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A Secured 5G Network Slices Auction Broker

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The 5G network slicing system allows for vertical segment operators to share and dispute the necessary (different) “slices” of the network infrastructure to comply with the service-level agreements (SLAs) promised to their customers. To address the procurement of these requirements, a centralized 5G+ Network Slice Broker needs to be implemented, to receive the different requests, calculate the slice’s requirements, and match against the physical network resource availability (sub-slices). In today’s competitive world, competition for resources will lead to a great dynamism in price according to the supply and demand equation, and as such, the broker will also be requested to host an auction-type negotiation with the different providers to ensure a fair service to all parties involved. Security of the trade deals is ensured by using a blockchain mechanism for future reference.

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The authors acknowledge the support given by Instituto de Telecomunicações, Lisbon, Portugal.

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The work of the authors is funded by FCT/MCTES through national funds and when applicable funded by EU funds under projects: UIDB/50008/2020, UIDB/04466/2020 and UIDP/04466/2020.

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  1. Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), ISTAR, Lisbon, Portugal

    João Marques Silva

  2. Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), IT, Lisbon, Portugal

    Nuno Souto

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Silva, J.M., Souto, N. (2023). A Secured 5G Network Slices Auction Broker. In: Daimi, K., Alsadoon, A., Peoples, C., El Madhoun, N. (eds) Emerging Trends in Cybersecurity Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09640-2_6

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