RT Journal Article
T1 A future-proof architecture for management and orchestration of multi-domain NextGen networks
A1 Sciancalepore, Vincenzo
A1 Mannweiler, Christian
A1 Yousaf, Faqir Zarrar
A1 Serrano Yáñez-Mingot, Pablo
A1 Gramaglia, Marco
A1 Bradford, Julie
A1 Labrador Pavón, Ignacio
AB The novel network slicing paradigm represents an effective turning point to operate future wireless networks. Available networking and computational resources may be shared across different (instantiations of) services tailored onto specific vertical needs, envisioned as the main infrastructure tenants. While such customization enables meeting advanced Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) introduced by upcoming 5G networks, advanced multi-tenancy approaches help to abate the cost of deploying and operating the network. However, the network slicing implementation requires a number of non-trivial practical considerations, including e.g. (i) how resource sharing operations are actually implemented, (ii) how involved parties establish the corresponding agreement to instantiate, operate and terminate such a sharing or, (iii) the design of functional modules and interfaces supporting these operations.         In this paper, we present a novel framework that unveils proper answers to the above design challenges. While existing initiatives are typically limited to single-domain and single-owner scenarios, our framework overcomes these limitations by enlarging the administrative scope of the network deployments fostering different providers to collaborate so as to facilitate a larger set of resources even spread across multiple domains. Numerical evaluations confirm the effectiveness and efficiency of the presented solution.
PB IEEE
SN 2169-3536
YR 2019
FD 2019-06-17
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10016/28666
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10016/28666
LA eng
NO This work was supported in part by the 5G-MoNArch Project, in part by the Phase II of the 5th Generation Public Private Partnership (5G-PPP) Program, in part by the European Commission within the Horizon 2020 Framework Program under Grant 761445, in part by the 5G-MoNArch Project builds on the results of the 5G-PPP Phase I Project 5G-NORMA, and in part by the European Union Horizon 2020 Project 5G-CARMEN under Grant 825012. The work of UC3M has also received funding from the Horizon 2020 Programme under Grant 815074 - 5G EVE.
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