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Network Slicing (NS) is expected to be a key functionality of the upcoming 5G systems. Coupled with Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV),NS will enable a flexible deployment of Network Functions…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-01-04 J. Prados , A. Laghrissi , M. Bagaa , T. Taleb

Network slicing plays a crucial role in realizing 5G/6G advances, enabling diverse Service Level Agreement (SLA) requirements related to latency, throughput, and reliability. Since network slices are deployed end-to-end (E2E), across…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-09-18 Duo Cheng , Ramanujan K Sheshadri , Ahan Kak , Nakjung Choi , Xingyu Zhou , Bo Ji

Only the chairs can edit The rapid growth of high-bandwidth applications in fifth-generation (5G) networks and beyond has driven a substantial increase in traffic within transport optical networks. While network slicing effectively…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-03-31 Zahra Sharifi Soltani , Arash Rezaee , Orlando Arias , Vinod M Vokkarane

The technology of network slicing, as the most characteristic feature of the fifth generation (5G) wireless networks, manages the resources and network functions in heterogeneous and logically isolated slices on the top of a shared physical…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-10-06 Yasameen Shihab Hamad , Bin Han , Osman Nuri ucan

Network slicing and resource allocation play pivotal roles in software-defined network (SDN)/network function virtualization (NFV)-assisted 5G networks. In 5G communications, the traffic rate is high, necessitating high data rates and low…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-13 Ali J. Ramadhan

Network slicing is a key technology enabling the flexibility and efficiency of 5G networks, offering customized services for diverse applications. However, existing methods face challenges in adapting to dynamic network environments and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-02-25 Ming Zhao , Yuru Zhang , Qiang Liu , Ahan Kak , Nakjung Choi

Network function virtualization is a promising technology to simultaneously support multiple services with diverse characteristics and requirements in the fifth generation and beyond networks. In practice, each service consists of a…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-05-04 Wei-Kun Chen , Ya-Feng Liu , Antonio De Domenico , Zhi-Quan Luo

Network slicing is a crucial enabler to support the composition and deployment of virtual network infrastructures required by the dynamic behavior of networks like 5G/6G mobile networks, IoT-aware networks, e-health systems, and industry…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-01-13 Eduardo S. Xavier , Nazim Agoulmine , Joberto S. B. Martins

In this paper, we provide a comprehensive review and updated solutions related to 5G network slicing using SDN and NFV. Firstly, we present 5G service quality and business requirements followed by a description of 5G network softwarization…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-12-06 Alcardo Alex Barakabitze , Arslan Ahmad , Rashid Mijumbi , Andrew Hines

There is a pressing need to interconnect physical systems such as power grid and vehicles for efficient management and safe operations. Owing to the diverse features of physical systems, there is hardly a one-size-fits-all networking…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-10-31 Qiang Liu , Tao Han , Nirwan Ansari

The grand objective of 5G wireless technology is to support three generic services with vastly heterogeneous requirements: enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine-type communications (mMTC), and ultra-reliable low-latency…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-08-02 Petar Popovski , Kasper F. Trillingsgaard , Osvaldo Simeone , Giuseppe Durisi

Cellular networks are comprised of software-based entities, with main functions encapsulated as Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) deployed on Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) hardware. As a key enabler of 5G, network slicing offers logically…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-12-10 Ioannis Panitsas , Tolga O. Atalay , Dragoslav Stojadinovic , Angelos Stavrou , Leandros Tassiulas

Within 3GPP, the campus network architecture has evolved as a deployment option for industries and can be provisioned using network slicing over already installed 5G public network infrastructure. In campus networks, the ultra-reliable low…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-11-20 Iulisloi Zacarias , Francisco Carpio , André Costa Drummond , Admela Jukan

Fifth Generation (5G) networks are envisioned to be fully autonomous in accordance to the ETSI-defined Zero touch network and Service Management (ZSM) concept. To this end, purpose-specific Machine Learning (ML) models can be used to manage…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-05-13 Xenofon Vasilakos , Navid Nikaein , Dean H Lorenz , Berkay Koksal , Nasim Ferdosian

The increasing energy demands of upcoming sixth-generation (6G) mobile networks and networks supporting AI applications pose significant challenges for network operators in terms of operational costs and environmental impact. To address…

The advent of 5G networks, with network slicing as a cornerstone technology, promises customized, high-performance services, but also introduces novel attack surfaces beyond traditional threats. This article investigates a critical and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-11-06 Jiali Xu , Valeria Loscri , Romain Rouvoy

There are three generic services in 5G: enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC), and massive machine-type communications (mMTC). To guarantee the performance of heterogeneous services, network…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-07-13 Yuanwen Liu , Bruno Clerckx , Petar Popovski

Network slicing offers an opportunity to realize ICN as a slice in 5G deployment. We demonstrate this through a generic service orchestration framework operating on commodity compute, storage and bandwidth resource pool to realize multiple…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-11-08 Asit Chakraborti , Syed Obaid Amin , Aytac Azgin , Ravishankar Ravindran , Guoqiang Wang

Network slicing is a key feature in 5G/NG cellular networks that creates customized slices for different service types with various quality-of-service (QoS) requirements, which can achieve service differentiation and guarantee service-level…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-23 Yiğit Berkay Uslu , Roya Doostnejad , Alejandro Ribeiro , Navid NaderiAlizadeh

Network slicing has been considered as one of the key enablers for 5G to support diversified IoT services and application scenarios. This paper studies the distributed network slicing for a massive scale IoT network supported by 5G with fog…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-02-10 Yingyu Li , Anqi Huang , Yong Xiao , Xiaohu Ge , Sumei Sun , Han-Chieh Chao