Further Reading
Workshop 3 explores transport network programmability through OVS, ONOS, and SRv6. Another direction is to make the forwarding plane itself more programmable. Languages such as Programming Protocol-independent Packet Processors (P4) let designers specify how packets are parsed, measured, and processed inside switches or NICs, which can enable richer telemetry, finer-grained anomaly detection, and selective function offloading in 5G networks.
Slice Monitoring
Dynamic SLA-aware Network Slice Monitoring
This connects naturally to Lab 4's slice-monitoring theme: once a slice has been provisioned, how should the network observe whether its SLA is actually being met, and how should monitoring adapt as slice conditions change?
Fine-Grained Telemetry And Anomaly Detection
Rethinking Telemetry Design for Fine-Grained Anomaly Detection in 5G User Planes
This extends the workshop's telemetry story toward anomaly detection in the user plane. It asks what kind of telemetry is detailed enough to expose transient or slice-specific anomalies without overwhelming the network with monitoring overhead.
Programmable Data Planes And Offloading
Blink: A P4-Based 5G Centralized Unit
This paper shows how programmable data planes can support 5G functions directly. It is a good example of offloading part of the packet-processing work when performance or timing constraints make a purely software design less attractive.
Real-Time Detection In Open RAN
RAID: In-Network RA Signaling Storm Detection for 5G Open RAN
This paper shows how P4-programmable switches can help protect O-RAN control planes by detecting and filtering malicious RA signaling directly in the network, before those requests overwhelm the Central Unit.