Network slicing orchestration technology is key to delivering 5G slicing at scale
28 January 2021 | Research
Strategy report | PPTX and PDF (6 slides) | Network Automation and Orchestration
"CSPs have a vision of delivering network slice services to enterprises by giving them control to create and manage their slices over the 5G network."
Network slices are use-casespecific, virtualised, end-to-end networks that span RAN to core. Communications service providers (CSPs) will need new software capabilities to manage and automate the slices.
This report provides:
- an explanation of why CSPs need new orchestration software
- an overview of how standards are developing in the industry
- recommendations for vendors to guide their network slicing orchestration strategies.
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