Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has been regarded as one of the key enablers for the
5th Generation of mobile networks, or 5G. This paradigm allows to reduce the dependence …

Management and orchestration of virtual resources and functions, commonly referred to as
MANO, are key functionalities of NFV environments. This article describes the design and …

The EU SoftFIRE project has built an experimentation platform for NFV and SDN
experiments, tailored for testing and evaluating 5G network applications and solutions. The …

A horizontal view of newly emerged technologies in the field of network function
virtualization (NFV), introducing the open source implementation efforts that bring NFV from …

Fifth Generation of Mobile Communication (5G) integrates the use of telecommunication and
computer systems. As virtualisation eases the deployment of new functionalities demanded …

5G and network function virtualization (NFV) have the potential to make factory networks
more flexible and scalable. For this purpose, we defined use cases in previous work and …

Advanced communication networks, such as 5G and beyond, will be a complex ecosystem
made of multiple physically interconnected elements, implying that the upcoming network …

Telecommunications services have been traditionally designed linking hardware devices
and providing mechanisms so that they can interoperate. Those devices are usually specific …

Network function virtualization (NFV) is one of key features envisioned for the upcoming 5G
core networks in order to support high flexibility in network deployment and management …

Operators worldwide are seeking to" software-ize" their networks to capture cost savings
from commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and gain operational agility from the move to …