18201321. MULTI-SLICE SUPPORT FOR MEC-ENABLED 5G DEPLOYMENTS simplified abstract (Intel Corporation)

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MULTI-SLICE SUPPORT FOR MEC-ENABLED 5G DEPLOYMENTS

Organization Name

Intel Corporation

Inventor(s)

Dario Sabella of Gassino (IT)

Miltiadis Filippou of München (DE)

MULTI-SLICE SUPPORT FOR MEC-ENABLED 5G DEPLOYMENTS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18201321 titled 'MULTI-SLICE SUPPORT FOR MEC-ENABLED 5G DEPLOYMENTS

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a system designed to track network slicing operations in a 5G communication network. It includes processing circuitry that determines a network slice instance (NSI) associated with a Quality of Service (QoS) flow of a User Equipment (UE). The NSI communicates data for a Network Function Virtualization (NFV) instance of a Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) system within the 5G network. The system retrieves latency information for a set of communication links used by the NSI, which includes non-MEC links associated with a radio access network (RAN) and MEC links associated with the MEC system. Based on the retrieved latency information and slice-specific attributes of the NSI, a slice configuration policy is generated. This policy is then used to reconfigure the network resources of the 5G network that are used by the NSI.

  • The system tracks network slicing operations in a 5G communication network.
  • It determines the network slice instance (NSI) associated with a UE's QoS flow.
  • The NSI communicates data for an NFV instance of a MEC system.
  • Latency information for communication links used by the NSI is retrieved.
  • The communication links include non-MEC links associated with the RAN and MEC links associated with the MEC system.
  • A slice configuration policy is generated based on the retrieved latency information and slice-specific attributes of the NSI.
  • The network resources of the 5G network used by the NSI are reconfigured based on the generated slice configuration policy.

Potential Applications

  • Network slicing operations in 5G communication networks.
  • Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) systems within 5G networks.
  • Quality of Service (QoS) management for User Equipment (UE) in 5G networks.

Problems Solved

  • Efficient tracking and management of network slicing operations in 5G networks.
  • Optimization of network resources based on latency information and slice-specific attributes.
  • Improved QoS management for UE in 5G networks.

Benefits

  • Enhanced performance and efficiency of network slicing operations in 5G networks.
  • Improved QoS for UE by reconfiguring network resources based on slice configuration policies.
  • Better utilization of network resources through optimized allocation based on latency information.


Original Abstract Submitted

A system configured to track network slicing operations within a 5G communication network includes processing circuitry configured to determine a network slice instance (NSI) associated with a QoS flow of a UE. The NSI communicates data for a network function virtualization (NFV) instance of a Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) system within the 5G communication network. Latency information for a plurality of communication links used by the NSI is retrieved. The plurality of communication links includes a first set of non-MEC communication links associated with a radio access network (RAN) of the 5G communication network and a second set of MEC communication links associated with the MEC system. A slice configuration policy is generated based on the retrieved latency information and slice-specific attributes of the NSI. Network resources of the 5G communication network used by the NSI are reconfigured based on the generated slice configuration policy.

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