• 5G Network Slice Isolation with WireGuard and Open Source MANO: A VPNaaS Proof-of-Concept 

      Haga, Simen; Esmaeily, Ali; Kralevska, Katina; Gligoroski, Danilo (Chapter, 2020)
      The fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks aim to host different types of services on the same physical infrastructure. Network slicing is considered as the key enabler for achieving this goal. Although there is some progress ...
    • Beyond 5G Resource Slicing with Mixed-Numerologies for Mission Critical URLLC and eMBB Coexistence 

      Esmaeily, Ali; Mendis, Handunneththi V. K.; Mahmoodi, Toktam; Kralevska, Katina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Network slicing has been a significant technological advance in the 5G mobile network allowing delivery of diverse and demanding requirements. The slicing grants the ability to create customized virtual networks from the ...
    • A Cloud-based SDN/NFV Testbed for End-to-End Network Slicing in 4G/5G 

      Esmaeily, Ali; Kralevska, Katina; Gligoroski, Danilo (Chapter, 2020)
      Network slicing aims to shape 5G as a flexible, scalable, and demand-oriented network. Research communities deploy small-scale and cost-efficient testbeds in order to evaluate network slicing functionalities. We introduce ...
    • Network Slicing in Beyond 5G: Implementation, Isolation, and Coexistence 

      Esmaeily, Ali (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:407, Doctoral thesis, 2023)
      The contemporary landscape of telecommunications is defined by the advent of Fifth Generation (5G) and the tantalizing promise of Beyond 5G (B5G) networks. 5G and B5G networks are the keys to fulfilling a massive number ...
    • Secure Communication with WireGuard – VPN-as-a-Service in Beyond 5G 

      Kielland, Sondre Sørensen (Master thesis, 2022)
      Innføring av skivedeling i 5G nettverk åpner for at vertikale virksomheter kan utvikle og benytte sine tjenester ved siden av hverandre i telenett. Sammenliknet med tidligere generasjons mobilnettverk, søker 5G å kunne ...
    • Secure Service Implementation with Slice Isolation and WireGuard 

      Kielland, Sondre; Esmaeily, Ali; Kralevska, Katina; Gligoroski, Danilo (Chapter, 2022)
      Network slicing enables the provision of services for different verticals over a shared infrastructure. Nevertheless, security is still one of the main challenges when sharing resources. In this paper, we study how WireGuard ...
    • Slicing Scheduling for Supporting Critical Traffic in Beyond 5G 

      Esmaeily, Ali; Kralevska, Katina; Mahmoodi, Toktam (Chapter, 2022)
      One of the most challenging services fifth-generation (5G) mobile network is designed to support, is the critical services in-need of very low latency, and/or high reliability. It is now clear that such critical services ...
    • Small-Scale 5G Testbeds for Network Slicing Deployment: A Systematic Review 

      Esmaeily, Ali; Kralevska, Katina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Developing specialized cloud-based and open-source testbeds is a practical approach to investigate network slicing functionalities in the fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks. This paper provides a comprehensive review ...