System and methods for generating a slice deployment description for a network slice instance

A device, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
• receive a request to generate a network slice configuration for a service;
• process the request to identify a slice type identifier that is associated with:
• a network slice type of the network slice configuration,
• a set of deployment parameters for the network slice configuration, and
• a location associated with the service;
• select, from a plurality of description templates, a description template that is associated with the network slice type;
• determine, based on the description template and the set of deployment parameters, a description profile for the network slice configuration;
• determine, based on the description profile and the location, a slice deployment description for the network slice configuration according to location-specific characteristics associated with resources for use in providing the service at the location;
• determine that a network slice instance (NSI) that is configured according to the slice deployment description is capable of satisfying a service level agreement associated with providing the service at the location;
• and
• perform an action associated with the slice deployment description or the NSI.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive a request to generate a network slice configuration for providing a service via a network,
• wherein the request includes:
• a slice type identifier that is associated with a network slice type of the network slice configuration,
• a set of deployment parameters for the network slice configuration, and
• information identifying a location associated with the service;
• determine a description template associated with the network slice type;
• determine, based on the description template and the set of deployment parameters, a description profile for the network slice configuration;
• generate, based on the description profile and the location, a slice deployment description for the network slice configuration according to location-specific characteristics associated with resources at the location and a service level agreement associated with the request;
• and
• deploy the slice deployment description to permit a network slice instance (NSI) to be created according to the slice deployment description.