Work

Programmability for Flexible 6G Architecture

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The proliferation of the use cases expected to be supported by 6G networks and the diversity of requirementsassociated with these use cases call for a dynamically adaptable 6G network architecture. The recent advances in network programmability technologies such as SDN, P4, and NFV offer a rich tool suite to design flexible and programmable networks. In this paper, we propose a framework for end-to-end programmability management for 6G networks that covers different network domains. We show how the framework can be integrated withstate-of-the-art network management. The benefits of this programmability management framework are highlighted by showcasing two novel use cases that utilize network programmability in the transport and UE domains. The first application utilizes P4 language to program transport domain switches to enhanceperformance measurements and enable adaptive QoS handling, while the second use case describes how UE programmability facilitates dynamic compute offloading between UEs and Multi-Access Edge Computing resources.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14445468

Authors: Harkous, Hasanin, Luetzenkirchen, Thomas, Flinck, Hannu, Kuklinski, Slawomir

Institutions: Nokia (Germany), Nokia (Finland), Warsaw University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Software-Defined Networks and 5G

Subfield: Computer Networks and Communications

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Commission