14 papers
Small-Scale 5G Testbeds for Network Slicing Deployment: A Systematic Review
Ali Esmaeily, Katina Kralevska
Developing specialized cloud-based and open-source testbeds is a practical approach to investigate network slicing functionalities in the fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks. Thi…
5G Network Slice Isolation with WireGuard and Open Source MANO: A VPNaaS Proof-of-Concept
Simen Haga, Ali Esmaeily, Katina Kralevska +1
The fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks aim to host different types of services on the same physical infrastructure. Network slicing is considered as the key enabler for achievin…
GDPR Compliance for Blockchain Applications in Healthcare
Anton Hasselgren, Paul Kengfai Wan, Margareth Horn +3
The transparent and decentralized characteristics associated with blockchain can be both appealing and problematic when applied to a healthcare use-case. As health data is highly s…
A Cloud-based SDN/NFV Testbed for End-to-End Network Slicing in 4G/5G
Ali Esmaeily, Katina Kralevska, Danilo Gligoroski
Network slicing aims to shape 5G as a flexible, scalable, and demand-oriented network. Research communities deploy small-scale and cost-efficient testbeds in order to evaluate netw…
Local Voting: A New Distributed Bandwidth Reservation Algorithm for 6TiSCH Networks
Dimitrios J. Vergados, Katina Kralevska, Yuming Jiang +1
The IETF 6TiSCH working group fosters the adaptation of IPv6-based protocols into Internet of Things by introducing the 6TiSCH Operation Sublayer (6top). The 6TiSCH architecture in…
SoK of Used Cryptography in Blockchain
Mayank Raikwar, Danilo Gligoroski, Katina Kralevska
The underlying fundaments of blockchain are cryptography and cryptographic concepts that provide reliable and secure decentralized solutions. Although many recent papers study the…