Abstract: Providing 5G-AKA User Equipment (UE) authentication and, more specifically, providing 5G-AKA UE authentication at an edge of a network may be provided. An Authentication Server Function (AUSF) at an edge of a network, and the AUSF may request an Authentication Vector (AV) from a Unified Data Management (UDM). The AUSF may receive AV from the UDM and cache the AV at an AV cache. An authentication request may be received from an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) and the AV from the AV cache may be provided to the AMF.

Abstract: Methods are provided for a first proxy service obtaining a request originating from a source network function for a destination network function. These functions are each one of a cloud network function deployed in a cloud network and an edge network function deployed in an on-premises network. The methods further involve providing the request to the destination network function when the request is received from a second proxy service or to the second proxy service when the request is received from the source network function such that the second proxy service provides the request to the destination network function. The first proxy service and the second proxy service are each one of a cloud proxy service deployed in the cloud and configured to communicate with the cloud network function and an edge proxy service deployed at the edge and configured to communicate with the edge network function.

Abstract: Methods are provided for a first proxy service obtaining a request originating from a source network function for a destination network function. These functions are each one of a cloud network function deployed in a cloud network and an edge network function deployed in an on-premises network. The methods further involve providing the request to the destination network function when the request is received from a second proxy service or to the second proxy service when the request is received from the source network function such that the second proxy service provides the request to the destination network function. The first proxy service and the second proxy service are each one of a cloud proxy service deployed in the cloud and configured to communicate with the cloud network function and an edge proxy service deployed at the edge and configured to communicate with the edge network function.