MMT Studio Core — Solution Document

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Solution Doc MMT-SC-v1.0 · 2026

1. Overview

MMT Studio Core is a self-contained 5G Standalone (SA) core network. All network functions are implemented natively in Python (no third-party stacks bundled in); the UPF data plane is a C/DPDK forwarder for wire-speed packet processing.

13 5G core NFs ship in the same repository — AMF, SMF, UPF, AUSF, UDM, UDR, NSSF, PCF, CHF, NWDAF, AF, LMF, GMLC — alongside higher-layer services for IMS (P/I/S-CSCF, HSS, MMTEL), MCX (MCPTT, MCVideo, MCData), MEC, eSIM and V2X. Run ./run.sh once and you have a working 5G SA core talking to gNBs and UEs over the standard 3GPP reference points.

    One repo, one entry point. Python control plane handles
    5G-AKA / NAS security / IMS-AKA, the 5GMM and 5GSM state machines and all NGAP/SBI
    procedures. The UPF C/DPDK fast path (libupf_dp.so) owns GTP-U
    encap/decap, QoS enforcement, SDF filtering and per-PDR/QER/URR policing.
  

2. Key Specifications

Compliance

3GPP Rel-17

Mode

5G Standalone

Control plane

Python · single repo

Data plane

C / DPDK · libupf_dp.so

Network functions	13 5G core NFs + IMS · MCX · MEC · eSIM · V2X · NTN · IoT · DPI · LI
DNN service domains	8 (Internet, IMS, MCX, IoT, Location, Enterprise, Emergency, V2X)
Deployment	Bare metal · KVM · LXC · Docker
OS	Linux (kernel 5.15+) · RT kernel optional
Tuned NICs	Intel X710 / X810 series · Mellanox CX-5/6 (DPDK)
Database	PostgreSQL (prod) · SQLite (dev / lab)
Telemetry	Prometheus metrics · OpenTelemetry traces · structured logs
Management	REST API · CLI · Studio Fleet web UI
Capacity (single node)	≥ 100 k attached UEs · > 20 Gbps UPF throughput
Standard interfaces	N2 (NGAP) · N3 (GTP-U) · N4 (PFCP) · N6 · N9 · SBI HTTP/2

3. Network Functions

13 5G Core NFs (all in Python)

AMF

SMF

UPF

AUSF

UDM

UDR

NSSF

PCF

CHF

NWDAF

LMF

GMLC

Higher-Layer Services

IMS

MCX

MEC

eSIM

V2X

NTN

IoT

DPI · LI · Emergency

4. Eight DNN Service Domains

A single SMF/UPF instance serves all eight DNN service domains concurrently. Each domain has its own QoS profile, charging rules, and edge-routing policy.

DNN	Service	Protocols / Features
internet	General data + FWA	QoS, Slicing, RedCap, MEC
ims	VoNR / ViNR / VoWiFi	SIP, IMS-AKA, 6-way conf
mcx	Mission-Critical PTT	MCPTT, MCVideo, MCData
iot	IoT / M2M / NIDD	oneM2M, PSM, eDRX, Ambient IoT
location	Positioning / LBS	E-CID, RTT, TDOA, Geofence
enterprise	Private 5G · MEC	ULCL, I-UPF, DPI, Edge
emergency	E911 / NTN Satellite	Priority, GMLC, NTN
v2x	Vehicle / Drone	V2X sidelink, URLLC, UAV

5. Architecture

5.1 Control plane (Python)

All NFs in one repository — AMF, SMF, AUSF, UDM, UDR, PCF, NSSF, CHF, NWDAF, AF, LMF, GMLC implemented natively in Python 3.12. No third-party NF black boxes.
5GMM + 5GSM state machines — full timer management, registration, deregistration, paging, service request, session establishment / modification / release per TS 24.501.
NGAP / SCTP — all mandatory NGAP procedures per TS 38.413.
5G-AKA + NAS security — Milenage, SUCI/SUPI, AUTS re-sync, NEA0-3 ciphering, NIA1-3 integrity per TS 33.501.
IMS — native SIP stack with P/I/S-CSCF, HSS Cx/Dx, IMS-AKA, IPsec SAs, VoNR, ViNR, conference, mid-call upgrade per TS 23.228 / 33.203 / 24.229.
MCX — MCPTT voice, MCVideo, MCData SDS, floor control, groups per TS 23.379 / 380 / 281.

5.2 Data plane (C / DPDK)

libupf_dp.so — a C/DPDK shared library that owns the fast path; allocates hugepages automatically on first run.
DPDK poll-mode drivers on Intel 700/800-series NICs for wire-speed forwarding.
PFCP / N4 — PDR / FAR / QER / URR pushed from SMF to UPF per TS 29.244.
GTP-U / N3 tunnels between gNB and UPF per TS 29.281.
SDF filtering + per-S-NSSAI slicing-aware routing on the fast path.

    Why this matters: A 5G core where the control plane is Python is easy
    to extend, easy to instrument, and easy to debug. The data plane stays in C/DPDK so
    you don’t pay a perf tax. Everything runs from a single ./run.sh —
    no Kubernetes operators, no service-mesh sidecars, no hidden init containers.
  

6. Standards Compliance

3GPP Rel-17 System Architecture — TS 23.501, TS 23.502
3GPP NGAP — TS 38.413
3GPP NAS-5G — TS 24.501
3GPP RRC (interoperability) — TS 38.331
3GPP GTP-U — TS 29.281
3GPP PFCP / N4 — TS 29.244
3GPP IMS — TS 24.229 / 24.147
3GPP Positioning — TS 23.273 / 38.305
3GPP NTN — TS 38.821
3GPP V2X — TS 23.287
3GPP QoS — TS 23.501 / 23.203 (5QI / QCI profiles)

7. Deployment Options

Tabletop lab — single workstation, paired with Studio gNB + Studio Field. Up and attaching UEs in < 30 min.
Edge appliance — 1U / 2U rackmount Studio Core appliance pre-tuned for production pilots.
Operator deployment — bare-metal or hypervisor, geo-redundant pair, customised NRF / NSSF policy.
Private 5G — single-site enterprise deployment with ULCL/I-UPF for local breakout.

8. What Ships in the Bundle

Self-contained Python control plane (versioned, all packages bundled in libs/)
libupf_dp.so data-plane shared library
Reference configuration files for the 8 default DNN profiles
Sample SIM provisioning scripts for the UDM
Test SIMs (programmable) — when bundled with the Complete 5G Setup package
Studio Fleet web-UI for monitoring and orchestration
Robot Framework conformance test suite (Studio TestBench, 202 cases)
Solution documentation, deployment runbook, troubleshooting guide

9. Use Cases

5G testbed for telecom training — instructor-led lab with the Studio Academy LMS.
Operator interop lab — vendor-neutral end-to-end testing of new gNBs, UEs and apps.
Private 5G for industrial sites — campus coverage with deterministic URLLC slices.
Defence / mission-critical — MCPTT / MCData over a fully-owned 5G core.
Research / R&D — instrumented core for protocol experiments, slicing studies, NWDAF data collection.

10. Get in Touch

Studio Core is shipping today. To request a demo, pricing, or a custom deployment discussion, reach the MMT engineering team directly:

Email — info@makemytechnology.com
Phone — +91 63610 31970
Location — Visvesvaraya Technological University Regional Center, Bengaluru, India