The fourth generation (4G) of the mobile broadband system has widely been considered as
the basic technology for the evolution of public safety communications system from legacy …

The definition of the fundamental concepts and the design of the architectural framework for
network slicing in fifth-generation communication systems have been successfully …

Besides conventional mobile broadband communication service, 5G is envisioned to
support various new use cases from vertical industries. These new scenarios bring diverse …

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 …

Network slicing has been identified as the backbone of the rapidly evolving 5G technology.
However, as its consolidation and standardization progress, there are no literatures that …

Abstract Fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks are projected to bring a major
transformation to the current fourth-generation network to support the billions of devices that …

The next generation of mobile communications, 5G, is expected to enable global economic
output of USD 12.3 trillion by 2035. This would be achieved by applying 5G networks not …

The research and development (R&D) and the standardization of the 5th Generation (5G)
mobile networking technologies are proceeding at a rapid pace all around the world. In this …

Network slicing (NS) presents the key enabler of cellular network improvements. It allows
enhancing the performance of diverse requirements supported for verticals industries. The …

The articles in this special section focus on network slicing for 5G mobile communication.
The emerging fifth generation (5G) networks are expected to support a plethora of different …