Performance assurance for 5G networks including network slicing

As part of the 5G (5th Generation) family in 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), the standardization of performance assurance for 5G networks including network slicing has been started in 3GPP SA5 (Service and System Aspects Working Group 5) since release 15, and being continued in release 16 with further enhancements. The network performance is directly associated to the experience of the end users, and concerns the user’s satisfaction and loyalty. The 3GPP management system is designed to provide the capabilities for performance assurance, including: • Near real-time and non-real time performance data collection and reporting; • Instant performance threshold monitoring; • MDA (Management Data Analytics) to support automated, preventative and predictive operations in network management and orchestration. The performance assurance for 5G networks including network slicing targets at the entire 3GPP system across the NF (Network Function), NSSI (Network Slice Subnet Instance) and NSI (Network Slice Instance) perspectives. © 2019 the Author(s). All rights reserved.