Intent-based Network Management and Orchestration for Smart Distribution\n Grids

2021/05/12 by Kashif Mehmood, Mehmood, Kashif, H. V. Kalpanie Mendis +5
Computer Science · Engineering · #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI) #Smart Grid Security and Resilience #Software System Performance and Reliability #Software-Defined Networks and 5G

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2105.05594

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Abstract

5G technology complements the enabling of communication services for\ndifferent vertical industries such as smart distribution grids. Automation is\nan integral and necessary part of the power distribution grid operation and\nmanagement. This paper postulates a framework by which the smart distribution\ngrid can obtain service-oriented communication services using 5G network\nslicing and intent-based networking (IBN). IBN provides an interface to service\nusers and network stakeholders to cooperate through a high level abstraction\nmodel of service provisioning in a network agnostic manner. The automation and\nadaptability of the distribution grid are facilitated by using the dynamic and\nclosed-loop mechanism of IBN together with network slicing and network function\nvirtualization for network management and orchestration. We identify the\nautomation parts of the power distribution grid and illustrate the intent\nprocessing and its inclusion in the definition of network slice instances,\nservice and network configuration models.\n

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