This article introduces the key innovations of 5Growth service platform to empower vertical industries with an AI-driven automated 5G end-to-end slicing solution that allows achieve their requirements. Specifically, we present multiple pilots (Industry 4.0, transportation, and energy), identify requirements enable them, analyze existing technical functional gaps as compared current solutions. Based on identified gaps, propose a set address them with: (i) support 3GPP-based RAN slices by...

This article describes the implementation of a prototype visible light communications system based on IEEE 802.15.7 standard using low-cost commercial off-the-shelf analog devices. The aim this is to show that provides framework could promote introduction applications into market. Thus, these specifications be further developed, reducing gap between industry and research communities. implemented makes use software defined radio platforms interface devices computer where signal processing...

Private 5G networks have become a popular choice of various vertical industries to build dedicated and secure wireless in industry environments deploy their services with enhanced service flexibility device connectivity foster digitalization. This article proposes multiple multi-domain solutions private for across local premises interconnecting them the public networks. Such scenarios open up new market segment stakeholders, break current operators' business provisioning models. This, turn,...

5G traffic expectations require not only the appropriate access infrastructure, but also corresponding backhaul infrastructure to ensure well-balanced network scaling. Optical fiber and terrestrial wireless will hardly meet 100 percent coverage, satellite must be considered within boost ubiquitous reliable utilization. This work presents main outcomes of SANSA project, which proposes a novel solution that overcomes limitations traditional fixed backhaul. It is based on dynamic integrated...

The 5G-Transformer (5GT) project proposes a network function virtualization (NFV)-/software-defined networking (SDN)-based architecture to manage the end-to-end (E2E) deployment of composite NFV services (NSs), which may involve multiple administrative domains (ADs), and hence require NS federation (NSF) capabilities. At architectural level, this article presents service functionality 5GT orchestrator (5GT-SO). It covers gaps identified in European Telecommunications Standards Institute...

Service based architecture (SBA) is a paradigm shift from Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) to microservices, combining their principles. Network virtualization enables the application of SBA in cellular systems. To better guide software design this virtualized system with SBA, paper presents perspective and positional approach using fundamental development principles for adapting Radio Access Networks (vRANs). First, we present motivation an radio Then, explore critical requirements, key...

Abstract The advancements in virtualization technologies and distributed computing infrastructures have sparked the development of cloud-native applications. This is grounded breakdown a monolithic application into smaller, loosely connected components, often referred to as microservices, enabling enhancements application’s performance, flexibility, resilience, along with better resource utilization. When optimizing performance applications, specific demands arise terms latency communication...

Upcoming 5G mobile networks are addressing ambitious KPIs not just in terms of capacity and latency, but also network control management. In this direction, management schemes need to evolve provide the required flexibility, automated integrated networks. This applies 5G-Crosshaul transport network, which provides an fronthaul backhaul. Software defined networking NFV seen as key enablers for that. article validates scalability, recovery capabilities architecture a testbed distributed...

5G networks will pose complex network management challenges due to the variety of vertical services they need serve and diversity heterogeneity underlying infrastructure. The service orchestration functionality is fundamental enable fulfilling requirements different verticals while efficiently sharing infrastructure resources. This paper details 5G-TRANSFORMER orchestrator implementation operation. It also evaluates profiles creation time showing how automation offered by platform allows...

In this paper, we present an enhanced Collision Avoidance (eCA) service that leverages vehicle connectivity through a cellular network to avoid collisions and increase road safety at intersections. The eCA is assumed be deployed the edge of network, thus curbing latency incurred by communication process. core composed Algorithm (CAA), Strategy (CAS). former predicts vehicle's future trajectory positional information advertised periodic beacons detects if two vehicles are on collision course....

This paper proposes the hierarchical SDN orchestration of heterogeneous wireless/optical networks. End-to-End connectivity services are provisioned through different network segments by means a Transport API. The approach allows scalability, modularity and more security.

The future 5G transport networks are envisioned to support a variety of vertical services through network slicing and efficient orchestration over multiple administrative domains. In this paper, we propose an orchestrator architecture meet their diverse resource service requirements. We then present system model for as well low-complexity algorithms that aim at minimizing deployment cost and/or latency. Importantly, the proposed can work with any level abstractions exposed by underlying or...

