?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Slicing+and+Allocation+of+Transformable+Resources+for+the+Deployment+of+Multiple+Virtualized+Infrastructure+Managers+(VIMs)&rft.creator=Freitas%2C+LA&rft.creator=Braga%2C+VG&rft.creator=Correa%2C+SL&rft.creator=Mamatas%2C+L&rft.creator=Rothenberg%2C+CE&rft.creator=Clayman%2C+S&rft.creator=Cardoso%2C+KV&rft.description=In+the+context+of+5G+networks%2C+the+concept+of+network+slicing+allows+network+providers+to+flexibly+share+infrastructures+with+mobile+service+providers+and+verticals.+While+this+concept+has+been+widely+investigated+considering+mostly+the+network+issues%2C+in+this+work+we+focus+on+a+slice+as+a+service+model+that+takes+into+account+the+data+center+(DC)+perspective.+In+particular%2C+we+propose+an+architecture+where+DC+slices+are+created+over+transformable+(compute+and+storage)+resources%2C+which+can+be+virtualized+or+de-virtualized+on-demand.+Then%2C+on+top+of+each+slice%2C+an+on-demand+VIM+is+instantiated+to+control+the+allocated+resources.+As+a+realization+of+this+architecture%2C+we+introduce+the+DC+Slice+Controller%2C+a+system+able+to+deploy+and+delivery+full+operational+VIMs+based+on+generic+templates.+We+evaluate+the+effectiveness+of+the+proposed+system+deploying+three+VIMs+(VLSP%2C+Kubernetes%2C+and+OpenStack)+over+commodity+hardware.+Experimental+results+show+that+the+DC+Slice+Controller+can+timely+provide+a+slice+even+when+dealing+with+sophisticated+VIMs+such+as+OpenStack.+As+an+example%2C+we+were+able+to+delivery+a+fully+functional+OpenStack+in+four+nodes+in+less+than+10+minutes.&rft.subject=Data+centers%2C+Network+slicing%2C+5G+mobile+communication%2C+Cloud+computing%2C+Computer+architecture%2C+Electronic+mail%2C+3GPP&rft.publisher=IEEE&rft.date=2018-09-13&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.publisher=IEEE+Conference+on+Network+Softwarization+(NetSoft)&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++Proceedings+of+the+4th+IEEE+Conference+on+Network+Softwarization+and+Workshops+(NetSoft)+2018.++(pp.+pp.+424-432).++IEEE+(2018)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10076033%2F7%2FClayman_Slicing%2520and%2520Allocation%2520of%2520Transformable%2520Resources%2520for%2520the%2520Deployment%2520of%2520Multiple%2520Virtualized%2520Infrastructure%2520Managers%2520%2528VIMs%2529_AAM.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10076033%2F&rft.rights=open