Abstract Next-Generation Networks (NGNs) provide efficient services to improve the overall
network performance, especially in Internet of Things (IoT) networks. However, service …

With the evolution toward 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to manage resource
dynamically and provide customized services for different users in a cost-effective manner …

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is an emerging network architecture that provides computing
capabilities at the edge of the mobile network. Recent approaches tend to deploy MEC …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) promises a significant advantage for IoT operators to
steer substantial customizable service through a sequence of virtual network function (VNF) …

Service function chaining (SFC) is promising to implement flexible and scalable virtual
network infrastructure for the Internet of Things (IoT). Edge computing is envisioned to be an …

Existing Network Function Virtualization (NFV) service placements that reuse already
deployed network functions either reuse an entire Service Function Chain (SFC) or only …

Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) have been
widely acknowledged as the fundamental architectural technologies for 5G and beyond …

The dynamic network state and the mobility of the terminals make the service function chain
(SFC) orchestration mechanisms based on static and deterministic assumptions hard to be …

Abstract Mobile Edge Cloud (MEC) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) have been
emerging as promising technologies on providing low-latency IoT services in smart cities …

The combination of mobile edge computing and network function virtualization has led to the
emergence of Virtualized Network Function (VNF) in a broader range of application …