US 12,603,821 B2 · Network slice feasibility assessment for a latency-based service level agreement (SLA)

Abstract

This disclosure provides systems, methods, devices, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for network slice feasibility assessment for a latency-based service level agreement (SLA). Some aspects relate to providing on-demand approval or rejection of a network slice request at a device in accordance with a latency threshold associated with an SLA of the requested network slice. In some implementations, the device may receive load information associated with the requested network slice. The device may select, in accordance with the latency threshold and the load information, a resource allocation for the network slice. In some implementations, the device may output an indication to accept or reject the network request according to the resource allocation. In some implementations, the device may use one or more machine learning (ML) models to select the acceptance or rejection of the network slice request, to select the resource allocation, or both.

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Dependent claims

A device associated with service management of a wireless network, comprising:

a processing system that includes processor circuitry and memory circuitry that stores code, the processing system configured to cause the device to:
obtain a request associated with a network slice of the wireless network, the request indicating a latency threshold associated with a service level agreement (SLA) of the network slice;
obtain load information associated with the network slice of the wireless network;
predict, in accordance with the latency threshold and the load information, a physical resource block (PRB) allocation for the network slice that satisfies the request;
and
output, to a network slice management function (NSMF) and in accordance with the predicted PRB allocation for the network slice and a resource capacity of the network slice, an indication of an acceptance or a rejection of the request associated with the network slice.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for network slice management in a wireless network, the code comprising instructions executable by a processing system to:

obtain a request associated with a network slice of the wireless network, the request indicating a latency threshold associated with a service level agreement (SLA) of the network slice;
obtain load information associated with the network slice of the wireless network;
predict, in accordance with the latency threshold and the load information, a physical resource block (PRB) allocation for the network slice that satisfies the request;
and
output, to a network slice management function (NSMF) and in accordance with the predicted PRB allocation for the network slice and a resource capacity of the network slice, an indication of an acceptance or a rejection of the request associated with the network slice.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Network slice feasibility assessment for a latency-based service level agreement (SLA)

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Network slice feasibility assessment for a latency-based service level agreement (SLA)

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