Survey on Network Slicing for Internet of Things Realization in 5G Networks

IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 23(2), С. 957 - 994

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2021

Internet of Things (IoT) is an emerging technology that makes people's lives smart by conquering a plethora diverse application and service areas. In near future, the fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks provide connectivity for this IoT ecosystem. It has been carefully designed to facilitate exponential growth in field. Network slicing one key technologies 5G architecture ability divide physical network into multiple logical (i.e., slices) with different characteristics. Therefore, also enabler realisation 5G. can satisfy various networking demands heterogeneous applications via dedicated slices. survey, we present comprehensive analysis exploitation realisation. We discuss utilisation scenarios, along technical challenges be solved slicing. Furthermore, integration open research problems related are discussed paper. Finally, role other concepts, such as blockchain Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) integration.

Язык: Английский

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Convergence of Blockchain and Edge Computing for Secure and Scalable IIoT Critical Infrastructures in Industry 4.0

IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 8(4), С. 2300 - 2317

Опубликована: Сен. 22, 2020

Critical infrastructure systems are vital to underpin the functioning of a society and economy. Due ever-increasing number Internet-connected Internet-of-Things (IoT)/Industrial IoT (IIoT), high volume data generated collected, security scalability becoming burning concerns for critical infrastructures in industry 4.0. The blockchain technology is essentially distributed secure ledger that records all transactions into hierarchically expanding chain blocks. Edge computing brings cloud capabilities closer computation tasks. convergence edge paradigms can overcome existing issues. In this article, we first introduce IoT/IIoT 4.0, then briefly present paradigms. After that, show how these two enable scalable infrastructures. Then, provide survey on state art privacy A list potential research challenges open issues area also provided, which be used as useful resources guide future research.

Язык: Английский

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Open, Programmable, and Virtualized 5G Networks: State-of-the-Art and the Road Ahead

Computer Networks, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 182, С. 107516 - 107516

Опубликована: Авг. 29, 2020

Язык: Английский

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A Survey of Intelligent Network Slicing Management for Industrial IoT: Integrated Approaches for Smart Transportation, Smart Energy, and Smart Factory

IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 24(2), С. 1175 - 1211

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2022

Network slicing has been widely agreed as a promising technique to accommodate diverse services for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Smart transportation, smart energy, and factory/manufacturing are three key form backbone IIoT. management is paramount importance in face IIoT with diversified requirements. It important have comprehensive survey on intelligent network provide guidance future research this field. In paper, we thorough investigation analysis its general use cases well specific including energy factory, highlight advantages drawbacks across many existing works/surveys current terms set criteria. addition, present an architecture focusing above services. For each service, detailed application requirements architecture, associated enabling technologies. Further, deep understanding orchestration AI-assisted operation, edge computing empowered slicing, reliability, security. presented identify corresponding challenges open issues that can guide research. To facilitate implementation, case study integrated factory. Some lessons learnt include: 1) it necessary explicitly service function chains (SFCs) applications along underlying VNFs/PNFs supporting such SFCs; 2) crucial guarantee both ultra-low latency extremely high reliability; 3) resource heterogeneous domains importance. We hope useful researchers engineers innovation deployment

Язык: Английский

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Network Slicing: Recent Advances, Taxonomy, Requirements, and Open Research Challenges

IEEE Access, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 8, С. 36009 - 36028

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2020

Fifth-generation (5G) and beyond networks are envisioned to provide multi-services with diverse specifications. Network slicing is identified as a key enabling technology enable 5G multi-services. allows transition from network-as-an-infrastructure setup network-as-a-service numerous smart services requirements. Although several surveys tutorials have discussed network in detail, there no comprehensive study discussing the taxonomy requirements of slicing. In this paper, we present investigate recent advances towards Internet Things (IoT) applications. A devised for using different parameters: design principles, enablers, resources levels, service function chaining schemes, physical infrastructures, security. Furthermore, discuss services. Finally, open research challenges along possible guidelines

Язык: Английский

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QoE Management of Multimedia Streaming Services in Future Networks: A Tutorial and Survey

IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 22(1), С. 526 - 565

Опубликована: Дек. 10, 2019

The highly demanding Over-The-Top (OTT) multimedia applications pose increased challenges to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for assuring a reasonable Quality of Experience (QoE) their customers due lack flexibility, agility and scalability in traditional networks. future networks are shifting towards the cloudification network resources via Software Defined Networks (SDN) Network Function Virtualization (NFV). This will equip ISPs with cutting-edge technologies provide service customization during delivery offer QoE which meets customers' needs intelligent control management approaches. Towards this end, we paper tutorial comprehensive survey solutions current We start high-level description services, integrates modelling, monitoring, optimization. followed by discussion HTTP Adaptive Streaming (HAS) as dominant technique streaming videos over best-effort Internet. then summarize key elements SDN/NFV along an overview ongoing research projects, standardization activities use cases related SDN, NFV, other emerging applications. state-of-the-art techniques categorized into three different groups: a) QoE-aware/driven strategies using SDN and/or NFV; b) approaches adaptive architectures such multi-access edge computing, cloud/fog information-centric networking; c) extended new domains immersive augmented virtual reality, mulsemedia video gaming Based on review, present list identified regarding applications, orchestration, slicing collaborative softwarized Finally, directions focus areas management, QoE-oriented business models, QoE-based big data strategies, issues

Язык: Английский

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Softwarization of UAV Networks: A Survey of Applications and Future Trends

IEEE Access, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 8, С. 98073 - 98125

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2020

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have become increasingly important in assisting 5G and beyond (B5G) mobile networks. Indeed, UAVs all the potentials to both satisfy ever-increasing data demands of such networks provide ubiquitous connectivity different kinds wireless devices. However, UAV assistance paradigm faces a set crucial issues challenges. For example, network management current UAV-assisted systems is time consuming, complicated, carried out manually, thus causing multitude interoperability issues. To efficiently address these issues, Software-Defined Network (SDN) Function Virtualization (NFV) are two promising technologies manage improve for next generation In literature, no clear guidelines describing use cases SDN NFV context terrestrial networks, including Motivated by this fact, survey, we guide reader through comprehensive discussion main characteristics technologies. Moreover, thorough analysis classifications, cases, challenges related systems. We then discuss SDN/NFV-enabled systems, along with several case studies as involvement cellular communications, monitoring, routing, name few. furthermore present open research challenges, high-level insights, future directions

Язык: Английский

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The Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic With 5G Technologies

IEEE Engineering Management Review, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 48(3), С. 72 - 84

Опубликована: Авг. 18, 2020

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the world in an unexpected manner. human race is battling against while schools, universities, industries, hospitals, and governments are seeking new methods technologies to seamlessly continue their usual operations. In response, this article presents how 5G Internet of Things (IoT) related can be efficiently utilized developed fight COVID-19 pandemic. Several use-cases on IoT enablers provide innovative solutions areas telehealth, contact tracing, education, retail supply chains, e-government/ remote office/ information sharing, smart manufacturing factory automation, e-tourism, entertainment presented along with technical requirements challenges. It envisaged that proposed will instrumental facilitate lifestyle, work, other day-to-day activities humans postpandemic world.

Язык: Английский

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Towards Enabling Critical mMTC: A Review of URLLC Within mMTC

IEEE Access, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 8, С. 131796 - 131813

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2020

Massive machine-type communication (mMTC) and ultra-reliable low-latency (URLLC) are two key service types in the fifth-generation (5G) systems, pursuing scalability reliability with low-latency, respectively. These extreme services envisaged to agglomerate together into critical mMTC shortly emerging use cases (e.g., wide-area disaster monitoring, wireless factory automation), creating new challenges designing systems beyond 5G. While conventional network slicing is effective supporting a simple mixture of URLLC, it difficult simultaneously guarantee reliability, latency, requirements ¡ 4ms 10 ⁶ devices/km xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2 for automation) limited radio resources. Furthermore, recently proposed solutions scalable URLLC machine learning aided driverless vehicles) ill-suited whose type users have minimal energy budget computing capability that should be (tightly) optimized given tasks. To this end, our paper aims characterize promising search their possible solutions. we first review state-of-the-art (SOTA) technologies separate then identify from conflicting SOTA requirements, followed by potential approaches prospective at different layers.

Язык: Английский

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Multi-Access Edge Computing: A Survey

IEEE Access, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 8, С. 197017 - 197046

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2020

Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) is a key solution that enables operators to open their networks new services and IT ecosystems leverage edge-cloud benefits in systems. Located close proximity from the end users connected devices, MEC provides extremely low latency high bandwidth while always enabling applications cloud capabilities as necessary. In this article, we illustrate integration of into current mobile networks' architecture well transition mechanisms migrate standard 5G network architecture. We also discuss SDN, NFV, SFC slicing enablers. Then, provide state-of-the-art study on different approaches optimize resources its QoS parameters. regard, classify these based optimized parameters (i.e., processing, storage, memory, bandwidth, energy latency). Finally, propose an architectural framework for MEC-NFV environment SDN

Язык: Английский

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