Network Slicing for 5G: Challenges and Opportunities

被引:195
作者
Li, Xin [1 ]
Samaka, Mohammed [2 ]
Chan, H. Anthony [3 ]
Bhamare, Deval [4 ]
Gupta, Lav [5 ]
Guo, Chengcheng [6 ]
Jain, Raj [7 ]
机构
[1] Wuhan Univ, Sch Elect Informat, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China
[2] Qatar Univ, Coll Engn, Dept Comp Sci & Engn CSE, Doha, Qatar
[3] Huawei Technol, Shenzhen, Peoples R China
[4] Qatar Univ, Doha, Qatar
[5] Washington Univ, Comp Sci Engn Dept, St Louis, MO 63130 USA
[6] Wuhan Univ, Sch Elect & Informat, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China
[7] Washington Univ, Comp Sci & Engn, St Louis, MO 63130 USA
关键词
5G; core network; Internet/Web technologies; network functions virtualization; network slicing; NFV; radio access network; SDN; software-defined networking; vertical services;
D O I
10.1109/MIC.2017.3481355
中图分类号
TP31 [计算机软件];
学科分类号
081202 ; 0835 ;
摘要
Network slicing for 5G provides a network as a service (NaaS) for different use cases, allowing network operators to build multiple virtual networks on a shared infrastructure. With network slicing, service providers can deploy their applications and services flexibly and quickly to accommodate diverse services' specific requirements. As an emerging technology with a number of advantages, network slicing has raised many issues for the industry and academia alike. Here, the authors discuss this technology's background and propose a framework. They also discuss remaining challenges and future research directions.
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页码:20 / 27
页数:8
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