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Network slicing: a next generation 5G perspective

Authors:

Prashant Subedi,

Abeer Alsadoon,

P. W. C. Prasad,

Muhammad Imran,

Samrah ArifAuthors Info & Claims

EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Volume 2021, Issue 1

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13638-021-01983-7

Published: 23 April 2021 Publication History

Abstract

Fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks are projected to bring a major transformation to the current fourth-generation network to support the billions of devices that will be connected to the Internet. 5G networks will enable new and powerful capabilities to support high-speed data rates, better connectivity and system capacity that are critical in designing applications in virtual reality, augmented reality and mobile online gaming. The infrastructure of a network that can support stringent application requirements needs to be highly dynamic and flexible. Network slicing can provide these dynamic and flexible characteristics to a network architecture. Implementing network slicing in 5G requires domain modification of the preexisting network architecture. A network slicing architecture is proposed for an existing 5G network with the aim of enhancing network dynamics and flexibility to support modern network applications. To enable network slicing in a 5G network, we established the virtualisation of the underlying physical 5G infrastructure by utilising technological advancements, such as software-defined networking and network function virtualisation. These virtual networks can fulfil the requirement of multiple use cases as required by creating slices of these virtual networks. Thus, abstracting from the physical resources to create virtual networks and then applying network slicing on these virtual networks enable the 5G network to address the increased demands for high-speed communication.

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EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking Volume 2021, Issue 1

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3646 pages

ISSN:1687-1472

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Published: 23 April 2021

Accepted: 13 April 2021

Received: 27 September 2020

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