Intent-based network slicing for SDN vertical services with assurance: Context, design and preliminary experiments

B Martini, M Gharbaoui, P Castoldi - Future Generation Computer Systems, 2023 - Elsevier
Network slicing is announced to be one of the key features for 5G infrastructures enabling
network operators to provide network services with the flexibility and dynamicity necessary …

Multi-domain solutions for the deployment of private 5G networks

X Li, C Guimaraes, G Landi, J Brenes… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Private 5G networks have become a popular choice of various vertical industries to build
dedicated and secure wireless networks in industry environments to deploy their services …

An experimental study on latency-aware and self-adaptive service chaining orchestration in distributed NFV and SDN infrastructures

M Gharbaoui, C Contoli, G Davoli, D Borsatti… - Computer Networks, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networking (SDN)
changed radically the way 5G networks will be deployed and services will be delivered to …

A 5G-based eHealth monitoring and emergency response system: Experience and lessons learned

K Antevski, L Girletti, CJ Bernardos, A de la Oliva… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
5G is being deployed in major cities across the globe. Although the benefits brought by the
new 5G air interface will be numerous, 5G is more than just an evolution of radio technology …

Applying Blockchain consensus mechanisms to Network Service Federation: Analysis and performance evaluation

K Antevski, CJ Bernardos - Computer Networks, 2023 - Elsevier
Cutting edge (vertical) applications may swiftly saturate service providers' virtualized
infrastructure. In 5G and beyond, service providers seek out for innovative solutions such as …

Dqn dynamic pricing and revenue driven service federation strategy

J Martín-Pérez, K Antevski… - … on Network and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a dynamic pricing and revenue-driven service federation strategy
based on a Deep Q-Network (DQN) to instantly and automatically decide federation across …

eHealth: Enabling technologies, opportunities and challenges

H Makina, AB Letaifa, A Rachedi - Advances in Computers, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, the healthcare industry has undergone rapid transformation from the traditional
hospital-based scheme to a patient-centered approach. Patients are demanding newer …

Implementation of an intent layer for SDN-enabled and QoS-aware network slicing

M Gharbaoui, B Martini… - 2021 IEEE 7th International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Vertical industries are attracted by the flexibility and customization offered by network
operators through network slicing to run their application platforms in virtual infrastructure …

End-to-End Network Service Orchestration in Heterogeneous Domains for Next-Generation Mobile Networks

J Baranda, J Mangues-Bafalluy - NOMS 2022-2022 IEEE/IFIP …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
5G marks the beginning of a revolution in the mobile network ecosystem, transitioning to a
network of services to satisfy the demands of new telecom players, the vertical industries …

Multi-provider NFV network service delegation via average reward reinforcement learning

B Bakhshi, J Mangues-Bafalluy, J Baranda - Computer Networks, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In multi-provider 5G/6G networks, service delegation enables administrative
domains to federate in provisioning NFV network services. Admission control in selecting the …