  Tactile Internet (TI) enables the omnipresence and exchange of tactile
experiences across the global via the ultra-reliable and ultra-responsive
connectivity. This article argues for coordinated multi-point (CoMP) enabled
radio access network (RAN) slicing as an efficient solution that satisfies the
stringent reliable and responsive connectivity requirements for supporting
tactile applications. This article presents the emerging challenges when
accommodating CoMP-enabled RAN slicing in the TI ecosystem and expounds the
functional split of CoMP-enabled RAN. Besides, this article elaborates on the
implementation prototype of CoMP-enabled RAN slicing for TI with the
coexistence of diverse vertical applications. Finally, this article studies a
use case of enabling TI-included application multiplexing as an example of
CoMP-enabled RAN slicing for TI.
