This book provides a comprehensive guide to the emerging field of
network slicing and its importance to bringing novel 5G applications
into fruition. The authors discuss the current trends, novel enabling
technologies, and current challenges imposed on the cellular networks.
Resource management aspects of network slicing are also discussed by
summarizing and comparing traditional game theoretic and optimization
based solutions. Finally, the book presents some use cases of network
slicing and applications for vertical industries. Topics include 5G
deliverables, Radio Access Network (RAN) resources, and Core Network
(CN) resources.
- Discusses the 5G network requirements and the challenges therein and
how network slicing offers a solution
- Features the enabling technologies of future networks and how network
slicing will play a role
- Presents the role of machine learning and data analytics for future
cellular networks along with summarizing the machine learning
approaches for 5G and beyond networks