6G • Core Network

PSA 2.0

Zero-Copy Multipath PDU Session Anchor

The high-throughput user plane anchor point in 6G that terminates multi-RAT user sessions and executes zero-copy packet switching to external data networks.

Technical Explanation

The PDU Session Anchor (PSA) is the final termination point of a cellular data session before traffic enters the public internet or enterprise data network. In 6G, PSA 2.0 supports multipath bonding, simultaneously receiving traffic from Sub-THz cellular beams, Wi-Fi 8, and LEO satellites. Using zero-copy kernel-bypass memory buffers, PSA 2.0 aggregates these streams into a single clean TCP/QUIC connection with zero re-ordering jitter.

Key Functions

  • Final user plane anchor point terminating multipath 6G cellular and non-3GPP sessions
  • Zero-copy memory buffering delivering line-rate packet egress to external data networks
  • Re-ordering and deduplicating packets received across disparate cellular and satellite links
  • Executing enterprise firewalling and charging data collection at 100+ Gbps line rate
  • Support for IPv4, IPv6, Ethernet, and unstructured 6G packet data unit types
Specifications
3GPP Rel-19 TS 23.501 Evolution, IETF MPTCP/MP-QUIC
Interfaces
N6-PSAN9-PSA-MultiPath

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