Slicing the Network: Maintaining Neutrality, Protecting Privacy, and Promoting Competition

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2308.05829v1
• Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2023 19:13:07 GMT
• Title: Slicing the Network: Maintaining Neutrality, Protecting Privacy, and Promoting Competition
• Authors: Nick Doty, Mallory Knodel
• Abstract summary: 5G mobile networks enable network operators to engage in a technique called network slicing. The portion of a network that is sliced can be used to provide a suite of different service offerings. Report describes the technologies used for network slicing and outlines recommendations for both operators and regulators.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: The principles of net neutrality have been essential for maintaining the diversity of services built on top of the internet and for maintaining some competition between small and large providers of those online services. That diversity and competition, in turn, provide users with a broader array of choices for seeking online content and disseminating their own speech. Furthermore, in order for the internet to be used to its full potential and to protect the human rights of internet users, we need privacy from surveillance and unwarranted data collection by governments, network providers, and edge providers. The transition to 5G mobile networks enables network operators to engage in a technique called network slicing. The portion of a network that is sliced can be used to provide a suite of different service offerings, each tailored to specific purposes, instead of a single, general-purpose subscription for mobile voice and data. This requires a careful approach. Our report describes the technologies used for network slicing and outlines recommendations -- for both operators and regulators -- to enable network slicing while maintaining network neutrality, protecting privacy, and promoting competition.

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