Recently, network function virtualization has been proposed to transform from network
hardware appliances to software middleboxes. Normally, a demand needs to invoke several …

With the growing demand for openness, scalability, and granularity, mobile network function
virtualization (NFV) has emerged as a key enabler for the most of mobile network operators …

Virtualization technologies are changing the way network operators deploy and manage
Internet services. In particular in this study we focus on the new Network Function …

Abstract Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) are
the latest promising technologies introduced with the goal of making networks more flexible …

Network function virtualization (NFV), with its virtualization technologies, brings cloud
computing to networking. Virtualized network functions (VNFs) are chained together to …

Satellite edge computing has become a promising way to provide computing services for
Internet of Things (IoT) users in remote areas, which are out of the coverage of terrestrial …

Nowadays, many cloud providers offer Virtual Network Function (VNF) services that are
dynamically scaled according to the workload. Enterprises enjoy these services by only …

Network function virtualization (NFV) is a new networking paradigm, which replaces the
specific-purpose hardware appliances with software virtualization to perform network …

Next generation 5G networks will rely on virtualized Data Centers (vDC) to host virtualized
network functions on commodity servers. Such Network Function Virtualization (NFV) will …

Satellite networks, as a supplement to terrestrial networks, can provide effective computing
services for Internet of Things (IoT) users in remote areas. Due to the resource limitation of …