Middleboxes or network appliances like firewalls, proxies, and WAN optimizers have
become an integral part of today's ISP and enterprise networks. Middlebox functionalities …

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 …

Network functions virtualization (NFV) is an emerging network technology. Instead of
deploying hardware equipments for each network functions, virtualized network functions in …