IPv6 Network Slicing: Offering New Experience for Industries

This book is an essential guide to IPv6 network slicing. It covers both the fundamentals and cutting-edge technologies of IPv6 network slicing, and provides insights into future industry developments.

IP network slicing is an architectural innovation that provides multiple dedicated logical networks on a shared physical network. It comprises a complete set of solutions designed to meet the differentiated service requirements of the 5G and cloud era. This book focuses on IP network slicing based on the data plane of IPv6, a second-generation network layer protocol standard designed to address many of the problems encountered with IPv4. The book explores the technical implementation of IPv6 network slicing by introducing its architecture, implementation solutions, resource partitioning technologies, data plane technologies, and control plane technologies. It also explains how to deploy IPv6 network slicing through slice controllers and provides deployment suggestions based on Huawei practices.

It is a must-read for professional engineers involved in network planning, design, and technology support. Researchers and students in information and communication technology and communication system design will also find it useful.

Zhenbin Li is the chief protocol expert of Huawei, responsible for IP protocol research and standards promotion at Huawei. He was the member of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Internet Architecture Board (IAB) from 2019 to 2023. His recent publication with CRC Press includes SRv6 Network Programming: Ushering in a New Era of IP Networks.

Jie Dong is a Huawei protocol expert in data communication, mainly responsible for technical research and innovation related to 5G/6G transport networks. He is currently the secretary of the IETF Inter-Domain Routing (IDR) Working Group. His recent publication with CRC Press includes SRv6 Network Programming: Ushering in a New Era of IP Networks.

Yawei Zhang is a Huawei architect in data communication network slicing solutions, responsible for the planning and design of such solutions.

Xinzong Zeng is the chief architect of Huawei’s IP network controllers Network Cloud Engine (NCE), responsible for the planning and design of such controllers.