Methods and systems for network slice monitoring and verification

A method for network slice monitoring and verification in a network, wherein the method comprises:

• maintaining, by a storage application in a data store implemented as an interplanetary file system (IPFS) in the network, a slice data structure dedicated for a network slice, wherein the slice data structure comprises an identifier of the network slice, parameters describing a configuration of the network slice, usage data describing a usage of one or more network elements (NEs) in the network slice by one or more clients, and update data describing updates to the parameters of the network slice;
• monitoring, by a slice application in a core network of the network, an instantiation of the network slice, the usage of the network slice by the one or more clients, and the updates to the parameters of the network slice;
• transmitting, by the slice application to the data store, data describing the instantiation of the network slice, the usage of the network slice by the one or more clients, and the updates to the parameters of the network slice;
• updating, by the storage application, the slice data structure based on the data received from the slice application to maintain an up-to-date representation of the network slice;
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• transmitting, by the storage application, at least a portion of the slice data structure to a client application in response to a request for the slice data structure received from the client application for verification that the network slice provided for the client matches subscription parameters of the network slice, wherein the request comprises the identifier of the network slice, wherein the client application autonomously verifies the subscription parameters of the network slice using the portion of the slice data structure.

A method for network slice monitoring and verification in a network, wherein the method comprises:

• determining, by a slice application in a core network of the network, instantiation of a network slice for a client, wherein the network slice comprises one or more network elements (NE) in the network configured to provide a service to the client;
• obtaining, by the slice application, parameters for the network slice instantiated for the client, wherein the parameters indicate a configuration of the network slice in the network;
• generating, by a storage application in a data store implemented as an interplanetary file system (IPFS), a slice data structure dedicated for the network slice in response to receiving the parameters from the slice application, wherein the slice data structure comprises the parameters of the network slice;
• monitoring, by the slice application, usage of the one or more NEs in the network slice by the client;
• storing, by the storage application in the slice data structure, usage data describing the usage of the one or more NEs in the network slice, wherein the usage data indicates an amount of data or resources consumed in the network slice by the client;
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• updating, by the storage application, the slice data structure to indicate update data describing an update to one or more parameters of the network slice in response to receiving update data from the slice application.