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5G radio access network (RAN) with network slicing methodology plays a key role in the development of the next-generation network system. RAN slicing focuses on splitting the substrate's resources into a set of self-contained programmable…
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Network slicing enables multiple virtual networks to be instantiated and customized to meet heterogeneous use case requirements over 5G and beyond network deployments. However, most of the solutions available today face scalability issues…
The rapid growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) applications inflicts high requirements for computing resources and network bandwidth. A growing number of service providers are applying edge-cloud computing to improve the quality of their…
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This paper addresses the challenges of delivering fine-grained Quality of Service (QoS) and communication determinism over 5G wireless networks for real-time and autonomous needs of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications while…
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