Demo: Towards Reliable Cloud-native 5G and Beyond Networks using In-Network Computing

Emerging use cases, such as Tactile Internet, typically demand high reliability and low-latency communication. To fulfill these stringent requirements, 5G networks employ re-transmission within the Radio Access Network (RAN) in the event of packet loss, but at the expense of increased latency. An alternative approach to address this challenge involves leveraging Random Linear Network Coding (RLNC) to recover lost packets, thereby eliminating the necessity for retransmission within the RAN. We demonstrate the ability of in-network computing to run RLNC, particularly with the use of RLNC recoder, to enhance reliability and reduce latency within the network.