D1.6 Operation, Management and Orchestration of Network Slices

Network slicing is one of the key enablers of 5G and a fundamental feature of the 5G-VINNI facility. In particular, operation, management and orchestration of 5G network slices has been a key work area for 5G-VINNI and 5G-VINNI facility sites. This work draws upon pre-existing work by standardization bodies, as well as industry and open source initiatives. This document updates 5G-VINNI deliverable D1.3 “Design for systems and interfaces for slice operation v1”. Previously published 5G-VINNI deliverables have been taken into consideration, especially D1.4 “Design of infrastructure architecture and subsystems v1” and D1.5 “Design of network slicing and supporting systems v1”. This document is the final deliverable of 5G-VINNI Task T1.3, “Design of a system to support management and orchestration of slices, and slice operations (by a slice instance owner)”.