With the advent of 5G technologies, vertical markets have been placed at the forefront, as
fundamental drivers and adopters of technical developments and new business models …

5G technology offers innovative network services to vertical players, able to boost their
service portfolio in critical areas that could not be fully addressed with 4G systems. However …

5G communications have become an enabler for the creation of new and more complex
networking scenarios, bringing together different vertical ecosystems. Such behavior has …

In this paper, we analyze the main challenges and issues related with the orchestration of
Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) on Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (SUAVs). Our …

Due to the intrinsically inefficient service provisioning in traditional networks, Network
Function Virtualization (NFV) keeps gaining attention from both industry and academia. By …

Presently, a significant part of the world population does not have Internet access. The fifth-
generation cellular network technology evolution (5G) is focused on reducing latency …

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 …

In this paper, we explore the strong potential of Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
technologies to enable multi-mission small unmanned aircraft systems. In this context, we …

This paper focuses on the design and deployment of a virtualized evaluation testbed, solely
based on open-source software components to support the full extend of features and …

The next generation of networks will be utilized by multiple industry verticals with different
service requirements on top of a common infrastructure. Through network function …