1 Introduction

Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Repository Function (NRF) is one of the main components of the 5G Service Based Architecture (SBA). NRF maintains an updated repository of all the Network Functions (NFs) available in the operator's network along with the services provided by each NFs in the 5G core. NRF instantiates, scales, and terminates the services with minimal or no manual intervention.

For more information about NRF architecture, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Network Repository Function User Guide.

1.1 Purpose and Scope

This document describes the measurements that are used to perform the performance evaluation of NRF, microservices, and deployment environment setup software such as Aspen Service Mesh (ASM), Operations Services Overlay (OSO), Cloud Native Environment (CNE), and so on.

This document provides the following information:

  • Benchmark NRF performance and capacity
  • Benchmark data from our labs
  • Key metrics used to manage NRF performance and capacity

Note:

The performance and capacity of the NRF system may vary based on the call model, Feature or Interface configuration, and underlying CNE and hardware environment.

1.2 References

Following are the reference documents:

  • Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Cloud Native Environment Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide
  • Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Operations Services Overlay Installation and Upgrade Guide
  • Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, cnDBTier User Guide
  • Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Network Repository Function User Guide
  • Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Network Repository Function REST Specification Guide
  • Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Network Repository Function Troubleshooting Guide
  • Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Network Repository Function Network Impact Report
  • Oracle Communications Cloud Native Configuration Console User Guide
  • Oracle Communications 5G Automated Test Suite Guide
  • Oracle Communication Cloud Native Core, Data Collector User Guide