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Network Slice Selection Function on M-CORD

M-CORD 기반의 네트워크 슬라이스 선택 기능

  • Received : 2018.12.08
  • Accepted : 2018.12.21
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

As Network Slicing functionality gets applied to mobile networking, a mechanism that enables the selection of network slices becomes indispensable. Following the 3GPP Technical Specification for the 5G Architecture, the inclusion of the Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF) in order to leverage the process of slice selection is apparent. However, actual implementation of this network function needs to deal with the dynamic changes of network instances, due to this, a platform that supports the orchestration of Virtual Network Functions (VNF) is required. Our proposed solution include the use of the Central Office Rearchitected as a Data Center (CORD) platform, with the specified profile for mobile networks (M-CORD) that integrates a service orchestrator (XOS) alongside solutions oriented to Software Defined Networking (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (VNF) and virtual machine management through OpenStack, in order to provide the right ecosystem where our implementation of NSSF can obtain slice information dynamically by relying on synchronization between back-end services and network function instances.

네트워크 슬라이싱 기능이 모바일 네트워킹에 적용되면서 네트워크 슬라이스를 선택할 수 있는 메커니즘이 필수적이다. 5G 아키텍처에 대한 3GPP 표준 기술 사양에 따라 슬라이스 선택 프로세스를 활용하기 위해 Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF)가 포함되어 있다. 이 네트워크 기능의 실제 구현은 네트워크 인스턴스의 동적 변경 사항을 처리해야하므로 가상 네트워크 기능 (VNF)의 오케스트레이션을 지원하는 플랫폼이 필요하다. 제안 된 솔루션은 Central Office Rearchitected as a Data Center (CORD) 플랫폼에서 모바일 네트워크용으로 특화된 M-CORD를 사용하고 있다. 이는 서비스 오케스트레이터인 XoS를 통합하는 플랫폼 및 Software Defined Networking (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV) 및 클라우드를 관리하는 OpenStack에 기반하고 있다. 이 플랫폼을 통해, 본 논문에서 제시된 NSSF 구현은 백엔드 서비스와 네트워크 기능 인스턴스 간의 동기화를 통해서 동적으로 슬라이스 정보를 얻을 수 있는 적절한 생태계를 제공하고 있다.

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Acknowledgement

Supported by : IITP (Institute for Information & communications Technology Promotion), National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)

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