Abstract:
5G is envisioned to be a multi-service network supporting a wide range of verticals with a diverse set of performance and service requirements. Slicing a single physical ...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
5G is envisioned to be a multi-service network supporting a wide range of verticals with a diverse set of performance and service requirements. Slicing a single physical network into multiple isolated logical networks has emerged as a key to realizing this vision. This article is meant to act as a survey, the first to the authors' knowledge, on this topic of prime interest. We begin by reviewing the state of the art in 5G network slicing and present a framework for bringing together and discussing existing work in a holistic manner. Using this framework, we evaluate the maturity of current proposals and identify a number of open research questions.
Published in: IEEE Communications Magazine ( Volume: 55, Issue: 5, May 2017)
University of Edinburgh
Xenofon Foukas (x.foukas@sms.ed.ac.uk) is a Ph.D. student in computer science at the University of Edinburgh. He received his B.Sc. degree from Athens University of Business and Economics (AUEB) in 2012 and his M.Sc. degree in advanced computing from the Department of Computing at Imperial College London in 2013. His research interests are in the areas of mobile/wireless networking and distributed systems. The focus of hi...Show More
Xenofon Foukas (x.foukas@sms.ed.ac.uk) is a Ph.D. student in computer science at the University of Edinburgh. He received his B.Sc. degree from Athens University of Business and Economics (AUEB) in 2012 and his M.Sc. degree in advanced computing from the Department of Computing at Imperial College London in 2013. His research interests are in the areas of mobile/wireless networking and distributed systems. The focus of hi...View more
Simula Research Laboratory
Georgios Patounas (gpatounas@simula.no) is a Ph.D. candidate in computer networks with Simula Research Laboratory, Oslo, Norway. He received his B.Sc. in computer systems engineering from the University of Applied Sciences of Piraeus, Greece, and his M.Sc. in distributed networks from the University of Oslo. His current work focuses on resilience, scalability, and evolution of wired as well as wireless and mobile networks...Show More
Georgios Patounas (gpatounas@simula.no) is a Ph.D. candidate in computer networks with Simula Research Laboratory, Oslo, Norway. He received his B.Sc. in computer systems engineering from the University of Applied Sciences of Piraeus, Greece, and his M.Sc. in distributed networks from the University of Oslo. His current work focuses on resilience, scalability, and evolution of wired as well as wireless and mobile networks...View more
Simula Research Laboratory
Ahmed Elmokashfi (ahmed@simula.no) is a senior research scientist at Simula Research Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Oslo in 2011, his M.Sc. from Blekinge Institute of Technology in 2007, and his B.Sc. degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the University of Khartoum in 2003. His research focuses on the measurement and quantification of robustness in mobile broadband networks...Show More
Ahmed Elmokashfi (ahmed@simula.no) is a senior research scientist at Simula Research Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Oslo in 2011, his M.Sc. from Blekinge Institute of Technology in 2007, and his B.Sc. degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the University of Khartoum in 2003. His research focuses on the measurement and quantification of robustness in mobile broadband networks...View more
University of Edinburgh
Mahesh K. Marina (mahesh@ed.ac.uk) is a reader in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. Before joining Edinburgh, he had a two-year postdoctoral stint at the University of California Los Angeles Computer Science Department. He received his Ph.D. in computer science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. More information about him and his current research can be found at http://homepages....Show More
Mahesh K. Marina (mahesh@ed.ac.uk) is a reader in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. Before joining Edinburgh, he had a two-year postdoctoral stint at the University of California Los Angeles Computer Science Department. He received his Ph.D. in computer science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. More information about him and his current research can be found at http://homepages....View more
Contents University of Edinburgh
Xenofon Foukas (x.foukas@sms.ed.ac.uk) is a Ph.D. student in computer science at the University of Edinburgh. He received his B.Sc. degree from Athens University of Business and Economics (AUEB) in 2012 and his M.Sc. degree in advanced computing from the Department of Computing at Imperial College London in 2013. His research interests are in the areas of mobile/wireless networking and distributed systems. The focus of his current work is on next-generation and software-defined mobile networks.
Xenofon Foukas (x.foukas@sms.ed.ac.uk) is a Ph.D. student in computer science at the University of Edinburgh. He received his B.Sc. degree from Athens University of Business and Economics (AUEB) in 2012 and his M.Sc. degree in advanced computing from the Department of Computing at Imperial College London in 2013. His research interests are in the areas of mobile/wireless networking and distributed systems. The focus of his current work is on next-generation and software-defined mobile networks.View more
Simula Research Laboratory
Georgios Patounas (gpatounas@simula.no) is a Ph.D. candidate in computer networks with Simula Research Laboratory, Oslo, Norway. He received his B.Sc. in computer systems engineering from the University of Applied Sciences of Piraeus, Greece, and his M.Sc. in distributed networks from the University of Oslo. His current work focuses on resilience, scalability, and evolution of wired as well as wireless and mobile networks.
Georgios Patounas (gpatounas@simula.no) is a Ph.D. candidate in computer networks with Simula Research Laboratory, Oslo, Norway. He received his B.Sc. in computer systems engineering from the University of Applied Sciences of Piraeus, Greece, and his M.Sc. in distributed networks from the University of Oslo. His current work focuses on resilience, scalability, and evolution of wired as well as wireless and mobile networks.View more
Simula Research Laboratory
Ahmed Elmokashfi (ahmed@simula.no) is a senior research scientist at Simula Research Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Oslo in 2011, his M.Sc. from Blekinge Institute of Technology in 2007, and his B.Sc. degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the University of Khartoum in 2003. His research focuses on the measurement and quantification of robustness in mobile broadband networks; the resilience, scalability, and evolution of the Internet infrastructure; and the understanding of dynamical complex systems.
Ahmed Elmokashfi (ahmed@simula.no) is a senior research scientist at Simula Research Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Oslo in 2011, his M.Sc. from Blekinge Institute of Technology in 2007, and his B.Sc. degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the University of Khartoum in 2003. His research focuses on the measurement and quantification of robustness in mobile broadband networks; the resilience, scalability, and evolution of the Internet infrastructure; and the understanding of dynamical complex systems.View more
University of Edinburgh
Mahesh K. Marina (mahesh@ed.ac.uk) is a reader in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. Before joining Edinburgh, he had a two-year postdoctoral stint at the University of California Los Angeles Computer Science Department. He received his Ph.D. in computer science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. More information about him and his current research can be found at http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/mmarina/.
Mahesh K. Marina (mahesh@ed.ac.uk) is a reader in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. Before joining Edinburgh, he had a two-year postdoctoral stint at the University of California Los Angeles Computer Science Department. He received his Ph.D. in computer science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. More information about him and his current research can be found at http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/mmarina/.View more
