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5G Network Slicing to Deliver Improved User Experience
	© 2023 by IJCTT Journal
	Volume-71 Issue-9
	Year of Publication : 2023
	Authors : Mudit Sood
	DOI :  10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V71I9P107

How to Cite?

Mudit Sood, "5G Network Slicing to Deliver Improved User Experience," International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology, vol. 71, no. 9, pp. 59-68, 2023. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V71I9P107

Abstract
5G technologies have further advanced cellular to the frontier of wireless communications. 5G has brought several compelling use cases to life, like eMBB, uRLLC and massive IOT. Network Slicing will allow creative use of these features over the same bandwidth. Carriers will be able to slice the huge bandwidths that 5G allows into manageable distinct parts and associate appropriate QoS parameters to each part to suit the type of traffic that they will carry, thus creating a Virtualized network. With increased flexibility comes complexity, and many different Communication Service Provider companies have standardized and launched services to make the end-to-end realization of the use cases possible. This paper provides an overview of the technology behind Network Slicing, API Framework, Monetization and some other considerations to bring the power of network slicing to the customers and current research gaps. It also shows how Applications can utilize network Slicing to enhance the user experience of their customers.

Keywords
5G Network Slicing, eMBB, URLLC, mMTC, Massive IOT, End to end user Experience, Network Function virtualization.

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