Subscriber Management, which is primarily housed within the Access Gateway (AGW).
Xytrion provides a structured, multi-layer connectivity architecture to bridge modern distributed systems with traditional mobile operator cores.
The MNO core provides the master databases and charging logic including the HSS (Subscriber profiles), PCRF (Policy/QoS), and OCS (Real-time billing). Connection is established via standard 3GPP Interfaces (S6a, Gx, Gy).
Acts as a specialized proxy that terminates standard 3GPP protocols from the MNO core (S6a/Gx/Gy via Diameter) and translates them into internal gRPC messages for the Xytrion control plane.
A cloud-native brain (running in Kubernetes) that manages configuration and monitoring. It exposes a Northbound REST API for business integration and manages distributed AGWs via Southbound gRPC.
Located at the cell site, it handles all local control and user plane traffic. It implements MME/AMF/SMF functions with local caching for resilience, using Open vSwitch (OVS) for high-performance data plane management.
Hardware connectivity for 3GPP-compliant equipment (eNodeBs, gNodeBs) and Wi-Fi APs. It manages critical signalling interfaces: S1AP (LTE), NGAP (5G), and AAA (Wi-Fi) through the AGW's eth1 interface.