SELFNET 5G mobile edge computing infrastructure: Design and prototyping. (10th February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chirivella‐Perez, Enrique; Marco‐Alaez, Ricardo; Hita, Alba; Serrano, Ana; Alcaraz Calero, Jose M.; Wang, Qi; Neves, Pedro M.; Bernini, Giacomo; Koutsopoulos, Konstantinos; Gil Pérez, Manuel; Martínez Pérez, Gregorio; Barros, Maria João; Gavras, Anastasius
• Other Names: Ranjan Rajiv guestEditor.; Villari Massimo guestEditor.; Shen Haiying guestEditor.; Rana Omer guestEditor.; Buyya Rajkumar guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Software, practice & experience. Volume 50:Number 5(2020)
• Page Start: 741
• Page End: 756
• Publication Date: 2019-02-10
• Subjects: deployment -- infrastructure -- mobile edge computing -- network function virtualization -- software‐defined networks -- 5G; Computer software -- Periodicals; Computer programming -- Periodicals; Computer programs -- Periodicals; 005.3
• DOI: 10.1002/spe.2681
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0038-0644

Abstract

Summary: This paper presents the design and prototype implementation of the SELFNET fifth‐generation (5G) mobile edge infrastructure. In line with the current and emerging 5G architectural principles, visions, and standards, the proposed infrastructure is established primarily based on a mobile edge computing paradigm. It leverages cloud computing, software‐defined networking, and network function virtualization as core enabling technologies. Several technical solutions and options have been analyzed. As a result, a novel portable 5G infrastructure testbed has been prototyped to enable the preliminary testing of the integrated key technologies and to provide a realistic execution platform for further investigating and evaluating software‐defined networking– and network function virtualization–based application scenarios in 5G networks.