Fundamentals of 5G Network Slicing
Network slicing, with its myriad use cases, is one of the most important technologies in 5G. It will support new services with vastly different requirements—from a connected vehicle to a voice call, which require different throughput, latency, and reliability.
Network slicing is a method of creating multiple unique logical and virtualized networks over a common multi-domain infrastructure. Using Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), orchestration, analytics, and automation, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) can quickly create network slices that can support a specific application, service, set of users, or network.
Network slices can span multiple network domains, including access, core, and transport, and be deployed across multiple operators.
The most important benefit of network slicing is the embedding flexibility and agility into business operations. Segments can be sliced and configured as required without needing to set up a new network.
This gives operators the flexibility to host a diverse range of service requirements for various use cases over a single network, adapting, adding and configuring as needed.
An additional advantage of network slicing is the ability to add extra security measures to particular slices that handle more critical applications, such as autonomous trucks, something not afforded by Wi-Fi. Network slicing is more resilient to cyber-attacks because breaches can be contained in one slice and prevented from affecting other parts of the network.
Another benefit of 5G network slicing for network operators is the ability to deploy only the functions necessary to support particular customers and particular market segments.
It’s generally believed that this technique results directly in savings compared to being required to deploy full functionality to support devices that will use only a part of that functionality.
Unlike 4G or 5G cellular networks, Wi-Fi is shared with others on the spectrum, and therefore it’s not possible to prioritize network access to certain functions and devices, as it is with 5G (and to a lesser extent 4G).
Network slicing is more resilient to cyber-attacks because breaches can be contained in one slice and prevented from affecting other parts of the network.
The Network Slicing Market was valued at $143.63 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach $446.33 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 20.8% over the forecast period 2021 – 2026. According to GSMA, network slicing, in combination with other enablers and capabilities, will aid operators to address a revenue opportunity worth $300 billion by 2025.
Fundamentals of 5G Network Slicing Course by Tonex
Fundamentals of 5G Network Slicing is a 2-day training course focuses on key principles, architecture and implementation of 5G network slicing.
Gain a working knowledge of network slicing applied to 5G, logical virtual network slices to support diversified services like mobile broadband, massive IoT, and ultra-reliable low latency services by leveraging the technology of 5G, SDN and NFV.
In this course, discover all you need to know to effectively use network slicing across 5G core, RAN and transport networks. Learn how network slicing is one of key components that provide 5G operation.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for software engineers, network design engineers, managers, product management, marketing, planning, operations and employees with little or no 5G or network slicing experience. The course is also useful for those who have experience with5G networks but have never had any formal training on the network slicing.
What You Will Learn
- A summary of 5G use cases and applications
- An overview of the 5G network
- How to implement network slicing in 5G networks
- How to lay the foundations for 5G network slicing monetization
- How to plan and design life-cycle management of network slice
- How to implement network slicing, with its ability to support diverse services with specific performance or control requirements on a common network platform
- How to implement operational KPIs on slice/service instantiation, termination, activation, de-activation, usage events, dynamic resource consumption by slice/service/network function, and performance and analytics events based on collection of network slice performance metrics
Course Content
Overview of 5G Networks
- 5G operational use cases
- NSA and SA architecture
- Overview of 5G network transformation
- Software defined infrastructure (SDI)
- Network functions virtualization (NFV)
- Software-defined networking (SDN)
- Network slicing and 3GPP Activities
- Services related to slicing
- Overview of a network slice
- Network slicing in 5G networks
- The 5G network slicing opportunity
- The use cases identified for 5G and network slicing
- Network slicing use cases requirements
- Extreme (or enhanced) Mobile Broadband (eMBB)
- Massive Machine-Type Communications (mMTC)
- Ultra-reliable Low-Latency Communications (urLLC)
Digital Transformation and Network Slicing
- Technical deep dive on slicing
- Network slicing architecture
- Network slicing challenges
- IoT impact
- Network slicing in 5G networks
- RAN, core, and transport network
- Network slicing operational scenarios
Network Slicing Deployment
- Managing public 5G network slices
- Network slice management
- Network slice life cycle management
- Configuration management
- Performance management
- Security management
Fundamentals of 5G Network Slicing