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Optimizing Edge Gaming Slices through an Enhanced User Plane Function and Analytics in Beyond-5G Networks

Published: July 23, 2025 | arXiv ID: 2507.17843v1

By: Bruno Marques da Silva , Larissa Ferreira Rodrigues Moreira , Flávio de Oliveira Silva and more

Potential Business Impact:

Makes mobile games run smoother by understanding players.

The latest generation of games and pervasive communication technologies poses challenges in service management and Service-Level Agreement compliance for mobile users. State-of-the-art edge-gaming techniques enhance throughput, reduce latency, and leverage cloud computing. However, further development of core functions such as the User Plane Function (UPF) is needed for non-intrusive user latency measurement. This paper proposes a closed-loop architecture integrating the Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF) and UPF to estimate user latency and enhance the 5G control plane by making it latency-aware. The results show that embedding an artificial intelligence model within NWDAF enables game classification and opens new avenues for mobile edge gaming research.

Country of Origin
🇧🇷 🇵🇹 Brazil, Portugal

Page Count
8 pages

Category
Computer Science:
Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing