A novel slice-oriented network model

Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Software-Defined Networks (SDN), and Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) are recent technologies that enable new features and functionalities for 5G networks. These technologies are used to provide flexible, scalable and on-demand services for the vast growing array of applications with diverging requirements such low latency, data transmission security, energy efficiency, mobility, massive connectivity, reliability, guaranteed QoS, throughput etc. The introduction of network slicing offers new solutions to manage challenges of application-tailored services in 5G and optimize business model for network operators. In this paper, we present a novel slice-oriented network model and develop a feasible information network demo intended to describe the managerial characteristics and behavior of network slices. The model is mainly depends on the MEC paradigm. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018.