Assurance system transformations required to support network slice-based services

Current service assurance systems and processes cannot support the new architecture, technology and services associated with the delivery and operation of network slices. Communications service providers (CSPs) must therefore adopt new monitoring and assurance approaches that are better suited to the complex new architecture in their networks.

Topics included in this report

• Integration of assurance and orchestration systems within a slice
• The use of active inventory to support in-slice resource allocation
• Correlation of vertical-specific analytics with slice-specific analytics