Radio network slicing in 5G new radio (NR)

A communication method, comprising:

• receiving, by a processor, data for transmission;
• executing, by the processor, communication control on at least one network slice, wherein
• the communication control is executed based on a network address,
• the network address includes:
• m bytes that includes a plurality of bytes;
• high-order n bytes of the plurality of bytes as a locator section;
• and
• low-order m-n bytes of the plurality of bytes as an interface ID section,
• the locator section includes a slice number and a subnet number,
• the interface ID section includes the slice number,
• the slice number is for identification of the at least one network slice, and
• the subnet number represents a subnet in the at least one network slice;
• and
• transmitting the data, by the processor, based on a routing table set for each network slice of the at least one network slice, wherein
• the routing table indicates the locator section and network address information,
• the locator section indicates a destination address of the data,
• the network address information includes information of a node, and
• the node is a transmission destination of the data.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving data for transmission;
• executing communication control on at least one network slice, wherein
• the communication control is executed based on a network address,
• the network address includes:
• m bytes that includes a plurality of bytes;
• high-order n bytes of the plurality of bytes as a locator section;
• and
• low-order m-n bytes of the plurality of bytes as an interface ID section,
• the locator section includes a slice number and a subnet number,
• the interface ID section includes the slice number,
• the slice number is for identification of the at least one network slice, and
• the subnet number represents a subnet in the at least one network slice;
• and
• transmitting the data based on a routing table set for each network slice of the at least one network slice, wherein
• the routing table indicates the locator section and network address information,
• the locator section indicates a destination address of the data,
• the network address information includes information of a node, and
• the node is a transmission destination of the data.

A communication apparatus, comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• determine, based on a type of an application to be executed, a slice number of at least one network slice;
• embed, at a specific position in a network address, the determined slice number;
• and
• execute communication control on the at least one network slice, wherein
• the communication control is executed based on the network address,
• the network address includes:
• m bytes that includes a plurality of bytes;
• high-order n bytes of the plurality of bytes as a locator section;
• and
• low-order m-n bytes of the plurality of bytes as an interface ID section,
• the locator section includes the slice number and a subnet number,
• the interface ID section includes the slice number,
• the slice number is for identification of the at least one network slice, and
• the subnet number represents a subnet in the at least one network slice.