Traffic Classification for Network Slicing in Mobile Networks

Network slicing is a promising technique used in the smart delivery of traffic and can satisfy the requirements of specific applications or systems based on the features of the 5G network. To this end, an appropriate slice needs to be selected for each data flow to efficiently transmit data for diff...

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Autores: Gabilondo García, Álvaro, Fernández, Zaloa, Viola, Roberto, Martín, Ángel, Zorrilla Berasategui, Mikel Joseba, Angueira Buceta, Pablo, Montalbán Sánchez, Jon
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/56370
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/56370
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:network slicing
5QI
traffic classification
nDPI
5G network
Descripción
Sumario:Network slicing is a promising technique used in the smart delivery of traffic and can satisfy the requirements of specific applications or systems based on the features of the 5G network. To this end, an appropriate slice needs to be selected for each data flow to efficiently transmit data for different applications and heterogeneous requirements. To apply the slicing paradigm at the radio segment of a cellular network, this paper presents two approaches for dynamically classifying the traffic types of individual flows and transmitting them through a specific slice with an associated 5G quality-of-service identifier (5QI). Finally, using a 5G standalone (SA) experimental network solution, we apply the radio resource sharing configuration to prioritize traffic that is dispatched through the most suitable slice. The results demonstrate that the use of network slicing allows for higher efficiency and reliability for the most critical data in terms of packet loss or jitter.