Module 09 · TS 23.501 §6.2 · Network Functions

The 5G Core, in 20 panels.

20 Network Functions of the 5G Core — explained as comic panels, flip-cards, and a drag-drop sorting game. Pick a mode, learn the way that sticks.

Source: 3GPP TS 23.501 v19.6.0 Release 19, §6.2 — Network Function functional description. Every duty listed traces back to this clause.

Click any card to flip.

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The 5G Core, as one service-based galaxy.

click any NF

How to read it: 20 NFs orbit a central SBI hub in 3D space. Curved arcs connect NFs that talk on real 3GPP reference points (N1–N32) — particles flow along each arc representing live service calls. Drag to orbit · scroll to zoom · click any NF → conversation partners light up + drawer opens.

20 NFs 56+ service-based interactions TS 23.501 §6.2 3D Three.js

Drag to orbit · scroll to zoom · click NF

Control Plane User Plane Policy / Slicing Subscription Security Exposure / Data

Drag each duty → its NF.

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How to play: drag any blue tile from the pool below and drop it on the NF you think handles that duty. Correct = green + confetti. Wrong = the tile bounces back. There are 12 duties drawn from the 20 NFs.

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