Referring now to FIG. 8, an illustrative representation of a system 800 for use in network slice creation according to some implementations is shown. Such a system 800 may be used in requesting and/or creating a private network slice in a 5G network for an enterprise. In general, an NSI is the instantiation of a network slice. A network slice may be considered to be a logical network which includes a set of network functions. The set of network functions may be VNFs or Physical Network Functions (PNFs), as well as corresponding resources such as compute, storage, and networking resources. A network slice may be considered to be “sliced out” from the “physical” network in order to provide specific capabilities and characteristics that an application running within the slice requires. Specific capability and characteristics may be or include customized connectivity with ultra-low latency, extreme reliability, and/or value-added services, as necessary and/or configured. A network slice may also be viewed as a unique profile for an application, defined as a set of services within the network, or as a network function chain built to support a given use case, traffic type or a customer.