The automated assurance of vertical service level agreements (SLA) is a challenge in 5G networks. EU 5Growth project designs and develops End-to-End platform that integrates Artificial Intelligence (AI) Machine Learning (ML) techniques for any decision-making process the management orchestration (MANO) stack. This paper presents detailed architecture first prototype taking AI/ML-based network auto-scaling decisions. also includes modification ETSI descriptors requesting decisions problems...

Existing network service provisioning and lifecycle management (LCM) workflows rely on heterogeneous devices from multiple vendors collaboration between actors, which can lead to numerous trust interoperability issues. Blockchain networks (BCNs) are a revolutionary way establish in untrusted environments. In this complex environment, BCNs help ensure transparency security for LCM. However, also vulnerable quantum attacks. Advances computing will challenge the of existing blockchain...

Summary Shared Access terrestrial–satellite backhaul Network enabled by Smart Antennas (SANSA) is a project funded the EU under H2020 program. The main aim of SANSA to boost performance mobile wireless networks in terms capacity, energy efficiency and resilience against link failure or congestion while easing deployment both rural urban areas assuring at same time an efficient use spectrum. This paper provides overview first results project, and, more specifically, it describes regulatory...

One of the key challenges in developing 5G/6G is to offer improved vertical service support providing enlarged flexibility, coverage and connectivity while enhancing business relations among different stakeholders. To address this challenge, Network Service Federation (NSF) a required feature enable deployment management services that may span multiple provider domains owned by operators and/or providers. In demonstration, we show our proposed NSF solution dynamically deploy an eHealth...

Empowered by <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">network softwarization</i> , 5G systems have become the key enabler to foster digital transformation of vertical industries expanding scope traditional mobile networks and enriching network service offerings. To make this a reality, we propose an xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">automation</i> solution for services provisioning hierarchical Service Level Agreement (SLA)...

Network service federation in 5G/B5G networks enables providers to extend offering by collaborating with peering providers. Realizing this vision requires interoperability among towards end-to-end orchestration across multiple administrative domains. Smart admission control is fundamental make such extended profitable. Without prior knowledge of requests, the controller (AC) either determines domain deploy each demand or rejects it maximize long-term average profit. In paper, we first obtain...

This paper presents the design of 5GT Service Orchestrator (SO), which is one key components 5G-TRANSFORMER (5GT) system for deployment vertical services. Depending on requests from verticals, 5GT-SO offers service or resource orchestration and federation. These functions include all tasks related to coordinating providing with an integrated view services resources multiple administrative domains. In particular, entails managing end-to-end that are split into various domains based...

Abstract An experimental framework for managing 5G and beyond networks through cloud‐native deployments end‐to‐end monitoring is presented. The uses containerised network functions in a Kubernetes cluster across multi‐domain spanning cloud edge hosts. End‐to‐end demonstrated Grafana dashboards that showcase both infrastructure resources radio metrics two scenarios involving UPF re‐selection user mobility. As third scenario, the authors demonstrate how decision engine interacts with platform...

The aim of this paper is to present an implementation a functional IEEE 802.15.7 real-time testbed based on the Software Defined Radio (SDR) concept. This built with low cost commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) analog devices and use Universal Peripheral version 2 (USRP2) equipment combined generic object-oriented framework that takes advantage several open source software libraries. prototype validated in controlled laboratory environment over-the-air measurement campaign.

The backhaul of upcoming dense 5G Small Cell (SC) networks needs a full redesign, but there is no clear consensus on how to deploy such infrastructure. A low-cost solution that provided by wireless mesh network. Additionally, Software Defined Networking (SDN) being considered as an alternative distributed approaches lower network infrastructure costs while enabling programmability and flexibility mostly for wired networks. This paper evolves the canonical SDN model presenting service-based...

This article presents a system for 5G networks that makes it possible to meet the diverse needs of vertical industries simultaneously sharing same physical infrastructure. Orchestration, network slicing, edge computing, and federation are key technologies enabling industry verticals have their own virtual networks, which might require aggregating transport networking computing fabric, from up core cloud. Three novel building blocks defined these challenges in an automated manner: slicer as...

5G networks require flexibility, automation and programmability to satisfy the requirements of verticals industries. 5G-TRANSFORMER project proposes an SDN/NFV based network platform enable this vision. Among its features, allows end-to-end deployment parts a service (NS) in multiple administrative domains, which is known as federation (NSF). This feature increases opening door new business models. paper complements our previous work by providing detailed description NSF workflow, interface...