In the Service-Function-Chaining (SFC) enabled networks, various sophisticated policy-
aware network functions, such as intrusion detection, access control and unified threat …

Service Function Chaining (SFC) can be a basic deployment unit that composes a chaining
order of required network functions to provide a network service. With the proliferation of …

With the popularization and development of cloud computing, network function virtualization
and service function chain (SFC) provisioning have attracted increasing attention from …

It is anticipated that future networks support network functions, such as firewalls, load
balancers and intrusion prevention systems in a fully automated, flexible, and efficient …

In network function virtualization, a service function chain (SFC) specifies a sequence of
virtual network functions that user traffic has to traverse to realize a network service. The …

Middleboxes have become a vital part of modern networks by providing service functions
such as content filtering, load balancing and optimization of network traffic. An ordered …

For systems that are based on network function virtualization (NFV), it remains a key
challenge to conduct effective service chain composition with the lowest request latency and …

Nowadays, service function chaining (SFC) becomes more and more widespread and
profound to implement flexible and economical virtual network infrastructures for the Internet …

By decoupling network service functions from custom-built hardware, network function
virtualization is transforming network service provisioning, making large scale …

Abstract Service Function Chaining (SFC) enables dynamic and adaptive network service
provisioning. However, virtual infrastructure providers are reluctant to disclose SFC APIs and …