This deliverable detailes the experimentation efforts undertaken in ARCFIRE. It encompasses 5 Experiments, each investigating aspects of the converged operator scenario set up by WP2. The first experiment investigated the differences between a RINA and an evolutionary 5G network in terms of management complexity, targeting configuration management deploying a new service. This experiment shows that
New networking technology has always alluded to the positive outcomes it will bring to the table, a route to increase the good things with the network, where it goes even faster, bigger and more software- programmable. While there is a hidden balance at play here for the network operator, were they have to ensure that bad things don’t happen,
What should be the main goal of any 5G architecture considering the network, service, and business, as well as operation, control and management. Is it to realise a largely self-governed network that adjusts its behaviour according to service requirements, business requirements, and instantaneous demand? I think those goals provide the frame for how the network
ARCFIRE’s D4.3 Design of experimental scenarios, selection of KPIs and metrics [pdf] is now available for download at the deliverables area. This deliverable details the preparatory work done in ARCFIRE WP4 before the actual experimentation can begin. It takes the converged network operator scenarios for a traditional network design and the RINA designs that were developed
