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Recently released 5G networks empower the novel Network Slicing concept. %which enables novel business models; Network slicing introduces new business models such as allowing telecom providers to lease a virtualized slice of their…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-01-17 Vincenzo Sciancalepore , Marco Di Renzo , Xavier Costa-Perez

This paper analyzes the functional requirements and architectural considerations for Integrated Sensing and Communication ( ISAC) in a 5G Open Radio Access Network (OpenRAN) environment, with emphasis on secure and modular deployment.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Daniel Lindenschmitt , Tobias Jung , Prudhvi Kumar Kakani , Torsten Reissland , Norman Franchi , Hans D. Schotten

As Fifth generation (5G) cellular systems transition to softwarized, programmable, and intelligent networks, it becomes fundamental to enable public and private 5G deployments that are (i) primarily based on software components while (ii)…

Network slicing has been introduced in 5G/6G networks to address the challenge of providing new services with different and sometimes conflicting requirements. With SDN and NFV technologies being used in the design of 5G and 6G wireless…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-03-02 Zeinab Sasan , Siavash Khorsandi

Network slicing allows Telecom Operators (TOs) to support service provisioning with diverse Service Level Agreements (SLAs). The combination of network slicing and Open Radio Access Network (RAN) enables TOs to provide more customized…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-10-18 Hai Cheng , Salvatore D'Oro , Rajeev Gangula , Sakthivel Velumani , Davide Villa , Leonardo Bonati , Michele Polese , Gabriel Arrobo , Christian Maciocco , Tommaso Melodia

To accommodate various use cases with differing characteristics, the Fifth Generation (5G) mobile communications system intends to utilize network slicing. Network slicing enables the creation of multiple logical networks over a shared…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-07-13 Rashmi Yadav , Rashmi Kamran , Pranav Jha , Abhay Karandikar

The advent of 5G and the emergence of 6G networks demand unprecedented flexibility and efficiency in Radio Access Network (RAN) resource management to satisfy diverse service-level agreements (SLAs). Existing RAN slicing frameworks…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-02-20 Mohammad Zangooei , Bo Sun , Noura Limam , Raouf Boutaba

Fifth-generation (5G) systems are increasingly studied as shared communication and computing infrastructure for connected vehicles, roadside edge platforms, and future unmanned-system applications. Yet results from simulators, host-OS…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Ryan Barker , Tolunay Seyfi , Alireza Ebrahimi Dorcheh , Julia Boone , Fatemeh Afghah , Joseph Boccuzzi

To meet the diverse demands for wireless communication, fifth-generation (5G) networks and beyond (B5G) embrace the concept of network slicing by forging virtual instances (slices) of its physical infrastructure. While network slicing…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-03-02 EmadElDin A Mazied , Lingjia Liu , Scott F. Midkiff

This article reveals an adequate comprehension of basic defense, security challenges, 2 and attack vectors in deploying multi-network slicing. Network slicing is a revolutionary concept 3 of providing mobile network on-demand and expanding…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-11-07 Stan Wong , Bin Han , Hans D. Schotten

Cloud radio access network (C-RAN) architecture is a new mobile network architecture that enables cooperative baseband processing and information sharing among multiple cells and achieves high adaptability to nonuniform traffic by…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-08-03 Yi Li , M. Cenk Gursoy , Senem Velipasalar

Radio access network (RAN) slicing realizes a vision where physical network resources that belong to a specific infrastructure provider can be shared among multiple mobile network operators (MNOs). Existing work in this area has addressed…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-05-21 Salvatore D'Oro , Francesco Restuccia , Tommaso Melodia

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

Radio Access Network (RAN) sharing, which often also includes spectrum sharing, is a strategic cooperative agreement among two or more mobile operators, where one operator may use another's RAN infrastructure to provide mobile services to…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Rostand A. K. Fezeu , Lilian C. Freitas , Eman Ramadan , Jason Carpenter , Claudio Fiandrino , Joerg Widmer , Zhi-Li Zhang

Network slicing logically partitions the 5G infrastructure to cater to diverse verticals with varying requirements. However, resource sharing exposes the slices to threats and performance degradation, making slice isolation essential. Fully…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-04-22 Mehdi Bolourian , Noura Limam , Mohammad Ali Salahuddin , Raouf Boutaba

We demonstrate a distributed and a centralized 4G/5G compliant approach to minimize signaling and latency related to user mobility in cellular networks. This is crucial due to the densification of networks and the additional signaling…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-01-05 Merim Dzaferagic , Nicola Marchetti , Irene Macaluso

The logical separation of control signaling from data transmission in a mobile cellular network has been shown to have significant energy saving potential compared with the legacy systems. As a result, there has been a lot of focus in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-01-27 Zainab R. Zaidi , Hazer Inaltekin , Jamie Evans

Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) along with artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud and edge networking, and virtualization are important enablers for designing flexible and software-driven programmable wireless networks. In…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-01 Ali Fuat Sahin , Onur Salan , Ibrahim Hokelek , Ali Gorcin

5G networks support various advanced applications through network slicing, network function virtualization (NFV), and edge computing, ensuring low latency and service isolation. However, private 5G networks relying on open-source tools…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-08-07 Maiko Andrade , Juliano Araujo Wickboldt

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…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-11-08 Farhad Rezazadeh , Lanfranco Zanzi , Francesco Devoti , Hatim Chergui , Xavier Costa-Perez , Christos Verikoukis