ces can be added through software updates that include changes in the algorithms executed by the DSP resource pool. Overall, the 5G access network design is revolutionary because of its flexibility and dynamic range. When 5G is first introduced it may not support the full range of capabilities described above, but 5G technology will evolve to incorporate all of these capabilities and more. The full 5G archi- tecture is capable of supporting a wide range of services, dynamically allocating resources among services and spectrum bands, arranging and adapting transport configurations as conditions change, simultaneously connecting to devices across different generations of technology, and evolving to support entirely new classes of service in the future. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author would like to acknowledge the contributions to this chapter from colleagues in the Access Architecture and Analytics organization. In particular, many thanks to Arun Ghosh for contributions to the wireless sections, and Eddy Barker, Sumithra Bhojan, Aaron Byrd, Blaine McDonnell, and Tom Moore for their contributions to the wireline sections. REFERENCES 1. https://www.fsan.org/task-groups/ngpon/ 2. b://www.5gamericas.org/files/2214/7257/3276/Final_Mobile_Broadband_Transformation_Rsavy_ whitepaper.pdf http://www.5gamericas.org/files/3214/8833/1313/3GPP_Rel_13_15_Final_to_Upload_2.28.17_AB.po 4. http://www.semiconductors.org/clientuploads/Research_Technology/ITRS/2015/0_2015%20ITRS%20 2.0%20Executive%20Report%20(1).pdf 5. http://www.khronos.org/opencl/ 6. https://www.broadband-forum.org/ 7. http://www.3gpp.org/ 8. http://www.cpri.info/ Network Edge Ken Duell and Chris Chase CONTENTS 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Edge Core Paradigm 12.3 Traditional Edge Platforms 12.3.1 Vertically Integrated Edge Platforms 12.3.2 Edge Application 12.4 Network Cloud Edge Platforms 12.4.1 Disaggregated Edge Platforms 12.4.2 Network Fabric 12.4.3 Edge vPE VNF 12.5 EVPN: Flexible Access Grooming and Universal Cloud Overlay 12.5.1 Access Scale and Resiliency 12.5.2 Cloud O