Abstract
5G and beyond networks will transform the healthcare sector by opening possibilities for novel use cases and applications. Service level agreements (SLAs) can enable 5G-enabled medical device use cases by documenting how a medical device communication requirements are met by the unique characteristics of 5G networks and the roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders involved in offering safe and effective 5G-enabled healthcare to patients. However, there are gaps in this space that should be addressed to facilitate the efficient implementation of 5G technology in healthcare. Current literature is scarce regarding SLAs for 5G and is absent regarding SLAs for 5G-enabled medical devices. This paper aims to bridge these gaps by identifying key challenges, providing insight, and describing open research questions related to SLAs in 5G and specifically 5G-healthcare systems. This is helpful to network service providers, users, and regulatory authorities in developing, managing, monitoring, and evaluating SLAs in 5G-enabled medical systems.
Highlights
The key features of 5G and beyond networks, such as high multi-Gbps peak data speeds, ultra-low latency, massive device connectivity, reliability, increased network capacity, increased availability, and data-driven insights are set to revolutionize many industries and enable new applications with estimates of 1.2 billion 5G connections by 2025 [1]
We present an overview of Service level agreements (SLAs), identify the challenges for SLAs in 5G and beyond networks, highlight practical aspects for SLA development and implementation, and recommend considerations to help enable 5G-healthcare systems
Developing an SLA for a given 5G-enabled medical device offers all stakeholders the opportunity to consider the risks associated with the communication service degradation, delay, or disruption and what risk mitigation strategies can be implemented on the network side to help control those risks
Summary
The key features of 5G and beyond networks, such as high multi-Gbps peak data speeds, ultra-low latency, massive device connectivity, reliability, increased network capacity, increased availability, and data-driven insights are set to revolutionize many industries and enable new applications with estimates of 1.2 billion 5G connections by 2025 [1]. Single location, which limits the possibility for data reuse and efficient deployment of software updates. Several of these challenges can be alleviated using 5G technology while creating an opportunity for augmenting current medical practices with 5G connectivity and creating novel use-cases and applications, such as telesurgery [6]–[9], accessible medical imaging, service robotics for assisted living [10], [11], in-ambulance treatment by remote physician [12], remote diagnosis/teleconsultation [13], wearable devices for different target populations such as healthy individuals, people with underlying diseases, and elderly or pediatric patients [14].
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