Network slicing aims to shape 5G as a flexible, scalable, and demand-oriented network.
Research communities deploy small-scale and cost-efficient testbeds in order to evaluate …

Network slicing is considered a key mechanism to serve the multitude of tenants (eg vertical
industries) targeted by forthcoming 5G systems in a flexible and cost-efficient manner. In this …

In today's moving world to ambitious 5G, 3GPP has defined three fundamental and
promising services, namely enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), ultra Reliable Low …

The increasing consumption of multimedia services and the demand of high-quality services
from customers has triggered a fundamental change in how we administer networks in terms …

Developing specialized cloud-based and open-source testbeds is a practical approach to
investigate network slicing functionalities in the fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks. This …

Network slicing is seen as a key enabler for meeting the diverse network service
requirements, which stem from the transition to 5G. Furthermore, network slicing provides …

The advent of 5G promises to unleash highly pervasive network coverage and density,
increased data rate and capacity, optimized instantiation of virtualized resources in a multi …

Network slicing already plays an important role as a critical enabler in the current 5G
technology domain. 5G aims to disrupt and accelerate innovation in various vertical fields …

Network slicing is expected to be the main pillar around which virtualization technologies
together with SDN control and NFV, will provide on-demand network and cloud …

The concept of network slicing opens the possibilities to address the complex requirements
of multi-tenancy in 5G. To this end, SDN/NFV can act as technology enabler. This paper …