# Automating the deployment of 5G Network Slices with ONAP

## TL;DR

This paper presents a model for automating 5G network slice deployment using ONAP, enabling faster, customizable, and private 5G network implementations.

## Contribution

It proposes an ONAP-compatible network slice model based on 5G standards, demonstrating deployment of a private mobile core network.

## Key findings

- Successful deployment of a private 5G network slice
- Enhanced on-demand network provisioning capabilities
- Accelerated time-to-market for 5G services

## Abstract

Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) is a carrier grade platform for automatically deploying and managing Virtualized Network Functions. In this paper, we address the deployment of network slices in order to come up with a model that is compatible with ONAP. We analyze various types of network slice ontology presented in the framework of 5G standardization bodies and we propose an ONAP-compatible model on the basis of which we illustrate the design, onboarding, instantiation and distribution of a network slice. We concretely define and deploy a network slice implementing a private and customized mobile core network. The achieved results not only make true NFV and 5G promises, notably those referring to on-demand networks, service customization and time-to-market acceleration, but they open the door to the deployment of private tailored cloud-native 5G networks.