Method and system for hybrid network slicing
A method, a network device, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are described in relation to a hybrid network slicing service. The hybrid network slicing service may enable the initial configuration of a network slice according to network slice requests that may include customized and user-specified network performance criteria. The hybrid network slicing service may enable network slice requests to specify selection of network resources and use/availability based on entity-based criteria including end device and/or application specific associations. The hybrid network slicing service may optimize network slice configurations and generate network slice templates.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a network device, a request, which includes an identifier that identifies a domain including radio and core network resources associated with multiple entities, for a proposed network slice in a network;
receiving, by the network device, current network analytics information pertaining to the network; and
provisioning, by the network device, the proposed network slice according to a network slice configuration that is based on the current network analytics information and the request.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the proposed network slice has not been previously available in the network.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request includes expected network performance parameters and values for the proposed network slice.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the domain includes application layer network resources associated with the multiple entities.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the proposed network slice pertains to an end device application or service development.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating, by the network device, a network slice template of the proposed network slice.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the radio and core network resources of the domain are reserved.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
invoking, by the network device, transmission of test traffic data via the proposed network slice.
9. A network device comprising:
a processor that is configured to:
receive a request, which includes an identifier that identifies a domain including radio and core network resources associated with multiple entities, for a proposed network slice in a network;
receive current network analytics information pertaining to the network; and
provision the proposed network slice according to a network slice configuration that is based on the current network analytics information and the request.
10. The network device of claim 9 , wherein the proposed network slice has not been previously available in the network.
11. The network device of claim 9 , wherein the request includes expected network performance parameters and values pertaining to the proposed network slice.
12. The network device of claim 9 , wherein the domain includes application layer network resources associated with the multiple entities.
13. The network device of claim 9 , wherein the proposed network slice pertains to an end device application or service development.
14. The network device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
generate a network slice template of the proposed network slice.
15. The network device of claim 9 , wherein the radio and core network resources of the domain are reserved.
16. The network device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
invoke transmission of test traffic data via the proposed network slice.
17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor of a network device, wherein the instructions are configured to:
receive a request, which includes an identifier that identifies a domain including radio and core network resources associated with multiple entities, for a proposed network slice in a network;
receive current network analytics information pertaining to the network; and
provision the proposed network slice according to a network slice configuration that is based on the current network analytics information and the request.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the proposed network slice has not been previously available in the network.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the radio and core network resources of the domain are reserved.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions are further configured to:
generate a network slice template of the proposed network slice.