Methods and Apparatuses for Mapping a Service Request to Radio Resources and Transport Resources in a Network

A method performed by a resource orchestrator for mapping a service request to radio resources in a deployment area, the method comprising:

• receiving a request from a service orchestrator to provide radio resources in a first network slice to meet a first Quality of Service requirement for a first service;
• identifying first radio resources in the first network slice for allocation to the first service;
• and
• responsive to obtaining an indication that first transport resources can be provided such that collectively the first radio resources and the first transport resources meet the first QoS requirement for the first service, initiating allocation of the first radio resources and the first transport resources to the first service.

A method performed by a resource orchestrator for mapping a service request to transport resources, the method comprising:

• obtaining an indication that first radio resources for allocation to a first service have been identified;
• determining whether first transport resources can be provided such that collectively the first radio resources and the first transport resources meet a first QoS requirement for the first service;
• and
• responsive to determining that first transport resources in the deployment area can be provided such that collectively the first radio resources and the first transport resources meet the first QoS requirement for the first service, initiating allocation of the first radio resources and the first transport resources to the first service.