Next-generation networks: Necessity of edge sharing
Next-generation networks: Necessity of edge sharing
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10.3389/fcomp.2023.1099582
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2023-04
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W. Lehr;Volker Stocker
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作者：
W. Lehr;Volker Stocker
资源共享是电信网络设计的基础。塑造向下一代数字网络基础设施过渡的技术、经济和政策力量--在这里被描述为“5G+”（5G及以后）--使得新的和演进的边缘共享形式成为必要。尽管有这种必要性，但大多数关于网络共享协议（NSA）的经济和政策研究都集中在通过传统固定和移动的网络运营商（MNO）拥有和运营的网络提供零售服务的服务提供商之间的共享。在这篇文章中，我们提出了为什么增加和更动态的共享选项，特别是最终用户拥有的网络基础设施，应该为未来的NSA接受的情况。此外，我们解释了这样一个新的共享模式必须匹配适当的监管政策。
Resource sharing is fundamental to the design of telecommunication networks. The technology, economic and policy forces shaping the transition to next-generation digital networking infrastructure—characterized here as “5G+” (for 5G and beyond)—make new and evolved forms of edge sharing a necessity. Despite this necessity, most of the economic and policy research on Network Sharing Agreements (NSAs) has focused on sharing among service providers offering retail services via networks owned and operated by legacy fixed and mobile network operators (MNOs). In this essay, we make the case for why increased and more dynamic options for sharing, in particular of end-user owned network infrastructure, should be embraced for the future of NSAs. Furthermore, we explain how such a novel sharing paradigm must be matched by appropriate regulatory policies.