Network slicing allows mobile network operators to open their physical network infrastructure platform to the concurrent deployment of multiple logical self-contained networks, i.e., network slices. In this paper we propose and analyze ONETS: an Online NETwork Slicing solution that (i) builds on the budgeted lock-up multi-armed bandit mathematical model and properties, (ii) derives its analytical bounds in our proposed extension for network slicing, (iii) seamlessly integrates into the 3GPP architecture, (iv) proves its feasibility through a proof-of-concept implementation on commercial hardware considering three network slices and (v) allows for the design of a low-complexity online network slice brokering solution that maximizes multiplexing gains.
@article{arxiv.1801.03484,
title = {ONETS: Online Network Slice Broker From Theory to Practice},
author = {Vincenzo Sciancalepore and Lanfranco Zanzi and Xavier Costa-Perez and Antonio Capone},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.03484},
year = {2020}
}