Network Function Virtualization (NFV) enables to implement network functions in software,
high-speed packet processing functions which traditionally are dominated by hardware …

The principle of Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) aims to transform network
architectures by implementing Network Functions (NFs) in software that can run on …

Network function virtualization (NFV) provides flexible and scalable network services by
leveraging software-based network appliances. In an NFV architecture, the virtual network …

Service Function Chaining (SFC) serves the traffic of a specific service along an ordered set
of Service Functions (SFs). SFC uses Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network …

Modern computer networks heavily depend on expensive and proprietary hardware
deployed at fixed locations. Network functions virtualization (NFV), one of the fastest …

An increasing demand is seen from enterprises to host and dynamically manage middlebox
services in public clouds in order to leverage the same benefits that network functions …

The deployment of modular virtual network functions (VNFs) in software defined
infrastructures (SDI) enables cloud and network providers to deploy integrated network …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a promising approach for service providers to
reduce CAPEX and OPEX and has drawn a lot of attention from vendors. Service Function …

Two emerging architectural paradigms, ie, Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network
Function Virtualization (NFV), enable the deployment and management of Service Function …

The EU funded FP7 project T-NOVA, with the specific goal of accelerating the evolution of
NFV, proposes an open architecture to provide Virtual Network Functions as a Service …