@misc{10481/64134, year = {2020}, month = {5}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/64134}, abstract = {The new fth generation (5G) era has transformed previous mobile generations into fast, smart networks that will be more responsive and customizable. With network slicing, 5G networks can be dynamically adapted to the different needs of speci c vertical industries. This capability has opened the opportunity to new business models whereby infrastructure owners can monetize their investment by leasing resources to third parties (i.e. tenants). In this respect, a challenging task for the owner of the radio access network infrastructure (i.e. the network provider) is the spectrum planning of multi-tenant scenarios. This paper proposes different alternatives of hiring capacity to the provider as well as a set of spectrum planning strategies, each giving a certain degree of exibility to allocate resources per tenant. These strategies are evaluated in a 5G small cell multi-tenant network through snapshot-based simulations. The performance of the strategies is assessed in terms of scalability, spectrum isolation, utilization and ef ciency.}, organization = {H2020 Research and Innovation Project 5G-CLARITY 871428}, organization = {Andalusian Knowledge Agency A-TIC-241-UGR18}, organization = {Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (FPU) 17/01844}, organization = {Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC)}, organization = {FEDER funds through SONAR 5G TEC2017-82651-R}, publisher = {IEEE-INST Electrical Electronics Engineers INC}, keywords = {5G networks}, keywords = {Multi-tenancy}, keywords = {New radio}, keywords = {RAN slicing}, keywords = {Small cells}, keywords = {Spectrum planning}, title = {Radio Access Network Slicing Strategies at Spectrum Planning Level in 5G and Beyond}, doi = {10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2990802}, author = {Muñoz, Pablo and Adamuz Hinojosa, Óscar Ramón and Navarro Ortiz, Jorge and Sallent, Oriol and Pérez Romero, Jordi}, }