Hello, folks welcome back to Learnizo Global. Today we are going to discuss one of the most innovative aspects of 5G network Architecture (Network Slicing). In 5G commercial networks, connectivity will be characterized by its wide diversity of use cases and their varied requirements in terms of power, bandwidth, and speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Network Slicing will let mobile network operators provide portions of their networks for specific customer use cases like the remotely operated surgical or medical monitoring equipment, public safety devices, such as smoke detectors and cameras, the smart home, the IoT factory, the connected car, or the smart energy grid. Depending on the specific needs of a particular use case, Network slicing provides a unique set of optimized resources and network topology covering certain SLA-specified factors such as connectivity, speed, and capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Network slicing provides the operators\u2019 ability to deploy only the functions necessary to support particular customers and particular market segments. Earlier they have to deploy full functionality to support devices that use only a part of that functionality. Network slicing helps directly in savings and the ability to deploy 5G systems more quickly because fewer functions need to be deployed, enabling faster time to market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is 5G Network Slicing?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNetwork slicing is a method of creating multiple unique logical and virtualized networks that provide different amounts of resources to different types of traffic over a shared physical multi-domain infrastructure.<\/em>\u201d
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Network slicing is a type of virtual networking architecture based on Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), two closely related network virtualization technologies that are moving modern networks toward software-based automation. SDN and NFV allow far better network flexibility through the partitioning of network architectures into virtual elements.
In this virtualized network architecture, physical components are secondary, while logical (software-based) partitions are more important, resourcing capacity to certain purposes dynamically, according to need. As needs change, so can the devoted resources. Using common resources such as storage and processors, network slicing permits the creation of slices devoted to logical, self-contained, and partitioned network functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n