RT Conference Proceedings
T1 Experimenting with SRv6: a tunneling protocol supporting network slicing in 5G and beyond
A1 Gramaglia, Marco
A1 Sciancalepore, Vincenzo
A1 Pérez, Ramón
A1 Fernandez-Maestro, Francisco Javier
A1 Serrano Yáñez-Mingot, Pablo
A1 Banchs Roca, Albert
AB With network slicing, operators can acquire and manage virtual instances of a mobile network, tailored to a given service, in this way maximizing flexibility whileincreasing the overall resource utilization. However, the currently used tunnelling protocol, i.e., GTP, might not be the most appropriate choice for the envisioned scenarios, given its unawareness of the underlay network. In this paper, we analyse the use of an alternative tunnelling protocol to transport user data, namely, Segment Routing IPv6 (SRv6). More specifically, we discuss its qualitative advantages, present a prototype implementation, and carry out an experimental comparison vs. GTP, confirming that it constitutes a valid alternative as tunnelling protocol
PB IEEE
SN 978-1-7281-6339-0
SN 2378-4873 (online)
YR 2020
FD 2020-09-30
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10016/31284
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10016/31284
LA eng
NO Proceeding of: IEEE 25th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (2020 CAMAD), 14-16 sept. 2020 (Virtual conference)
NO This work has been supported by the European Commission and the 5G-PPP H2020 Programme under the grants 825012 (5G-CARMEN), 815074 (5G-EVE) and 856950 (5GTOURS).
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