Closed-Loop Slice SLA Assurance

Technical Explanation

Manual network slice management cannot react to sudden traffic surges that violate enterprise service level agreements (SLAs). Rel-18 Closed-Loop Slice Assurance interfaces the NWDAF directly with the Policy Control Function (PCF) and SMF: when telemetry indicates an industrial slice is nearing latency thresholds, the NWDAF commands the PCF to allocate additional bandwidth instantly.

Key Functions

• Monitors real-time network slice QoS metrics against contractual enterprise SLA thresholds
• Executes automated closed-loop adjustments without requiring human operator intervention
• Commands Policy Control Functions (PCF) to re-allocate bandwidth and priority dynamically
• Guarantees deterministic network slice performance for autonomous factories and hospitals