Cross-Domain Network Slicing for Industrial Applications

Theodorou, Vasileios; Κατσαρός, Κωνσταντίνος; Roos, Andreas; Sakic, Ermin; Kulkarni, Vivek

doi:10.1109/eucnc.2018.8443241

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“…A change in the service requirement is examined in our proof-of-concept testing, replacing Canvus retail-tracking asset with Inflow opensource software -representing the changing needs of a vertical customer. This change is also replicated in three other setups: One utilizing OpenDaylight SDN controller similar to the VirtuWind SDN-extension setup in [27], another utilizing CloudBand orchestrator similar to the Hamburg seaport NFV-extension setup in [29], and third utilizing ONAP using the Beijing release. Time-to-market results for the changing service requirement are shown in Fig.…”

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5G Service Value Chain and Network Slicing Framework Using Ecosystem Modeling, Agile Delivery, and User-Story Automation

Alhuseini

Olama

2019

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The 5G technology allows telecommunication operators to provide services beyond data broadband for consumers, employing tailored use-cases for enterprise and vertical markets. As a result, there is an increasing need for a collaborative service development through a decentralized value-chain, along with new business models and shorter time-to-market. In this paper, a novel, use-case driven framework for a modular 5G service design and delivery is proposed. The framework implements agile and as-a-service principles to provide 5G use-case customers access not only to service usage, but also to design and operation. The framework integrates with the 3 rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) specifications by mapping network-slicing procedures to the designed ecosystem lifecycle operations. The framework allows for the any-technology deployment, utilizing the available foundations for domain-specific automation. A structured collaboration between a 5G operator and a use-case user allows for the customization and improvement of the targeted use-case, where 5G network assets are updated with customer's vertical components through programmable user-stories. Laboratory testing of a 5G network-slicing for a private-telephony and merchandise-tracking service is performed to validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach for real-world applications.

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“…The VirtuWind project [27] follows the SDN extension approach, where individual transport segments from different network providers are aggregated into an end-to-end slice with common quality of service (QoS) attributes. Slices are instantiated through a use-case application.…”

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5G Service Value Chain and Network Slicing Framework Using Ecosystem Modeling, Agile Delivery, and User-Story Automation

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Olama

2019

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“…The Slice Controller is a consumer of the REST APIs exposed by the NFV which is responsible for assigning services to network slices, managing the life-cycle of these slices and mapping network slices to NFV network services. A SDN-based Technology Readiness Level (TRL-7) prototype for cross-domain slicing orchestration operations for the case of industrial applications with flexible QoS requirements is introduced in [262] . Talarico et al [263] present an integrated service model that enables dynamic service discovery in the context of 5G network slicing using the concept of CloudCasting protocol [264] .…”

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5G network slicing using SDN and NFV: A survey of taxonomy, architectures and future challenges

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a b s t r a c tThe increasing consumption of multimedia services and the demand of high-quality services from customers has triggered a fundamental change in how we administer networks in terms of abstraction, separation, and mapping of forwarding, control and management aspects of services. The industry and the academia are embracing 5G as the future network capable to support next generation vertical applications with different service requirements. To realize this vision in 5G network, the physical network has to be sliced into multiple isolated logical networks of varying sizes and structures which are dedicated to different types of services based on their requirements with different characteristics and requirements (e.g., a slice for massive IoT devices, smartphones or autonomous cars, etc.). Softwarization using Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV)in 5G networks are expected to fill the void of programmable control and management of network resources.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 and slicing paradigms including essential concepts, history and different use cases. Secondly, we provide a tutorial of 5G network slicing technology enablers including SDN, NFV, MEC, cloud/Fog computing, network hypervisors, virtual machines & containers. Thidly, we comprehensively survey different industrial initiatives and projects that are pushing forward the adoption of SDN and NFV in accelerating 5G network slicing. A comparison of various 5G architectural approaches in terms of practical implementations, technology adoptions and deployment strategies is presented. Moreover, we provide a discussion on various open source orchestrators and proof of concepts representing industrial contribution. The work also investigates the standardization efforts in 5G networks regarding network slicing and softwarization. Additionally, the article presents the management and orchestration of network slices in a single domain followed by a comprehensive survey of management and orchestration approaches in 5G network slicing across multiple domains while supporting multiple tenants. Furthermore, we highlight the future challenges and research directions regarding network softwarization and slicing using SDN and NFV in 5G networks.Crown (A .A . Barakabitze). tems [1,2,3] . The increasing number of smart devices (e.g., tablets and smartphones) and the growing number of bandwidth-hungry mobile applications (e.g., live video streaming, online video gaming) which demand higher spectral efficiency than that of 4G systems are posing significant challenges in 5G. The Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast [4] predicts that IP video traffic will be 82% of all consumer Internet traffic by 2022, up from 75% in 2017. Mobile video traffic alone will account for 78% of the global mobile data traffic. W...

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“…In [23], Theodorou et al proposed a scheme for enabling industrial applications using cross-domain network slicing. The proposal was designed for the EU funded VirtuWind project, which considered an industrial wind park scenario.…”

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Network Slicing: Recent Advances, Taxonomy, Requirements, and Open Research Challenges

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Fifth-generation (5G) and beyond networks are envisioned to provide multi-services with diverse specifications. Network slicing is identified as a key enabling technology to enable 5G networks with multi-services. Network slicing allows a transition from a network-as-an-infrastructure setup to a networkas-a-service to enable numerous 5G smart services with diverse requirements. Although several surveys and tutorials have discussed network slicing in detail, there is no comprehensive study discussing the taxonomy and requirements of network slicing. In this paper, we present and investigate key recent advances of network slicing towards enabling several Internet of Things (IoT) smart applications. A taxonomy is devised for network slicing using different parameters: key design principles, enablers, slicing resources levels, service function chaining schemes, physical infrastructures, and security. Furthermore, we discuss key requirements for network slicing to enable smart services. Finally, we present several open research challenges along with possible guidelines for network slicing.

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Cross-Domain Network Slicing for Industrial Applications

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5G Service Value Chain and Network Slicing Framework Using Ecosystem Modeling, Agile Delivery, and User-Story Automation

5G Service Value Chain and Network Slicing Framework Using Ecosystem Modeling, Agile Delivery, and User-Story Automation

5G network slicing using SDN and NFV: A survey of taxonomy, architectures and future challenges

Network Slicing: Recent Advances, Taxonomy, Requirements, and Open Research Challenges

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