On-Demand Network Slicing for 5G QoS via API-Driven Resource Allocation
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication networks face challenges in ensuring quality-of-service (QoS) for applications with varying bandwidth and latency requirements, particularly in 5G radio-based networks where manual deployment and vendor-specific hardware limitations are prevalent.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of on-demand, application-driven network slicing in 5G radio-based networks, allowing applications to request specific QoS parameters through APIs, and dynamically allocating network resources to meet these requirements, including automatic scaling and migration of network functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If manual deployment and vendor-specific hardware are used in 4G networks, then device compatibility and ease of manufacture are improved, but network flexibility and adaptability for diverse applications deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the network into multiple virtual network slices, each tailored to specific application requirements (e.g., IoT, autonomous vehicles, augmented reality). This allows the network to simultaneously support diverse applications with different QoS requirements while using standardized hardware infrastructure, resolving the contradiction between ease of manufacture and network flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a universal network slice management system that can dynamically allocate and configure network resources for multiple applications and services. This multi-functional approach enables a single standardized hardware platform to serve various application needs, achieving both ease of manufacture and adaptability.
2Device complexity
If network resources are statically allocated in traditional networks, then device complexity is reduced, but network efficiency and QoS for varying applications deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic network slice allocation where network resources are automatically adjusted based on real-time application requirements and network conditions. The network slice manager dynamically provisions, scales, and migrates network functions to optimize performance for different applications (IoT, autonomous vehicles, augmented reality) without requiring complex device-side configuration.
3Adaptability or versatility
If network slicing is implemented for diverse applications, then adaptability and network efficiency are improved, but device complexity and automation requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a network slice manager as an intermediary component that handles the complexity of network slice configuration, allocation, and management. This centralized mediator abstracts the complexity from individual network devices and applications, allowing diverse applications to be supported with high adaptability while keeping device complexity manageable through automated orchestration.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are various embodiments relating to an intersection of on-demand network slicing and content delivery. In one embodiment, in response to an application programming interface (API) request, a network slice is provisioned with a quality-of-service requirement in a radio-based network having a radio access network and an associated core network. Also in response to the API request, a transfer of content to a content delivery service at an edge location in the radio-based network is initiated in order to meet the quality-of-service requirement for the network slice.