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We tested the 5G Core solution in the laboratory to verify the deployment of Oracle 5G Core NFs on Dell and VMware cloud infrastructure and the correct functioning of the NFs in accordance with 3GPP procedures.
We used a cURL-based simulator to simulate other 5G NFs (mainly AMF and SMF), originating requests corresponding to different use cases.
The cURL simulator makes it possible to create HTTP2 command-line requests in which a method (GET, POST, HEAD, and so on), some request headers, and sometimes a request body are specified. The NF receiving the request responds with a status line indicating whether things went well, response headers, and possibly a response body.
Observability tools verify the correct functioning of the NF:
Note: Performance testing and HA testing are out of scope in the current 5G Core solution. They will be available in future releases of the solution.