One of the fundamental challenges that needs to be addressed in 5G systems and beyond
relates with delivery of demanding uninterrupted services to mobile users. In this context …

The concept of network slicing (NS) has been proposed for flexible resource provisioning
where a physical resource is partitioned into logically independent networks on demand …

This paper studies the notion of network slicing in the emerging 5G Time Division Duplex
(TDD) networks, considering different applications with diverse service requirements. The …

Network slicing enables wireless networks to support various use cases by slicing an
infrastructure network into multiple dedicated logical networks. From the perspective of …

Recent advances in Spectrally-Spatially Flexible Optical Networks (SS-FONs) have
enhanced service provisioning by leveraging elastic optical transmission with a fine-grained …

Space division multiplexing enabled elastic optical networks (SDM-EONs) with multi-core
fiber (MCF) have become a promising candidate for future optical transport networks, due to …

This paper proposes a dynamic slice provisioning analysis in a 5G metro network with
reliability guarantees and possible sharing of backup resources. Performance of dedicated …

For beyond 5G systems, several key issues related to network slicing are being discussed in
the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). Among them, the issue of moving traffic from …

Abstract 5G network slicing allows operators to deploy virtual connectivity services tailored
for specific purposes on top of the same underlying physical infrastructure. For some 5G …

5G network is expected to support a wide range of use cases classified into three service
types, eMBB, URLLC, and mMTC, with possibly conflicting QoS requirements and different …