SLG Network Slice Selection and Activation
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Solution Overview
Problem
In existing network slice architectures, setting and changing low-latency slices across multiple infrastructure providers is complex and not feasible due to unforeseen demand, requiring intricate latency allocation processes that hinder quick and flexible slice configuration.
Innovation Solution
A communication system with virtualized customer premises equipment (vCPE) and slice gateways (SLGs) that autonomously select or activate SLGs based on topology and processing capability information to reserve or establish network slices that meet specific conditions, allowing for flexible and rapid slice configuration without orchestrator intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a slice is newly set over multiple providers to realize low-latency service, then the low-latency slice can be established, but the orchestrator needs to perform complicated latency allocation processes that delay setup time
Solution Approach 1:
The SLG performs self-selection of destination SLGs and self-activation without requiring orchestrator intervention. The selection unit autonomously evaluates topology information, latency states, and processing capability information to determine the optimal destination SLG, eliminating the need for complex manual coordination between multiple providers.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures and stores topology information, latency states, and processing capability information in advance. When a low-latency slice is needed, the SLG can immediately query and utilize this pre-stored data to make rapid decisions about destination SLG selection and activation, avoiding time-consuming real-time coordination.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the orchestrator performs integrated control to dynamically change slice priority, then the slice can be optimized, but the control process becomes complex and reduces system flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the slice configuration and selection functions from the central orchestrator and transfers them to the distributed SLGs. Each SLG independently performs selection and activation based on local and global information, eliminating the need for complex orchestrator control while maintaining system adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables dynamic slice configuration through distributed decision-making. The selection unit can adaptively choose destination SLGs based on real-time conditions such as latency states and processing capability, allowing the system to dynamically respond to changing network conditions without requiring complex centralized orchestration.
3Productivity
If traffic is allocated to preset low-latency network slices, then low-latency service is achieved, but unforeseen demand cannot be accommodated and requires complex reconfiguration
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables dynamic adaptation to unforeseen demand through the selection unit's ability to evaluate current network conditions in real-time. When demand changes, the SLG can reassess latency states and processing capability information to dynamically select appropriate destination SLGs, allowing the system to adapt to new requirements without requiring complex reconfiguration of existing preset slices.
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AI summary
In a communication system, an SLG includes a slice selection unit that selects, in receiving a network slice reservation request including a network condition from a vCPE, based on topology information, a latency state, and processing capability information regarding each of the other SLGs, a destination SLG of a network slice that satisfies the network condition to reserve the network slice, and if there is no destination SLG that satisfies the network condition, newly activates a destination SLG to establish a network slice that satisfies the network condition, and an allocation unit that allocates traffic transmitted from the vCPE to the network slice reserved or established by the selection unit.