Optimum e-Healthcare Resource Provisioning using Network Slicing Approach for Future 5G Networks

ABSTRACT

The modernization of advanced healthcare infrastructure in the early 21st century is still failing to cope up as the whole world is struggling to get rid of the deadly disease named COVID-19. The scarcity of clinical resources is one of the most fundamental as well as critical reasons behind this calamity. The entire healthcare system faces severe challenges to re-stabilize the system. Digitization of technology which is primarily driven by the next-generation communication networks has given an exclusive paradigm shift to resolving the issues. 5th generation of mobile communication-(5G) introduces classical techniques which play crucial roles in e-healthcare transformations. Software-Defined Networking(SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Network Slicing (NS), and the concept of programmable networks introduce URLLC communication and time-critical service delivery in a resource-restricted environment. Leveraging the concept of programmable slicing approach, in this work, we have framed a flexible e-healthcare slicing model for dedicated and optimized resource provisioning. We have introduced a vSDN server that can significantly balance the healthcare slice and classify the complex medical databases into simplified segments for quick data processing, management, and orchestration. Considering the reformation of global healthcare customization, our proposed approach will play a vital role in the field of the e-healthcare domain.