Table of Contents

 1     Scope          
 2     References
 3     Definitions
        3.1     Terms defined elsewhere       
        3.2     Terms defined in this Recommendation           
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms             
 5     Conventions            
 6     Introduction to network softwarization for IMT-2020             
        6.1     Underlying technologies for softwarization     
        6.2     Potential use cases supported by network softwarization         
 7     Vertical aspects      
        7.1     Basic model for providing network slices          
        7.2     Network slicing for access networks – mobile fronthaul and backhaul 
        7.3     Advanced data plane programmability              
 8     Horizontal aspects 
        8.1     Basic horizontal view of network slices              
        8.2     Capability exposure and APIs
Appendix I – Example details of slice-support    
Appendix II – Consideration on the relationship with ETSI NFV model    
Appendix III – Example procedures and flows for slice instance creation    
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