SliceEdge: Edge-Based Network Slicing for Multimodal Tactile Internet Applications in 5G/6G
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Abstract
Industrial networks increasingly rely on Tactile Internet (TI) to enable real-time remote interaction through haptic, audio, and visual modalities, imposing stringent requirements for ultra-low latency, high reliability, and high throughput. While Network Slicing (NS) in mobile networks has been widely studied, most existing solutions rely on simulation or require extensive modifications to the 5G System (5GS), making them impractical for real-world TI deployments. This paper introduces SliceEdge, an edge-based NS that proactively classifies and isolates multi-modal traffic in campus before it enters the 5GS. By leveraging In-Network Computing (INC), SliceEdge is deployed directly on network devices, enabling slicing at the data path without altering the 5GS architecture. We develop and evaluate SliceEdge on a cloud-native 5G testbed with real datasets from bilateral teleoperation and immersive Virtual Reality (VR) applications. Experimental results demonstrate that SliceEdge achieves traffic isolation up to 37% throughput improvement, sub-5 ms latency for haptic and control traffic, and packet loss below 10-5, meeting the stringent Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of TI applications in industrial and campus network environments.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2026 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2026 - Proceedings |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 979-8-3315-7624-0 |
| ISBN (print) | 979-8-3315-7625-7 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2026 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Publication series
| Series | IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC |
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| ISSN | 2164-7038 |
Conference
| Title | 62nd IEEE International Conference on Communications |
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| Subtitle | Connected World for Sustainable Future |
| Abbreviated title | ICC 2026 |
| Conference number | 62 |
| Duration | 24 - 28 May 2026 |
| Website | |
| Location | Scottish Event Campus |
| City | Glasgow |
| Country | United Kingdom |
External IDs
| ORCID | /0000-0001-8469-9573/work/224855341 |
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| ORCID | /0000-0001-7008-1537/work/224857317 |
Keywords
Sustainable Development Goals
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Keywords
- 5G networks, in-network computing, network slicing, Tactile Internet