Research on 5G network slicing enabling the smart grid

Abstract

The power system promotes the construction of a strong smart grid and a ubiquitous power Internet of Things, making full use of modern information and communication technologies to support the evolution of traditional power grids to the energy Internet. In recent years, network slicing has received widespread attention from researchers, and it is not only a technology but also a new business model, which has attracted broad interest of researchers. Based on above background, in this paper, several typical user cases for smart grid are introduced firstly. In addition, we present the E2E business models and steps to implement network slicing for operators. Besides, the Total Cost of Ownership(TCO) and Return on Investment(ROI) of Network Slicing are also analyzed in Smart Grids for Operators.

Keywords

• smart grid
• network slicing
• business model
• tco
• roi