Sdn-based network slicing mechanism for a scalable 4g/5g core network: A kubernetes approach

Robert Botez; Jose Costa-Requena; Iustin-Alexandru Ivanciu; Vlad Strautiu; Virgil Dobrota

doi:10.3390/s21113773

Sdn-based network slicing mechanism for a scalable 4g/5g core network: A kubernetes approach

Robert Botez^*, Jose Costa-Requena, Iustin-Alexandru Ivanciu, Vlad Strautiu, Virgil Dobrota

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Managing the large volumes of IoT and M2M traffic requires the evaluation of the scala-bility and reliability for all the components in the end-to-end system. This includes connectivity, mobile network functions, and application or services receiving and processing the data from end devices. Firstly, this paper discusses the design of a containerized IoT and M2M application and the mechanisms for delivering automated scalability and high availability when deploying it in: (1) the edge using balenaCloud; (2) the Amazon Web Services cloud with EC2 instances; and (3) the dedi-cated Amazon Web Services IoT service. The experiments showed that there are no significant differences between edge and cloud deployments regarding resource consumption. Secondly, the solutions for scaling the 4G/5G network functions and mobile backhaul that provide the connectivity between devices and IoT/M2M applications are analyzed. In this case, the scalability and high availability of the 4G/5G components are provided by Kubernetes. The experiments showed that our proposed scaling algorithm for network slicing managed with SDN guarantees the necessary radio and network resources for end-to-end high availability.

Alkuperäiskieli	Englanti
Artikkeli	3773
Sivumäärä	26
Julkaisu	Sensors
Vuosikerta	21
Numero	11
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.3390/s21113773
Tila	Julkaistu - 29 toukokuuta 2021
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A1 Julkaistu artikkeli, soviteltu

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Costa Requena, J.
01/01/2019 → 31/03/2021
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Menta, E., Jäntti, R., Wang, X., Sheikh, M. & Ruttik, K.
01/09/2018 → 31/08/2021
Projekti: Academy of Finland: Other research funding

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Sdn-based network slicing mechanism for a scalable 4g/5g core network: A kubernetes approach

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