Network Slicing for 5G: Challenges and Opportunities

Network slicing for 5G provides Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) for different use cases, allowing network operators to build multiple virtual networks on a shared infrastructure. With network slicing, service providers can deploy their applications and services flexibly and quickly to accommodate divers...

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Published in:IEEE internet computing 2017, Vol.21 (5), p.20-27
Main Authors: Xin Li, Samaka, Mohammed, Chan, H. Anthony, Bhamare, Deval, Gupta, Lav, Chengcheng Guo, Jain, Raj
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
5G mobile communication
Cloud computing
Computer architecture
core network
Industries
Internet/Web technologies
Mobile computing
network functions virtualization
network slicing
NFV
radio access network
Radio access networks
SDN
software-defined networking
vertical services
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Summary:Network slicing for 5G provides Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) for different use cases, allowing network operators to build multiple virtual networks on a shared infrastructure. With network slicing, service providers can deploy their applications and services flexibly and quickly to accommodate diverse services' specific requirements. As an emerging technology with a number of advantages, network slicing has raised many issues for the industry and academia alike. Here, the authors discuss this technology's background and propose a framework. They also discuss remaining challenges and future research directions.
ISSN:1089-7801
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DOI:10.1109/MIC.2017.3481355