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 …

Diverse proprietary network appliances increase both the capital and operational expense
of service providers, meanwhile causing problems of network ossification. Network function …

With the rapid development of software-defined networking/network function virtualization
(NFV) technologies, service function chaining (SFC) has become a key enabler for end-to …

Network function virtualization (NFV) is a promising paradigm where network functions are
migrated from dedicated hardware appliances onto software middleboxes to promote …

Network function virtualization (NFV) is critical to the scalability and flexibility of various
network services in the form of service function chains (SFCs), which refer to a set of Virtual …

In this work, we try to further enhance the flexibility and cost-effectiveness of network function
virtualization (NFV) by considering virtual network function service chaining (vNF-SC) in a …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV), which decouples network functions from hardware
and transforms them into hardware-independent Virtual Network Functions (VNF), is a …

Recently, network function virtualization (NFV) has been proposed to solve the dilemma
faced by traditional networks and to improve network performance through hardware and …

Complex services composed of middleboxes are mainly used to meet the requirements of
advanced services such as security services, monitoring systems, and personalized …

Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging approach to serve diverse
demands of network services by decoupling network functions and dedicated network …