Security News > 2020 > May > In an increasingly 5G and edge world, DNS matters

Infoblox identified the challenges Communication Service Providers face in transitioning to distributed cloud models, as well as the use cases for multi-access edge computing, 5G New Radio, and 5G Next Generation Core networks.

"Distributed cloud models such as 5G and multi-access edge computing networks have the potential to drastically change the CSP industry, delivering high-bandwidth, low latency services to network customers," said Dilip Pillaipakam, Vice President and GM of Service Provider Business at Infoblox.

As 5G NR, NGC, and MEC technologies enable faster, more distributed networks with significantly more connected devices, DNS will need to be increasingly automated and operate at greater scale and with greater flexibility.

Despite the importance of DNS to the reliable functioning of these networks, the survey found that few CSPs believe that their DNS is currently capable of supporting MEC or 5G NEC. To meet this need, networks will need to leverage the benefits of distributed DNS technology that can enable network managers to meet users where they are-at the network edge.

The survey's findings indicate that the future of DNS will hinge on the delivery of a fully distributed and fully capable edge-based DNS. "CSPs seeking to advantage of the benefits of cloud-based and distributed technologies like MEC, 5G NR, and 5G NGC, will need DNS services that can keep up with the challenge of edge-centric network models," continued Pillaipakam.

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