Performance Evaluation of 5G Wireless Network Slices Carrying Power Services

With the development of the power industry, the traditional power communication network has gradually been unable to meet the differentiated service needs of different power services. 5G network slice technology makes this differentiation possible with its characteristics of automation, customization, programmability and isolation. Based on the constructed power service model, this paper simulates three types of power service slices: enhanced Mobile Broadband(eMBB), ultra Reliable and Low Latency Communication(uRLLC), massive Machine Type Communication(mMTC), and compares the performance of network slices under different wireless configurations. The results shows that, it is beneficial to achieve lower end-to-end latency and packet loss rate with more available frequency domain resources or larger subcarrier spacing. The system throughput is positively correlated with the available frequency domain resources, and has no direct relationship with the subcarrier spacing. Finally, according to the analysis results, configuration suggestions are given for power services with different requirements, which provide a reference for the deployment of network slicing in the power industry.