Network Slice Instance
E523098
A Network Slice Instance is a logically isolated, end-to-end 5G network partition tailored to specific service or customer requirements, providing dedicated resources and performance characteristics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Network Slice Instance canonical | 1 |
| S-NSSAI | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5480963 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Network Slice Instance Context triple: [Network Slice Selection Function, selects, Network Slice Instance]
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A.
Network Slice Selection Function
The Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF) is a 5G core network function that determines and assigns the appropriate network slice for user equipment based on subscription, service requirements, and network policies.
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B.
ONAP
ONAP (Open Network Automation Platform) is an open-source platform for real-time, policy-driven orchestration and automation of physical and virtual network functions, widely used by telecom operators to manage complex networks.
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C.
VNF
VNF is the French public agency responsible for managing and developing the country’s inland waterways network.
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D.
5G Core
5G Core is the cloud-native, service-based core network architecture that underpins 5G mobile systems, enabling advanced connectivity, slicing, and low-latency services.
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E.
Open RAN
Open RAN is a mobile network architecture approach that uses open, interoperable interfaces and disaggregated hardware and software to increase flexibility, competition, and innovation in radio access networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Network Slice Instance Target entity description: A Network Slice Instance is a logically isolated, end-to-end 5G network partition tailored to specific service or customer requirements, providing dedicated resources and performance characteristics.
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A.
Network Slice Selection Function
The Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF) is a 5G core network function that determines and assigns the appropriate network slice for user equipment based on subscription, service requirements, and network policies.
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B.
ONAP
ONAP (Open Network Automation Platform) is an open-source platform for real-time, policy-driven orchestration and automation of physical and virtual network functions, widely used by telecom operators to manage complex networks.
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C.
VNF
VNF is the French public agency responsible for managing and developing the country’s inland waterways network.
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D.
5G Core
5G Core is the cloud-native, service-based core network architecture that underpins 5G mobile systems, enabling advanced connectivity, slicing, and low-latency services.
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E.
Open RAN
Open RAN is a mobile network architecture approach that uses open, interoperable interfaces and disaggregated hardware and software to increase flexibility, competition, and innovation in radio access networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
5G network concept
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network slicing construct ⓘ |
| belongsTo | mobile network operator ⓘ |
| composedOf |
5G Core network slice subnet instance
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RAN network slice subnet instance ⓘ Transport network slice subnet instance ⓘ |
| configuredFor |
specific bandwidth requirements
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specific latency requirements ⓘ specific mobility requirements ⓘ specific reliability requirements ⓘ specific security requirements ⓘ |
| definedBy | 3GPP ⓘ |
| enables |
isolation between services
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multi-tenant 5G networks ⓘ network-as-a-service offerings ⓘ service differentiation ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | NSI ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
customer-specific configuration
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dedicated resources ⓘ end-to-end connectivity ⓘ guaranteed performance characteristics ⓘ lifecycle management ⓘ logical isolation ⓘ policy-based control ⓘ service-specific configuration ⓘ |
| identifiedBy |
S-NSSAI
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Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information ⓘ |
| lifecyclePhase |
commissioning phase
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decommissioning phase ⓘ operation phase ⓘ preparation phase ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Network Slice Management Function
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Network Slice Management and Orchestration ⓘ |
| mayBeDedicatedTo | single enterprise customer ⓘ |
| mayBeSharedBy | multiple services ⓘ |
| objective |
meet specific service level agreements
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optimize resource utilization ⓘ |
| partOf | 5G System ⓘ |
| specifiedIn |
3GPP TS 28.530
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3GPP TS 28.531 ⓘ 3GPP TS 28.541 ⓘ |
| supports |
5G services
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Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications ⓘ enhanced Mobile Broadband ⓘ massive Machine Type Communications ⓘ |
| uses |
cloud infrastructure resources
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network function virtualization ⓘ software-defined networking ⓘ virtualized network functions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Network Slice Instance Description of subject: A Network Slice Instance is a logically isolated, end-to-end 5G network partition tailored to specific service or customer requirements, providing dedicated resources and performance characteristics.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.