Network slice feasibility assessment for slice orchestration in a wireless network

A method for network slice management in a wireless network, comprising:

• receiving, at a device associated with service management of the wireless network, a request to admit a network slice in the wireless network, the request indicating one or more parameters associated with a service level agreement of the network slice;
• selecting, in accordance with the one or more parameters associated with the service level agreement, a respective physical resource block (PRB) allocation of the network slice for each cell of a set of cells of the wireless network, wherein selecting the respective PRB allocation of the network slice for each cell of the set of cells further comprises:
• predicting a first PRB allocation of the network slice for a first cell of the set of a cells in accordance with the one or more parameters associated with the service level agreement and first observed network conditions at the first cell;
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• predicting a second PRB allocation of the network slice for a second cell of the set of cells in accordance with the one or more parameters associated with the service level agreement and second observed network conditions at the second cell;
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• outputting, to a network slice management function and in accordance with a respective PRB utilization at each cell of the set of cells and the respective PRB allocation of the network slice for each cell of the set of cells, a recommendation associated with the network slice, the recommendation comprising an approval or a rejection of the network slice to the wireless network.

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

• means for receiving a request to admit a network slice in the wireless network, the request indicating one or more parameters associated with a service level agreement of the network slice;
• means for selecting, in accordance with the one or more parameters associated with the service level agreement, a respective physical resource block (PRB) allocation of the network slice for each cell of a set of cells of the wireless network, wherein the means for selecting the respective PRB allocation of the network slice for each cell of the set of cells further comprise:
• means for predicting a first PRB allocation of the network slice for a first cell of the set of a cells in accordance with the one or more parameters associated with the service level agreement and first observed network conditions at the first cell;
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• means for predicting a second PRB allocation of the network slice for a second cell of the set of cells in accordance with the one or more parameters associated with the service level agreement and second observed network conditions at the second cell;
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• means for outputting, to a network slice management function and in accordance with a respective PRB utilization at each cell of the set of cells and the respective PRB allocation of the network slice for each cell of the set of cells, a recommendation associated with the network slice, the recommendation comprising an approval or a rejection of the network slice to the wireless network.

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:

• receive, at a device associated with service management of the wireless network, a request to admit a network slice in the wireless network, the request indicating one or more parameters associated with a service level agreement of the network slice;
• select, in accordance with the one or more parameters associated with the service level agreement, a respective physical resource block (PRB) allocation of the network slice for each cell of a set of cells of the wireless network, wherein, to select the respective PRB allocation of the network slice for each cell of the set of cells, the code further comprises instructions executable by the processing system to:
• predict a first PRB allocation of the network slice for a first cell of the set of a cells in accordance with the one or more parameters associated with the service level agreement and first observed network conditions at the first cell;
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• predict a second PRB allocation of the network slice for a second cell of the set of cells in accordance with the one or more parameters associated with the service level agreement and second observed network conditions at the second cell;
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• output, to a network slice management function and in accordance with a respective PRB utilization at each cell of the set of cells and the respective PRB allocation of the network slice for each cell of the set of cells, a recommendation associated with the network slice, the recommendation comprising an approval or a rejection of the network slice to the wireless network.