Performance Assurance for 5G Networks Including Network Slicing

Authors

  • Yizhi Yao 3GPP SA5 rapporteur, Intel, USA
  • Xiaowen Sun 3GPP SA5 co-rapporteur, China Mobile, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/jicts2245–800X.722

Keywords:

5G, network slicing, performance assurance, measurement job, performance data file, real-time, performance data streaming, threshold monitoring, MDA, NF, NSSI, NSI

Abstract

As part of the 5G (5 th Generation) family in 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), the standardization of performance assurance for 5G networks including network slicing has been started in 3GPP SA5 (Service and System Aspects Working Group 5) since release 15, and being continued in release 16 with further enhancements.

The network performance is directly associated to the experience of the end users, and concerns the user’s satisfaction and loyalty. The 3GPP management system is designed to provide the capabilities for performance assurance, including:

  • Near real-time and non-real time performance data collection and reporting;
  • Instant performance threshold monitoring;
  • MDA (Management Data Analytics) to support automated, preventative and predictive operations in network management and orchestration.

The performance assurance for 5G networks including network slicing targets at the entire 3GPP system across the NF (Network Function), NSSI (Network Slice Subnet Instance) and NSI (Network Slice Instance) perspectives.

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Author Biographies

Yizhi Yao, 3GPP SA5 rapporteur, Intel, USA

Yizhi Yao is a system architect at Intel Corporation, United States, which he joined in 2016. He worked for Motorola and Nokia from 2005 to 2016. Yizhi has been actively participating 3GPP SA5 since 2005, and has served as Chairman of the OAM SWG from 2011 to 2015. He has also been involved in some other standardization organizations, such as ETSI ISG NFV, ETSI ISG MEC, etc. Yizhi has taken numerous rapporteurships in the standardization organizations, and has been endeavoring to promote the standards and solutions of mobile network management and orchestration towards cloudification, intelligentization (e.g., making the system more intelligent with AI) and automation.

Yizhi graduated from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT) in 2003.

Xiaowen Sun, 3GPP SA5 co-rapporteur, China Mobile, China

Xiaowen Sun is a Core Network Researcher employed by China Mobile Research Institute. She has much experience in international standardization activities and collaborations, and has 4 years working experience in network slicing technology areas. Xiaowen has been participating in 3GPP SA5 since 2017, and NGMN NWMO until its completion in 2019. She also takes part in ITU-T SG13, ETSI ISG MEC and GSMA NEST. Now she is vice chair of GSMA NEST group. Xiaowen graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) in 2015.

References

3GPP TS 28.550 V16.1.0 “Management and orchestration; Performance assurance”.

3GPP TS 28.552 V16.1.0 “Management and orchestration; 5G performance measurements”.

3GPP TS 28.554 V16.0.0 “Management and orchestration; 5G end to end Key Performance Indicators (KPI)”.

3GPP TS 32.425 V16.3.0 “Performance Management (PM); Performance measurements for Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN)”.

3GPP TS 28.532 V16.0.0 “Management and orchestration; Generic management services”.

ETSI GS NFV 002 V2.4.1 “Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV), Architectural Framework”.

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Published

2019-05-25

How to Cite

Yao, Y. ., & Sun, X. . (2019). Performance Assurance for 5G Networks Including Network Slicing. Journal of ICT Standardization, 7(2), 93–108. https://doi.org/10.13052/jicts2245–800X.722

Issue

2019: Vol 7 Iss 2

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