Recommended Environment

free5gc has been tested against the following environment:

• Software
  • OS: Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS
  • gcc 9.4.0
  • go 1.18.10 linux/amd64
  • kernel version 5.4.0-169-generic

Note: The listed kernel version is required for the UPF element.

• Minimum Hardware

  • CPU: Intel i5 processor
  • RAM: 4GB
  • Hard drive: 160GB
  • NIC: Any 1Gbps Ethernet card supported in the Linux kernel

• Recommended Hardware

  • CPU: Intel i7 processor
  • RAM: 8GB
  • Hard drive: 160GB
  • NIC: Any 10Gbps Ethernet card supported in the Linux kernel

This guide assumes that you will run all 5GC elements on a single machine.