At the heart of the deployment is the use of high-core density AMD Genoa processors, equivalent to the fourth generation of AMD’s EPYC family of server processors, on closed-loop liquid-cooled server systems powered by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE).
The combination of AMD’s latest generation processors and HPE’s closed-loop liquid cooling system represents another major technological leap forward for Telstra’s private cloud infrastructure. This method significantly reduces overall system cooling requirements compared to traditional air cooling, especially in high-load situations.
Telstra and Ericsson used the new hardware to host containerized workloads for Ericsson’s Packet Core Gateway and Packet Core Controller applications. Both are key elements of the Ericsson Dual-Mode 5G Core Solution, which sits at the heart of Telstra’s 5G Core Infrastructure.
In addition to evaluating cutting-edge technologies such as liquid-cooled servers and high-density processor technology, Telstra and Ericsson will improve energy efficiency in Telstra’s existing infrastructure footprint through a range of power management features and solutions within the radio access network. We are promoting a wide range of initiatives to improve the quality of our products.
The deployment demonstrates the benefits of combining a hardware infrastructure solution, Ericsson’s cloud-native infrastructure solution, and Ericsson’s Packet Core Gateway and Packet Core Controller solutions, reducing energy consumption by up to 49%. Ta.
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