Faced with fluctuating network traffic and unknown underlying network traffic dynamics,
developing an effective orchestration model with low network cost is still a critical issue in …

Hosting virtualized network functions (VNF) has been regarded as an effective way to realize
network function virtualization (NFV). Considering the cost diversity in cloud computing, from …

Network function virtualization (NFV) and mobile-edge computing (MEC) have been
introduced by Internet service providers (ISPs) to deal with various challenges, which hinder …

In this paper, we study a Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) based framework for an
online end-user service provisioning in a Network Function Virtualization (NFV)-enabled …

Management and orchestration (MANO) of resources by virtual network functions (VNFs)
represents one of the key challenges towards a fully virtualized network architecture as …

With the evolution of network function virtualization (NFV), diverse network services can be
flexibly offered as service function chains (SFCs) consisted of different virtual network …

Network function virtualization (NFV) is critical to the scalability and flexibility of various
network services in the form of service function chains (SFCs), which refer to a set of Virtual …

Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) are two
emerging paradigms that enable the feasible and scalable deployment of Virtual Network …

Nowadays, the compelling applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) bring unexpected
economic benefits to our daily lives. But at the same time, it also poses huge challenges to …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) represents a new paradigm of network service
provisioning. NFV providers acquire cloud resources, install virtual network functions …