In service function chaining (SFC), an ordered list of service functions (SFs) is specified for
network services, and those SFs should be placed in appropriate service nodes (SNs) to …

Service function chaining (SFC) enables the creation of composite network services that
consist of an ordered set of service functions. For scalable and fault-tolerant SFC services …

Service function chaining (SFC) refers to as an order set composed of multiple service
functions (SFs) that specific flows should be processed. In this paper, we formulate an …

Service function chaining (SFC) dynamically links multiple virtual network functions (VNFs)
to provide flexible and scalable network services for network entities and users …

Network function virtualization (NFV) has become an emerging issue in both academia and
industry. By outsourcing network functions from dedicated hardware to virtualization …

Current Service Function Chaining (SFC) architectures are tailor-made for specific
environments and platforms, often relying on SFC support on network devices or specialized …

Virtualized service and network functions are deployed on virtual machines (VMs) to realize
essential processing to realize service function chaining (SFC). Issues on SFC is SF …

Abstract Service Function Chaining (SFC) has become an integral part of every emerging
application to satisfy its specific demand. Due to the massive increase in such diverse …

As a new paradigm, Network Function Virtualization (NFV) enables flexible and customized
service provisioning. NFV decouples network functions from dedicated hardware devices …

In recent year, the rise of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software-defined
Networking (SDN) makes the service chain and application provisioning process much agile …