With the emergence of virtualization technology, Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and
Software Defined Networking (SDN) make the network function abstract from the hardware …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has inspired numerous orchestration algorithms to
decide Virtualized Network Function (VNF) placement and routing paths for service requests …

Abstract Recently Service Function Chaining (SFC) is promising to innovate the network
service mode in modern networks. However, a feasible implementation of SFC is still difficult …

Generally, a service request must specify its required virtual network functions (VNFs) and
their specific order, which is known as the service function chain (SFC). When mapping …

Network function virtualization (NFV) utilizes IT virtualization technology to realize the
functions of various network devices and realize the decoupling of hardware and software …

Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has emerged as an innovative network
architecture paradigm that uses IT virtualization technology to abstract the network node …

Emerging technologies such as software defined networks (SDN) and network function
virtualization (NFV) enable flexibility in operation and a significant reduction of the costly …

Recently, network function virtualization (NFV) has been proposed to solve the dilemma
faced by traditional networks and to improve network performance through hardware and …

Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) are
two promising paradigms supporting flexible Service Function Chain (SFC) construction. In …

The ongoing demand for deploying Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) in cloud environments
is driving the motivation to also deploy and enable Service Function Chaining (SFC) …