NETWORK ENTITY AND METHOD FOR A COMMUNICATION NETWORK HAVING CORE NETWORK SLICES AND ACCESS NETWORK SLICES

摘要

The invention relates to a network entity (401) for a communication network (100), wherein the communication network (100) comprises a core network and an access network for providing communication services to an end device (105). The network entity (401) comprises: a communication interface (401a) configured to communicate with a set of core network slices (109a-m) provided by the core network, including at least one core network slice (109a-m), and a set of access network slices (108a-n) provided by the access network, including at least one access network slice (108a-n); and a processor unit (401b) configured to couple the set of core network slices (109a-m) with the set of access network slices (108a-n) by routing control plane messages between the set of core network slices (109a-m) and the set of access network slices (108a-n).