Clear requirements towards the end-to-end orchestration and management plane for 5G
networks have been issued by various Industry operators' associations and standard …

The 5G-Transformer (5GT) project proposes a network function virtualization (NFV)-/software-
defined networking (SDN)-based architecture to manage the end-to-end (E2E) deployment …

The novel network slicing paradigm represents an effective turning point to operate future
wireless networks. Available networking and computational resources may be shared …

With the ongoing worldwide deployment of 4G networks and consequent drop of the
utilization ratio of legacy networks, network operators need a cost-effective way to flexibly …

Service function chaining (SFC) dynamically links multiple virtual network functions (VNFs)
to provide flexible and scalable network services for network entities and users …

Emerging edge computing has seen latency-sensitive services moving rapidly from cloud to
the edge to take advantage of its close vicinity to end users, while cloud is retained for …

Today the notion of Service Function Chaining (SFC) returns to the focus of technological
development in the area of network management and design. Researchers focus on …

A service-function chain, or simply a chain, is an ordered sequence of service functions, eg,
firewalls and load balancers, composing a service. A chain deployment involves selecting …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has paved the way for the migration of Virtual Network
Functions (VNFs) into multi-tenant datacenters, lowering the barrier for the introduction of …

Current service function chaining (SFC) solutions are cumbersome adaptations of classic
routing mechanisms, which lack flexibility and agility to cope with new dynamic services …