Enhancing Network Slicing Security: Machine Learning, Software-Defined Networking, and Network Functions Virtualization-Driven Strategies
Future Internet,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(7), P. 226 - 226
Published: June 27, 2024
The
rapid
development
of
5G
networks
and
the
anticipation
6G
technologies
have
ushered
in
an
era
highly
customizable
network
environments
facilitated
by
innovative
concept
slicing.
This
technology
allows
creation
multiple
virtual
on
same
physical
infrastructure,
each
optimized
for
specific
service
requirements.
Despite
its
numerous
benefits,
slicing
introduces
significant
security
vulnerabilities
that
must
be
addressed
to
prevent
exploitation
increasingly
sophisticated
cyber
threats.
review
explores
application
cutting-edge
technologies—Artificial
Intelligence
(AI),
specifically
Machine
Learning
(ML),
Software-Defined
Networking
(SDN),
Network
Functions
Virtualization
(NFV)—in
crafting
advanced
solutions
tailored
AI’s
predictive
threat
detection
automated
response
capabilities
are
analysed,
highlighting
role
maintaining
integrity
resilience.
Meanwhile,
SDN
NFV
scrutinized
their
ability
enforce
flexible
policies
manage
functionalities
dynamically,
thereby
enhancing
adaptability
measures
meet
evolving
demands.
Thoroughly
examining
current
literature
industry
practices,
this
paper
identifies
critical
research
gaps
frameworks
proposes
solutions.
We
advocate
a
holistic
strategy
integrating
ML,
SDN,
enhance
data
confidentiality,
integrity,
availability
across
slices.
concludes
with
future
directions
develop
robust,
scalable,
efficient
capable
supporting
safe
deployment
next-generation
networks.
Language: Английский
A Novel Framework for Cross-Cluster Scaling in Cloud-Native 5G NextGen Core
Future Internet,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(9), P. 325 - 325
Published: Sept. 6, 2024
Cloud-native
technologies
are
widely
considered
the
ideal
candidates
for
future
of
vertical
application
development
due
to
their
boost
in
flexibility,
scalability,
and
especially
cost
efficiency.
Since
multi-site
support
is
paramount
5G,
we
employ
a
multi-cluster
model
that
scales
on
demand,
shifting
boundaries
both
horizontal
scaling
shared
resources.
Our
approach
based
liquid
computing
paradigm,
which
has
benefit
adapting
changing
environment.
Despite
being
decentralized
deployment
across
data
centers,
5G
mobile
core
can
be
managed
as
single
cluster
entity
running
public
cloud.
We
achieve
this
by
following
cloud-native
patterns
declarative
configuration
Kubernetes
APIs
on-demand
resource
allocation.
Moreover,
our
setup,
analyze
offloading
Open5GS
user
control
plane
functions
under
two
different
peering
scenarios.
A
significant
improvement
terms
latency
throughput
achieved
in-band
peering,
considering
traffic
between
clusters
ensured
Liqo
through
VPN
tunnel.
also
validate
three
end-to-end
network
slicing
use
cases,
showcasing
full
automation
leveraging
capabilities
deployments
inter-service
monitoring
applied
service
mesh
solution.
Language: Английский
Priority/Demand-Based Resource Management with Intelligent O-RAN for Energy-Aware Industrial Internet of Things
Processes,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(12), P. 2674 - 2674
Published: Nov. 27, 2024
The
last
decade
has
witnessed
the
explosive
growth
of
internet
things
(IoT),
demonstrating
utilization
ubiquitous
sensing
and
computation
services.
Hence,
industrial
IoT
(IIoT)
is
integrated
into
devices.
IIoT
concerned
with
limitation
battery
life.
Therefore,
mobile
edge
computing
(MEC)
a
paradigm
that
enables
proliferation
resource
reduces
network
communication
latency
to
realize
perspective.
Furthermore,
an
open
radio
access
(O-RAN)
new
architecture
adopts
MEC
server
offer
provisioning
framework
address
energy
efficiency
reduce
congestion
window
IIoT.
However,
dynamic
continuity
task
generation
by
lead
challenges
in
management
orchestration
(MANO)
efficiency.
In
this
article,
we
aim
investigate
priority
on
demand.
Additionally,
minimize
long-term
average
delay
resource-intensive
tasks,
Markov
decision
problem
(MDP)
conducted
solve
problem.
deep
reinforcement
learning
(DRL)
optimal
handling
policy
for
MEC-enabled
O-RAN
architectures.
study,
MDP-assisted
q-network-based
priority/demanding
management,
namely
DQG-PD,
been
investigated
optimizing
management.
DQG-PD
algorithm
aims
devices,
which
demonstrates
exploiting
Q-network
(DQN)
jointly
optimizes
each
service
request.
DQN
divided
online
target
networks
better
adapt
environment.
Finally,
our
experiment
shows
work
can
outperform
reference
schemes
terms
resources,
cost,
energy,
reliability,
completion
ratio.
Language: Английский