From the course: 5G Architecture, Design, Protocols, Evolution, and Deployment

Unlock this course with a free trial

Join today to access over 24,900 courses taught by industry experts.

Unified data management (UDM)

Unified data management (UDM)

From the course: 5G Architecture, Design, Protocols, Evolution, and Deployment

Start my 1-month free trial Buy for my team

Unified data management (UDM)

“

(bright music) - [Instructor] Unified data management and unified data repository are the critical components of 5G Core network. UDM is used for centralized data governance for 5G Core network. So UDM maintains the subscriber data, policies, and other associated information, whereas UDR stores all this data. They collaborate to conduct the data management responsibilities that were previously handled by HSS in 4G EPC. Now, when compared to HSS, the UDM and UDR provide greater flexibility and efficiency, supporting the enhanced capabilities of 5G network. Now UDM has certain responsibilities starting with the identity management. So UDI handles your digital information, managing the permanent identity privacy. It is all the concealed permanent identity, which is SUCI to the real permanent identity, which is SUPI. So SUPI is your real permanent identity, like a social security number, for example. And SUCI is like a encrypted temporary id, like a masked credit card. Now along with…

Contents