Computational Load Offloading Mechanism in a Converged SDN Control Plane in a 6G Network

The evolution towards the emergence of the smart 6
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generation of telecommunication networks targets on un-precedentedly transforming the existing network systems. This unparallel transformation relies on being able to serve in zero-latency highly demanding applications and services hosted on a massive number of devices. This new era of telecommunication networks has designated the need to develop innovative solutions that can intelligently manage the systems' resources in order to deal with the intensified requirements. In this work, we propose a load offloading mechanism aiming to efficiently manage the computational resources of a cell free-based 6G network. We also present a novel traffic-engineering model that aims to evaluate the proposed offloading mechanism and we validate the analytical model with numerical simulation results in order to demonstrate its high accuracy. Finally, we examine the system's performance for different parameter values and it is shown that the offloading mechanism has a strong impact on improving the system's service provisioning.