mobiles such as cars, ambulances, and fleets Remote manufacturing facilities Physical infrastructure, including buildings and campuses Voice, Video, 10:00 Mobile & Wireless INTERNET THINGS Any Service Internet of Things (IoT) Devices Connected Automobiles Manufacturing Facilities Physical Infrastructure & Buildings Figure 13.1 - Network slicing explained In network slicing, each slice can be configured for its own performance and throughput. Let us look at the importance of Control and User Plane Separation (CUPS). This helps to improve the efficiency Understanding network slicing and performance of the 5G network. As a result, the control plane and user plane serve as two different network components used to handle different kinds of network traffic. The control plane manages the network and maintains the communication between devices. The control plane sets up and tears down connections, routes traffic, and manages resource allocation. The user plane carries the user data, including payloads such as voice and video. Independent scaling of the control plane and user plane can be done using CUPS. CUPS, along with Software-Defined Networking (SDN), facilitates network slicing in 5G. SDN manages and controls the allocation of resources to different network slices. This allows sufficient allocation of capacity and features required by each slice to serve the supported application. The use of SDN allows network operators to respond quickly to customer demands and usage of network slicing. Overall, SDN makes the management and operation of the 5G network easier, allowing flexibility in offering network slicing (for more details, visithttps://5ghub.us/5g-end-to- end-network-slicing/). End-to-end network slicing is the ability to create and manage multiple logical networks, or slices, that span an entire network. This goes from a user's device all the way to the core of a 5G network. Each network slice acts like a fully independent network. It is tailored to meet the specific requirements of different types of users and