VNF placement and resource allocation in SDN/NFV-enabled MEC networks

N Kiran, X Liu, S Wang, C Yin - 2020 IEEE Wireless …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV), software defined networks (SDNs), and mobile edge
computing (MEC) are emerging as core technologies to satisfy increasing number of users' …

Latency and availability driven VNF placement in a MEC-NFV environment

L Yala, PA Frangoudis… - 2018 IEEE Global …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) is gaining momentum as it is considered as one of the
enablers of 5G ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications (uRLLC) services. MEC …

Multiagent deep-reinforcement-learning-based virtual resource allocation through network function virtualization in Internet of Things

HA Shah, L Zhao - IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Resource allocation is a significant task in the emerging area of Internet of Things (IoT). IoT
devices are usually low-cost devices with limited computational power and capabilities for …

Optimal virtual network function placement in multi-cloud service function chaining architecture

D Bhamare, M Samaka, A Erbad, R Jain… - Computer …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Service Function Chaining (SFC) is the problem of deploying various network
service instances over geographically distributed data centers and providing inter …

QoS-driven function placement reducing expenditures in NFV deployments

P Vizarreta, M Condoluci, CM Machuca… - 2017 IEEE …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With Network Function Virtualization (NFV), network functions are deployed as modular
software components on the commodity hardware, and can be further chained to provide …

End-to-end performance-based autonomous VNF placement with adopted reinforcement learning

M Bunyakitanon, X Vasilakos… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The autonomous placement of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) is a key aspect of Zero-
touch network and Service Management (ZSM) in Fifth Generation (5G) networking …