An efficient VNF deployment algorithm for SFC scaling-out based on the proposed scaling management mechanism

X Zhao, X Jia, Y Hua - 2020 Information Communication …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV), as an emerging network virtualization technology,
replaces hardware function devices by virtualized network functions (VNF). NFV realizes …

Drl-sfcp: Adaptive service function chains placement with deep reinforcement learning

T Wang, Q Fan, X Li, X Zhang, Q Xiong… - ICC 2021-IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) is a promising paradigm that network functions can be
deployed on commodity servers instead of dedicated servers to enhance the resource …

Service function chain embedding for NFV-enabled IoT based on deep reinforcement learning

X Fu, FR Yu, J Wang, Q Qi, J Liao - IEEE Communications …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is challenging to efficiently manage different resources in the IoT. Recently, Network
function virtualization has attracted attention because of its prospect to achieve efficient …

[HTML][HTML] Heuristic strategy of service function chain deployment based on N-base continuous digital coding in network function virtualization environment

L Xu, H Hu, Y Liu - Electronics, 2022 - mdpi.com
As a novel network architecture, network function virtualization (NFV) greatly improves the
flexibility and scalability of service provision. Deploying the service function chain (SFC) in …

Constraint programming for flexible Service Function Chaining deployment

T Liu, F Callegati, W Cerroni, C Contoli… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2018 - arxiv.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networking (SDN) are
technologies that recently acquired a great momentum thanks to their promise of being a …

GDM: A general distributed method for cross-domain service function chain embedding

Y Liu, H Zhang, D Chang, H Hu - IEEE Transactions on Network …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Emerging technologies such as network function virtualization (NFV) and software defined
networking (SDN) provide a promising way to implement service function chain (SFC), a …

Multi-domain non-cooperative VNF-FG embedding: A deep reinforcement learning approach

PTA Quang, A Bradai, KD Singh… - IEEE INFOCOM 2019 …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and service orchestration simplify the deployment and
management of network and telecommunication services. The deployment of these services …

Dynamic service function chain embedding for NFV-enabled IoT: A deep reinforcement learning approach

X Fu, FR Yu, J Wang, Q Qi, J Liao - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Internet of things (IoT) is becoming more and more flexible and economical with the
advancement in information and communication technologies. However, IoT networks will …

Service function chaining in 5G & beyond networks: Challenges and open research issues

H Hantouti, N Benamar, T Taleb - IEEE Network, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Service Function Chaining (SFC) is a trending paradigm, which has helped to introduce
unseen flexibility in telecom networks. Network service providers, as well as big network …

Autonomic resource arbitration and service-continuable network function migration along service function chains

T Miyazawa, M Jibiki, VP Kafle… - NOMS 2018-2018 IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Service function (SF) chaining enables network operators and infrastructure providers to
flexibly orchestrate virtualized network functions (NFs) at various places on software defined …