Introduction

This guide describes how to install Onyx Edge software on Onyx-ES hardware for 4G networks.

Intended Audience

This document is intended for personnel responsible for installing Onyx Edge software on Onyx-ES hardware and for managing Onyx Edge On-Premises systems. Management access to the Onyx Edge is required to perform the procedures described in this document. If you do not have management access, work with your GXC Technical Support representative.

About Onyx Edge

The Onyx Edge provides mobile device management functions in the control plane and enables data packet exchanges between user equipment (UE) and applications in the packet network on the data plane.

The 4G Onyx Edge consists of the Mobility Management Entity (MME), Home Subscriber Server (HSS), Serving Gateway (SGW), and the Packet Data Network Gateway (PGW) network elements. The MME and HSS provide mobility and device access control. The SGW and PGW are the network elements providing actual bearer data transport for mobile devices by routing data packets between your private LTE network, your local network, and any connected networks such as the public Internet. In the GXC solution, these different network elements run integrated on a single Onyx Edge.

GXC Private Network Architecture