Middleboxes have become a vital part of modern networks by providing service functions
such as content filtering, load balancing and optimization of network traffic. An ordered …

In order to satisfy diversified service demands, future networks are expected to provide
higher quality network services, especially in 5G scenarios. Network Function Virtualization …

Service function chain (SFC) allocation problems have been studied in previous works.
Models with different objectives decide the allocations of functions in chains. Currently, the …

Service function chain (SFC) is a series of ordered virtual network functions (VNFs) for
processing traffic flows in the virtualized networking environment of future networks. In this …

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 …

Service Function Chaining (SFC) is a service deployment concept that promises cost
efficiency and increases flexibility for computer networks. On the other hand, Software …

Abstract Service Function Chaining (SFC) is the problem of deploying various network
service instances over geographically distributed data centers and providing inter …

Future network services and applications, such as coordinated remote driving or remote
surgery, pose serious challenges on the underlying networks. In order to fulfill the extremely …

Cross-domain management is an increasingly important concern in network management
and such management capability is a key-enabler of many emerging computing …

Service providers highly rely on network softwarization for addressing the demanding use
cases of the 5G verticals. In order for the 5G vertical scenarios to be seamlessly executed …