CPC H04W 28/0268 (2013.01) [H04J 14/0257 (2013.01); H04L 5/001 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 12/12 (2013.01); H04W 28/24 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A computer-implemented method for providing an end-to-end slice of a 5G (fifth generation) network comprising a radio access network (RAN) and a wide area network (WAN), the method comprising:
exposing a user interface to enable a user to select properties that are applicable to the end-to-end 5G network slice;
implementing a RAN slice controller that is operatively coupled to physical infrastructure underlying the RAN including a radio frequency (RF) air interface to user equipment (UE) provided by a radio unit (RU);
implementing a WAN slice controller that is operatively coupled to physical infrastructure underlying the WAN including one or more long-haul optical systems; and
interoperating the RAN and WAN slice controllers over an interface to instantiate a 5G network slice that includes a slice of the RAN and a slice of the WAN and in which the selected properties are provisioned across the instantiated 5G network slice from end to end.
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