Proactive Network Slice Reconfiguration by Exploiting Prediction Interval and Robust Optimization

Wei, F., Feng, G., Sun, Y. , Wang, Y. and Qin, S. (2020) Proactive Network Slice Reconfiguration by Exploiting Prediction Interval and Robust Optimization. In: IEEE Global Communications Conference 2020, 7-11 Dec 2020, ISBN 9781728182988 (doi: 10.1109/GLOBECOM42002.2020.9322440)

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Abstract

It is widely acknowledged that the agile reconfiguration of network slice according to traffic demand is of vital importance in 5G-and-beyond systems. Existing relevant works make reconfiguration decisions based either on point prediction of the uncertain demand, which lacks indications on how accurate it is, or on handcrafted uncertainty set with robust optimization, which may lead to resource over-provisioning due to the lack of prediction mechanism. To overcome these drawbacks, in this paper, we propose a predictor-optimizer framework that intelligently performs inter-slice reconfiguration with the aim of minimizing the energy consumption of serving these slices. Specifically, the predictor produces a prediction interval comprised of lower and upper bounds that bracket the future traffic demands with a prespecified probability. Then by regarding the prediction interval as the uncertainty set, we formulate the network slice reconfiguration problem as a Robust Mixed Integer Programming (RMIP). We solve this RMIP by using linearization technique and robust optimization. Numerical results demonstrate that the proposed framework outperforms traditional methods in terms of robustness and energy consumption. Meanwhile, the tradeoff between robustness and the energy consumption can be automatically adjusted according to the type of slice and traffic demands.

Item Type:Conference Proceedings
Additional Information:This work has been supported by the RandD Program in Key Areas of Guangdong Province (Grant No. 2018B010114001), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation under Grant 2019M663476, and the General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61871099).
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Sun, Dr Yao and Feng, Professor Gang
Authors: Wei, F., Feng, G., Sun, Y., Wang, Y., and Qin, S.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy
ISSN:2576-6813
ISBN:9781728182988
Published Online:25 January 2021
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2020 IEEE
First Published:First published in GLOBECOM 2020 - 2020 IEEE Global Communications Conference
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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