A network programmability framework for vertical applications in the beyond 5G era

Koumaras, Harilaos; Tsolkas, Dimitris; Garcı́a, Javier; David, Artuñedo,; García, Bruno; Marco, Ricardo; Salkintzis, A.; Fragkos, Dimitrios; Makropoulos, George; Setaki, Fotini; Dı́az, A. Navas; Merino, Pedro; Koumaras, Vaios; Encinar, P.; Karadimas, Y.

doi:10.1109/eucnc/6gsummit54941.2022.9815790

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“…But beyond chaining VNFs, Network Applications are meant to enable verticals to exploit 5G network capabilities exposed through common Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), which in turn, simplifies largescale deployment of their services. Thus, they act as "application enablement services", exposing northbound interfaces for facilitating access to telco network resources (Siokis et al, 2021;Iordache et al, 2022;Koumaras et al, 2022;Pateromichelakis et al, 2022). Thereby, they fabricate middleware towards "network-aware" vertical applications, i.e., they implement the necessary interfaces for chained, or coexecuted vertical applications, so that the latter can more easily consume methods exposed by the various elements of the 3GPP 5G architecture (e.g., 5GC, RAN, MEC).…”

Section: G Network Applications and Their Delivery Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To experiment with such solutions, several projects propose architectural frameworks (Arampatzis et al, 2021;Martinez-Alpiste et al, 2022) and experimental testbed facilities' augmentations and workflows (Iordache et al, 2022;Margetis et al, 2022) to facilitate Network Applications' deployment, in tandem to the vertical systems under test. A common paradigm, followed across 5G PPP initiatives, toward simplifying this implementation and deployment of Network Applications is the adoption of a DevOps (Development and Operations) methodology driven by a Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practice (Patachia-Sultanoiu et al, 2021;Trantzas et al, 2021;Koumaras et al, 2022;Trantzas et al, 2022). These favour a workflow for microservices architectural-style design and containerized deployment of network services and applications (Grigoriou et al, 2022;Margetis et al, 2022).…”

Section: G Network Applications and Their Delivery Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A network application approach towards 5G and beyond critical communications use cases

Apostolakis,

Valera-Muros,

di Pietro

et al. 2024

Front. Comms. Net.

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Low latency and high bandwidth heralded with 5G networks will allow transmission of large amounts of Mission-Critical data over a short time period. 5G hence unlocks several capabilities for novel Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) applications, developed to support first responders in making faster and more accurate decisions during times of crisis. As various research initiatives are giving shape to the Network Application ecosystem as an interaction layer between vertical applications and the network control plane, in this article we explore how this concept can unlock finer network service management capabilities that can be leveraged by PPDR solution developers. In particular, we elaborate on the role of Network Applications as means for developers to assure prioritization of specific emergency flows of data, such as high-definition video transmission from PPDR field users to remote operators. To demonstrate this potential in future PPDR-over-5G services, we delve into the transfer of network-intensive PPDR solutions to the Network Application model. We then explore novelties in Network Application experimentation platforms, aiming to streamline development and deployment of such integrated systems across existing 5G infrastructures, by providing the reliability and multi-cluster environments they require.

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Section: G Network Applications and Their Delivery Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%