Impact of Network Densification on Joint Slicing and Functional Splitting in 5G
ABSTRACT The virtualization of the 5thGeneration (5G) Radio Ac-cess Network (RAN), which distributes the Next GenerationNode B (gNB) functions between a Central Unit (CU) and aDistributed Unit (DU), along with the emergence of slicingas a cornerstone of mobile communications networks, posenew challenges. One of these challenges is the managementof the joint...