Demonstrating Network Slice KPI Monitoring in a 5G Testbed

Network slicing has been envisaged as a key enabler to satisfy diverse requirements of 5G networks, by creating multiple isolated end-to-end virtual networks dedicated to different services. An accurate view of these end-to-end 5G network slices is essential for both artificial intelligence (AI) driven slice orchestration, and data-driven automated service assurance. However, the existing open-source implementations of the 5G core do not natively support slice Key Performance Indicator (KPI) monitoring. In this demonstration, we show how to deploy a functional 5G testbed using a combination of open-source frameworks and tools, with a guide for configuring multiple network slices published on GitHub [1]. We also show the feasibility of monitoring and visualizing network slice KPIs using a representative cloud-gaming use-case.