Policy Execution Guard

Technical Explanation

In complex multi-vendor 6G networks, software bugs or malicious firmware in physical switches could silently fail to enforce mandated QoS rate limits or traffic isolation rules. The Policy Execution Guard inspects switch hardware register counters and cryptographic execution logs, mathematically proving that user plane hardware is faithfully executing the exact policy rules dictated by the PCF.

Key Functions

• Hardware-level verification proving switches enforce mandated QoS and security policies
• Detecting silent hardware firmware bugs or malicious policy bypass attempts
• Continuous auditing of queue priorities, rate limiters, and packet drop behaviors
• Issuing cryptographically signed compliance attestations to regulatory authorities
• Immediate quarantine and traffic diversion if a physical switch fails policy verification