Converged core communication networks and associated methods

A method for supporting communication links includes (a) supporting a wireless communication link using a plurality of network functions logically linked via a common interface, (b) supporting a wireline communication link using a wireline access network, and (c) sharing one or more of the plurality of network functions with the wireline access network. A converged core communication network includes a memory subsystem and a processing subsystem configured to execute instructions stored in the memory subsection to perform the method for supporting communication links.