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Automated decision making algorithms are expected to play a key role in management and orchestration of network slices in 5G and beyond networks. State-of-the-art algorithms for automated orchestration and management tend to rely on…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-06-05 Niloy Saha , Nashid Shahriar , Raouf Boutaba , Aladdin Saleh

Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) Slicing for 5G and Beyond is an emerging architecture and feature that will facilitate challenging RAN Service Level Agreement (SLA) assurance targets. This could pave the way for operators to realize the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-06-29 Sharvari Ravindran , Saptarshi Chaudhuri , Jyotsna Bapat , Debabrata Das

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

The concept of network slice, i.e.,a service customized virtual network (VN) is attracting more and more attentions in the telecommunication industry. A slice is a set of network resources which fits the service attributes and requirements…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-08-25 Hang Zhang

Network Slicing (NS) is an essential technique extensively used in 5G networks computing strategies, mobile edge computing, mobile cloud computing, and verticals like the Internet of Vehicles and industrial IoT, among others. NS is foreseen…

This paper studies Radio Access Network (RAN) slicing strategies for 5G Industry~4.0 networks with ultra-reliable low-latency communication (uRLLC) requirements. We compare four RAN slicing deployment options that differ in slice sharing…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-13 Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa , Abdelhilah Abdeselam , Pablo Muñoz , Pablo Ameigeiras , Juan M. Lopez-Soler

Network slicing is a fundamental feature of 5G systems to partition a single network into a number of segregated logical networks, each optimized for a particular type of service, or dedicated to a particular customer or application. The…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-05-15 K. Koutlia , R. Ferrus , E. Coronado , R. Riggio , F. Casadevall , A. Umbert , J. Perez-Romero

Traditional Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) built with traditional Internet technology are less and less able to cope with today's tremendous growth of content. Information Centric Networks (ICN), a proposed future Internet technology, may…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-05-18 Marsa Rayani , Diala Naboulsi , Roch Glitho , Halima Elbiaze

Network slicing aims to shape 5G as a flexible, scalable, and demand-oriented network. Research communities deploy small-scale and cost-efficient testbeds in order to evaluate network slicing functionalities. We introduce a novel testbed,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-05-15 Ali Esmaeily , Katina Kralevska , Danilo Gligoroski

Future wireless networks are convinced to provide flexible and cost-efficient services via exploiting network slicing techniques. However, it is challenging to configure network slicing systems for bursty ultra-reliable and low latency…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-11-10 Peng Yang , Xing Xi , Tony Q. S. Quek , Jingxuan Chen , Xianbin Cao , Dapeng Wu

Virtualization in 5G and beyond networks allows the creation of virtual networks, or network slices, tailored to meet the requirements of various applications. However, this flexibility introduces several challenges for infrastructure…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-01-20 Muhammad Sulaiman , Bo Sun , Mohammad Ali Salahuddin , Raouf Boutaba , Aladdin Saleh

Network slicing (NS) is a key technology in 5G networks that enables the customization and efficient sharing of network resources to support the diverse requirements of nextgeneration services. This paper proposes a resource allocation…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-01 Mandar Datar , Naresh Modina , Rachid El , Eitan Altman

Network slicing is a well assessed approach enabling virtualization of the mobile core and radio access network (RAN) in the emerging 5th Generation New Radio. Slicing is of paramount importance when dealing with the emerging and diverse…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-11-18 Lorenzo Bellone , Boris Galkin , Emiliano Traversi , Enrico Natalizio

Network slicing is emerging as a promising method to provide sought-after versatility and flexibility to cope with ever-increasing demands. To realize such potential advantages and to meet the challenging requirements of various network…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-23 Jalal Khamse-Ashari , Gamini Senarath , Irem Bor-Yaliniz , Halim Yanikomeroglu

Network slicing is a critical driver for guaranteeing the diverse service level agreements (SLA) in 5G and future networks. Recently, deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has been widely utilized for resource allocation in network slicing.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-04-08 Heng Zhang , Guangjin Pan , Shugong Xu , Shunqing Zhang , Zhiyuan Jiang

Sixth-generation (6G) network slicing is the backbone of future communications systems. It inaugurates the era of extreme ultra-reliable and low-latency communication (xURLLC) and pervades the digitalization of the various vertical…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-07-06 Farhad Rezazadeh , Hatim Chergui , Luis Alonso , Christos Verikoukis

Many real-world services can be provided through multiple VNF graphs, corresponding, e.g., to high- and low-quality variants of the service itself. Based on this observation, we extend the concept of service scaling in network orchestration…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-02-19 Francesco Malandrino , Carla-Fabiana Chiasserini , Giada Landi

A significant purpose of 5G networks is allowing sharing resources among different network tenants such as service providers and Mobile Virtual network Operators. Numerous domains are taken in account regarding resource sharing containing…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-05-17 Wardah Saleh , Shahrin Chowdhury

Since the 6th Generation (6G) of wireless networks is expected to provide a new level of network services and meet the emerging expectations of the future, it will be a complex and intricate networking system. 6Gs sophistication and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-10-31 Navideh Ghafouri , John S. Vardakas , Kostas Ramantas , Christos Verikoukis

In addition to the high degree of flexibility and customization required by different vertical sectors, 5G calls for a network architecture that ensures ultra-responsive and ultra-reliable communication links. The novel concept called…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-11-13 Yushan Siriwardhana , Pawani Porambage , Madhusanka Liyanage , Jaspreet Singh Walia , Marja Matinmikko-Blue , Mika Ylianttila