Service function chaining resource allocation: A survey

Y Xie, Z Liu, S Wang, Y Wang - arXiv preprint arXiv:1608.00095, 2016 - arxiv.org
Service Function Chaining (SFC) is a crucial technology for future Internet. It aims to
overcome the limitation of current deployment models which is rigid and static. Application of …

Towards optimal parallelism-aware service chaining and embedding

D Zheng, G Shen, X Cao… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Emerging 5G technologies can significantly reduce end-to-end service latency for
applications requiring strict quality of service (QoS). With network function virtualization …

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 …

A near optimal reliable composition approach for geo-distributed latency-sensitive service chains

D Chemodanov, P Calyam… - IEEE INFOCOM 2019 …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Traditionally, Network Function Virtualization uses Service Function Chaining (SFC) to place
service functions and chain them with corresponding flows allocation. With the advent of …

Adaptive service function chaining mappings in 5G using deep Q-learning

G Li, B Feng, H Zhou, Y Zhang, K Sood, S Yu - Computer Communications, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract With introduction of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions
Virtualization (NFV) technologies, mobile network operators are able to provide on-demand …

ElasticSFC: Auto-scaling techniques for elastic service function chaining in network functions virtualization-based clouds

AN Toosi, J Son, Q Chi, R Buyya - Journal of Systems and Software, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Optimal network slicing for service-oriented networks with flexible routing and guaranteed E2E latency

WK Chen, YF Liu, A De Domenico… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization is a promising technology to simultaneously support multiple
services with diverse characteristics and requirements in the 5G and beyond networks. In …

Dynamic network function provisioning to enable network in box for industrial applications

G Sun, Z Xu, H Yu, V Chang - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) in 6G can use standard virtualization techniques to
enable network functions via software. Resource scheduling is one of the key research …

Low latency security function chain embedding across multiple domains

Q Xu, D Gao, T Li, H Zhang - IEEE Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
5G network is envisioned to provide massive connectivity for a wide range of applications,
such as ultra-clear media, internet of vehicles, and smart home. The traditional way of …

Latency-aware service function chain placement in 5G mobile networks

D Harutyunyan, N Shahriar, R Boutaba… - … IEEE Conference on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The 5th generation mobile network (5G) is expected to support numerous services with
versatile quality of service (QoS) requirements such as high data rates and low end-to-end …