Dynamic slicing of RAN resources for heterogeneous coexisting 5G services

Bakri, Sihem; Frangoudis, Pantelis A; Ksentini, Adlen
GLOBECOM 2019, IEEE Global Communications Conference, 9-13 December 2019, Waikoloa, HI, USA

Network slicing is one of the key components allowing to support the envisioned 5G services, which are organized in three different classes: Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), massive Machine Type Communication (mMTC), and Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communication (URLLC). Network Slicing relies on the concept of Network Softwarization (Software Defined Networking - SDN and Network Functions Virtualization - NFV) to share a common infrastructure and build virtual instances (slices) of the network tailored to the needs of different 5G services. Although it is straightforward to slice and isolate computing and network resources for Core Network (CN) elements, isolating and slicing Radio Access Network (RAN) resources is still challenging. In this paper, we leverage a two-level MAC scheduling architecture and provide a resource sharing algorithm to compute and dynamically adjust the necessary radio resources to be used by each deployed network slice, covering eMBB and URLLC slices. Simulation results clearly indicate the ability of our solution to slice the RAN resources and satisfy the heterogeneous requirements of both types of network slices.

DOI
Type:
Conférence
City:
Waikoloa
Date:
2019-12-09
Department:
Systèmes de Communication
Eurecom Ref:
6097
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