Abstract: This disclosure relates to a Time Sensitive Network (TSN). The disclosure provides an implementation for time sensitive communication across one or more TSN domains of the TSN over a mobile network, for example, over a 5G network. To this end, the disclosure provides a mobile-network entity for interacting with the TSN domains, and provide a TSN-aware mobile network entity. The mobile-network entity receives a management request, which indicates one or more TSN management operations and one or more TSN parameters, from a TSN management entity. It then sends an instruction, which indicates one or more mobile-network operations, one or more mobile-network parameters, and optionally at least one TSN parameter, to one or more TSN-aware mobile-network entities. The TSN-aware mobile-network entities receive accordingly the instructions and perform the mobile-network operation according to the mobile-network parameter, and optionally the TSN parameter.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transport network slice control device and a Time Sensitive Network (TSN) control plane entity for a TSN-based Transport Network (TN). The transport network slice control device comprises a first interface configured to communicate with a transport network slice management entity of a mobile network, and a second interface configured to communicate with the TSN control plane entity.

Abstract: A transport network slice subset management entity is configured to provide an NSSMF of a TN, wherein the transport network slice subset management entity is configured to receive from or send messages to a network slice management entity and to provide configuration information to entities of a transport network. A method for interfacing with a transport network slice subset management entity, comprises the steps receiving, from a request originator, a message comprising a request relating to a network slice subset instance, updating a network slice database of a transport network, according to said request and configuring an entity of a transport network according to said request. A network slice management entity configured to provide an NSMF is configured to send messages to or receive messages from a transport network slice subset management entity.

Abstract: A transport network slice subset management entity is configured to provide an NSSMF of a TN, wherein the transport network slice subset management entity is configured to receive from or send messages to a network slice management entity and to provide configuration information to entities of a transport network. A method for interfacing with a transport network slice subset management entity, comprises the steps receiving, from a request originator, a message comprising a request relating to a network slice subset instance, updating a network slice database of a transport network, according to said request and configuring an entity of a transport network according to said request. A network slice management entity configured to provide an NSMF is configured to send messages to or receive messages from a transport network slice subset management entity.

Abstract: A transport network slice subset management entity is configured to provide an NSSMF (Network Slice Subset Management Function) of a TN (Transport Network), wherein the transport network slice subset management entity is configured to receive from or send messages to a network slice management entity and to provide configuration information to entities of a transport network. A method for interfacing with a transport network slice subset management entity, comprises the steps receiving, from a request originator, a message comprising a request relating to a network slice subset instance, updating a network slice database of a transport network, according to said request and configuring an entity of a transport network according to said request. A network slice management entity configured to provide an NSMF (Network Slice Management Function) is configured to send messages to or receive messages from a transport network slice subset management entity.