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Virtual-Form Broadband Edge for a Simple and Efficient Management of Your Network Production

Enables operators to seamlessly move physical BNG’s from dedicated hardware to a smart VNF with maximal efficiency and flexibility.
5x9 Virtual Broadband Network Gateway (vBNG)
Explore the core functionality of the 5x9 vBNG software

BNG as a Service

Use the BNG as a service, not worrying about how many boxes need to be configured and managed.

Automated forwarding plane IP adressing

IP addresses are distributed economically to functioning vBF instances, avoiding IP waste.

Adaptive Pado/DHCP Offer Delay

5×9 vBNG monitors various parameters and balances the delay between forwarders to ensure the least loaded forwarder gets to the user first.

Simple licensing

You make revenue per subscriber so we charge per subscriber. No hidden fees for features, number of instances, etc.

Architecture and key components

Virtual BNG Forwarder (vBF)

The first vBNG system component is dedicated to all tasks related to the forwarding plane. It terminates PPPoE and IPoE user sessions, forwards Ethernet and IP traffic, and generates low-level user statistics for the vBC and vDB components. With 5×9 vBNG, forwarders are activated, scaled and configured automatically, according to any parameter you define during system setup.

Virtual BNG controller (vBC) & virtual Dashboard (vDB)

The vBNG Controller is dedicated to controlling plane tasks. It manages and provisions the system together with the virtual Dashboard component. The majority of vBNG system intelligence resides in the virtual Dashboard. It’s a fully user-friendly application with web frontend programming and underlying SDN capabilities. The synergy between the vBNG Controller and virtual Dashboard results in full automation of internal system components as well as external user addressing, system routing, redundancy, scalability, and elasticity.

Simple vBNG schema.

Available deployment options

Distributed System

All components over one or more datacentres, suitable for milions of subscribers and terabits of traffic

OneAppliance

All components in a single appliance, suitable for up to 260k subscribers and 1 Tbps of traffic

OneVM

All components in a single virtual machine, suitable for up to 130k subscribers and 400 Gbps of traffic

BNG as a Service

Broadband services deployed, scaled, and managed on demand

Deliver broadband edge services without the need for fixed hardware. 5×9 vBNG dynamically manages user sessions and policy enforcement, adapting capacity to live traffic demand.

With BNG as a Service, you define the service profiles — we deliver, scale, and adjust them automatically. Maintain carrier-grade reliability while gaining cloud-native flexibility and control.

vBNG Dashboard examples

Overview
vBNG Controller
vBGN Forwarder
Network Interfaces
Adaptive PADO/DHCP Offer Delay & automated forwarding plane IP addressing

Flexible fixes, proactive approach and cost-effective systems

The system’s flexibility allows us to fit 5×9 vBNG into your network. Increasing the number of forwarders could cause problems in your workload distribution. We balance your workload, define the minimum and maximum, making sure all delays are equal. Some forwarders are less loaded and faster than others. We outfitted our forwarders with adaptive PADO delay to disperse user sessions efficiently.

vBNG monitors various parameters: bandwidth, the number of user sessions, CPU usage, and balances the delay for each forwarding instance. Stick your user’s session right where you want it. Connect them to the forwarder you want. 5×9 vBNG also reduces the need for IPs. Auto-addressing handles them economically by distributing IP addresses from a closed instance to functioning ones. Avoid IP waste, and use addresses efficiently.

Happy customers

“The best thing about vBNG is simplicity. The embedded automation really makes scaling and flexibility effortless. And the shared private cloud infrastructure enabled us to standardize all our hardware.”

Hrvatski Telekom

Technical specifications

Our 5×9 vBNG is made of, plain and simple. We are constantly working to make your experience even better. All of our products are developed from scratch and completely in-house, allowing us to tailor its features to every client’s needs.

Pricing model

Our pricing model is simple and flexible

We are just counting your subscribers

All features are always included (dashboard, CGNAT, session affinity…), regardless of the number of subscribers, throughput, number of instances, etc.

License types

Use perpetual or subscription license model, whatever fits you better.

One-time PoC license

For proof of concept purposes, we offer a 1 month free license limited to 1.000 Subscribers.