Intelligent Resource Management for Network Slicing in 5g and Beyond

This book provides a timely and comprehensive study of developing efficient network slicing frameworks in both 5G wireless and core networks. It also presents protocol stack layer perspectives, which includes virtual network topology design, end-to-end delay modeling, dynamic resource slicing, and link-layer and transport-layer protocol customization.

This book provides basic principles, concepts and technologies for communication, computing and networking. Optimization and queueing analysis techniques are applied to solving different problems for network slicing illustrated in this book as well.

Researchers working in the area of network slicing in 5G networks and beyond, and advanced-level students majoring in electrical engineering, computer engineering and computer science will find this book useful as a reference or secondary textbook. Professionals in industry seeking solutions to resource management for 5G networks and beyond will also want to purchase this book.

本書提供了一個及時且全面的研究，探討在5G無線和核心網路中開發高效的網路切片框架。它還從協議堆疊層的角度提出了虛擬網路拓撲設計、端到端延遲建模、動態資源切片以及鏈路層和傳輸層協議定制等觀點。

本書介紹了通信、計算和網絡的基本原理、概念和技術。優化和隊列分析技術被應用於解決本書中所示的網路切片的不同問題。

在5G網絡及其後續網絡中從事網路切片研究的研究人員，以及主修電氣工程、計算機工程和計算機科學的高級學生，將會發現本書作為參考書或輔助教材非常有用。同時，業界尋求5G網絡及其後續網絡的資源管理解決方案的專業人士也會希望購買本書。

Qiang Ye received the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, in 2016. From December 2016 to September 2019, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow and a Research Associate with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo. Since September 2019, he has been an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN, USA. His research interests include network slicing for 5G networks, edge intelligence for autonomous vehicular networks, artificial intelligence for future networking, protocol design, and performance analysis for the Internet of Things. He was a Technical Program Committee (TPC) Members for several international conferences, including the IEEE GLOBECOM'20, VTC'17, VTC'20, and ICPADS'20. He is an editor of the International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks (SAGE Publishing) and Wireless Networks (SpringerNature), and an Area Editor of the Encyclopedia of Wireless Networks (SpringerNature).

Weihua Zhuang received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering in 1993 from the University of New Brunswick, Canada. She has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada, since 1993, where she is a University Professor and a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Wireless Communication Networks. Dr. Zhuang was a recipient of the 2021 Women's Distinguished Career Award from the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, 2021 R. A. Fessenden Award from the IEEE Canada, 2017 Technical Recognition Award in Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks from the IEEE Communications Society, and a co-recipient of several Best Paper Awards from international conferences. She was the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology from 2007 to 2013, Technical Program Chair/Co-Chair of IEEE VTC 2017/2016 Fall, and Technical Program Symposia Chair of IEEE Globecom 2011. She is an elected member of the Board of Governors and Vice President for Publications of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. She was an IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer from 2008 to 2011. Dr. Zhuang is a Fellow of the IEEE, Royal Society of Canada, Canadian Academy of Engineering, and Engineering Institute of Canada.

葉強於2016年從加拿大滑鐵盧大學獲得電氣與計算機工程博士學位。從2016年12月至2019年9月，他在滑鐵盧大學電氣與計算機工程系擔任博士後研究員和研究助理。自2019年9月起，他擔任明尼蘇達州曼凱托明尼蘇達州立大學電氣與計算機工程與技術系助理教授。他的研究興趣包括5G網絡的網絡切片、自主車輛網絡的邊緣智能、未來網絡的人工智能、物聯網的協議設計和性能分析。他曾擔任多個國際會議的技術計劃委員會成員，包括IEEE GLOBECOM'20、VTC'17、VTC'20和ICPADS'20。他是《國際分佈式感測器網絡期刊》（SAGE Publishing）和《無線網絡》（SpringerNature）的編輯，以及《無線網絡百科全書》（SpringerNature）的區域編輯。

莊衛華於1993年從加拿大新不倫瑞克大學獲得電氣工程博士學位。自1993年以來，她一直在加拿大滑鐵盧大學電氣與計算機工程系任職，擔任大學教授和一級加拿大研究主席。莊博士獲得了IEEE車載技術學會2021年傑出女性職業生涯獎、IEEE加拿大2021年R.A.費森登獎、IEEE通信學會2017年自組網和感測器網絡技術認可獎，以及多個國際會議的最佳論文獎共同獲得者。她曾擔任IEEE車載技術期刊的主編（2007年至2013年），IEEE VTC 2017/2016秋季技術計劃主席/聯席主席，以及IEEE Globecom 2011技術計劃研討會主席。她是IEEE車載技術學會理事會和出版物副主席的當選成員。她曾擔任IEEE通信學會傑出講師（2008年至2011年）。莊博士是IEEE、加拿大皇家學會、加拿大工程學院和加拿大工程學會的會士。