Middleboxes or network appliances like firewalls, proxies, and WAN optimizers have become an integral part of today's ISP and enterprise networks. Middlebox functionalities …
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a promising network architecture concept, in which virtualization technologies are employed to manage networking functions via software as …
Abstract The emergence of Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is bringing a set of novel algorithmic challenges in the operation of communication networks. NFV introduces volatility …
Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a novel concept that is reshaping the middlebox arena, shifting network functions (eg firewall, gateways, proxies) from specialized …
The Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) paradigm is the most promising technique to help network providers in the reduction of capital and energy costs. The deployment of …
Network middleboxes are growing in number and diversity. Middleboxes have been deployed widely to complement the basic end-to-end functionality provided by the Internet …
Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging initiative to overcome increasing operational and capital costs faced by network operators due to the need to physically locate …
In enterprise networks, network functions, such as address translation, firewall, and deep packet inspection, are often implemented in middleboxes. Those can suffer from temporary …
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Network functions virtualization (NFV) is an emerging network technology. Instead of deploying hardware equipments for each network functions, virtualized network functions in …