Joint SFC deployment and resource management in heterogeneous edge for latency minimization

Y Liu, X Shang, Y Yang - IEEE Transactions on Parallel and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the advancement of edge computing and network function virtualization, it is promising
to provide flexible and low-latency network services at the network edge. However, due to …

A comprehensive survey of service function chain provisioning approaches in SDN and NFV architecture

K Kaur, V Mangat, K Kumar - Computer Science Review, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has emerged as an innovative network
architecture paradigm that uses IT virtualization technology to abstract the network node …

Efficient placement of service function chains in cloud computing environments

MA Abdelaal, GA Ebrahim, WR Anis - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The widespread adoption of network function virtualization (NFV) leads to providing network
services through a chain of virtual network functions (VNFs). This architecture is called …

On the effective parallelization and near-optimal deployment of service function chains

J Luo, J Li, L Jiao, J Cai - IEEE Transactions on Parallel and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network operators compose Service Function Chains (SFCs) by tying different network
functions (eg, packet inspection, flow shaping, network address translation) together and …

MOSC: A method to assign the outsourcing of service function chain across multiple clouds

H Chen, X Wang, Y Zhao, T Song, Y Wang, S Xu, L Li - Computer Networks, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract As Network Function Virtualization (NFV) becomes reality and cloud computing
offers a scalable pay-as-you-go charging model, more network operators would like to …

Composing and deploying parallelized service function chains

J Cai, Z Huang, J Luo, Y Liu, H Zhao, L Liao - Journal of Network and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) provides great flexibility in solving the
problem of deploying service function chains (SFCs). The existing serial SFCs organize …

Multi-objective deep reinforcement learning assisted service function chains placement

Y Bi, CC Meixner, M Bunyakitanon… - … on Network and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The study of Service Function Chains (SFCs) placement problem is crucial to support
services flexibly and use resources efficiently. Solutions should satisfy various Quality of …

Network function virtualization-aware orchestrator for service function chaining placement in the cloud

H Hawilo, M Jammal, A Shami - IEEE Journal on Selected …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) has been introduced by network service providers to
overcome various challenges that hinder them from satisfying the growing demand for …

Towards latency optimization in hybrid service function chain composition and embedding

D Zheng, C Peng, X Liao, L Tian… - IEEE INFOCOM 2020 …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In Network Function Virtualization (NFV), to satisfy the Service Functions (SFs) requested by
a customer, service providers will composite a Service Function Chain (SFC) and embed it …

SCHE2MA: Scalable, energy-aware, multidomain orchestration for beyond-5G URLLC services

A Dalgkitsis, LA Garrido, F Rezazadeh… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The evolution of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization
(NFV) in the telecommunications industry have intensified the issues of network …