[HTML][HTML] Network function virtualization and service function chaining frameworks: A comprehensive review of requirements, objectives, implementations, and open …

HU Adoga, DP Pezaros - Future Internet, 2022 - mdpi.com
Network slicing has become a fundamental property for next-generation networks,
especially because an inherent part of 5G standardisation is the ability for service providers …

Carrier-grade availability-aware mapping of service function chains with on-site backups

J Fan, M Jiang, C Qiao - 2017 IEEE/ACM 25th International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a promising technique to greatly improve the
effectiveness and flexibility of network services through a process named Service Function …

MicroNF: An Efficient Framework for Enabling Modularized Service Chains in NFV

Z Meng, J Bi, H Wang, C Sun… - IEEE Journal on Selected …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The modularization of service function chains (SFCs) in network function virtualization (NFV)
could introduce significant performance overhead and resource efficiency degradation due …

A parallel placement approach for service function chain using deep reinforcement learning

H Chai, J Zhang, Z Wang, J Shi… - 2019 IEEE 5th …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) enables service flexibility and cost reduction by
replacing traditional hardware middle-boxes with Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) running …

Optimal virtual network function placement in multi-cloud service function chaining architecture

D Bhamare, M Samaka, A Erbad, R Jain… - Computer …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Service Function Chaining (SFC) is the problem of deploying various network
service instances over geographically distributed data centers and providing inter …

Virtual network function placement and resource optimization in NFV and edge computing enabled networks

D Li, P Hong, K Xue, J Pei - Computer Networks, 2019 - Elsevier
Network function virtualization (NFV) and edge computing (EC) are two promising and
innovative technologies to accelerate 5G networks. However, placing the service function …

Queue-aware dynamic placement of virtual network functions in 5G access network

L Tang, H Yang, R Ma, L Hu, W Wang, Q Chen - IEEE Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the development of network function virtualization technology, virtual network functions
(VNFs) can be chained to provide different services for users in fifth generation access …

Dynamic online VNF placement with different protection schemes in a MEC environment

M Masoumi, I De Miguel, RJD Barroso… - 2022 32nd …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) architecture is made up of geographically
distributed edge servers so that computing capabilities are provisioned at the network edge …

LUMEN: A global fault management framework for network virtualization environments

S Cherrared, S Imadali, E Fabre… - 2018 21st Conference …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The advent of 5G and its ever increasing stringent requirements for bandwidth, latency, and
quality of service pushes the boundaries of what is feasible with legacy Mobile Network …

CoCo: Compact and optimized consolidation of modularized service function chains in NFV

Z Meng, J Bi, H Wang, C Sun… - 2018 IEEE International …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The modularization of Service Function Chains (SFCs) in Network Function Virtualization
(NFV) could introduce significant performance overhead and resource efficiency …