End-to-end Slicing of RAN based on Next Generation Optical Access Network

Due to their large diffusion, optical access networks represent a viable supporting infrastructure for mobile networks and services. The heterogeneity of services supported by mobile networks calls for the implementation of slicing mechanisms able to accommodate resources in all the involved network segments from the mobile user up to the core network.In this work, we demonstrate a fully-functional and integrated 5G network deployment to satisfy real end-to-end slicing in next-generation access networks. We evaluate the impact of optical access network resources allocation mechanisms on slice performance in terms latency and jitter experienced by mobile users.