[HTML][HTML] Edge intelligence for service function chain deployment in NFV-enabled networks

MA Khoshkholghi, T Mahmoodi - Computer Networks, 2022 - Elsevier
With evolution of network function virtualization (NFV), network services can be provided as
service function chains (SCs), each consisting of multiple virtual network functions (VNFs) …

Scalable orchestration of service function chains in NFV-enabled networks: A federated reinforcement learning approach

H Huang, C Zeng, Y Zhao, G Min, Y Zhu… - IEEE Journal on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

DRL-D: Revenue-aware online service function chain deployment via deep reinforcement learning

Q Fan, P Pan, X Li, S Wang, J Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) is a promising paradigm where network functions are
migrated from dedicated hardware appliances onto software middleboxes to promote …

NFVdeep: Adaptive online service function chain deployment with deep reinforcement learning

Y Xiao, Q Zhang, F Liu, J Wang, M Zhao… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
With the evolution of network function virtualization (NFV), diverse network services can be
flexibly offered as service function chains (SFCs) consisted of different virtual network …

To deploy new or to deploy more?: an online SFC deployment scheme at network edge

Z Yuan, L Luo, D Guo, DCK Wong… - IEEE Internet of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Service function chaining (SFC) dynamically links multiple virtual network functions (VNFs)
to provide flexible and scalable network services for network entities and users …

Dynamic decomposition of service function chain using a deep reinforcement learning approach

SB Chetty, H Ahmadi, M Tornatore, A Nag - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Internet of Things (IoT) universe will continue to expand with the advent of the sixth
generation of mobile networks (6G), which is expected to support applications and services …

Low-latency and resource-efficient service function chaining orchestration in network function virtualization

G Sun, Z Xu, H Yu, X Chen, V Chang… - IEEE Internet of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, network function virtualization (NFV) has been proposed to solve the dilemma
faced by traditional networks and to improve network performance through hardware and …

A deep reinforcement learning approach for VNF forwarding graph embedding

PTA Quang, Y Hadjadj-Aoul… - IEEE Transactions on …, 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 …

Joint optimization of service chain graph design and mapping in NFV-enabled networks

Y He, X Zhang, Z Xia, Y Liu, K Sood, S Yu - Computer Networks, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging approach to serve diverse
demands of network services by decoupling network functions and dedicated network …

Leveraging deep reinforcement learning with attention mechanism for virtual network function placement and routing

N He, S Yang, F Li, S Trajanovski, L Zhu… - … on Parallel and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The efficacy of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) depends critically on (1) where the
virtual network functions (VNFs) are placed and (2) how the traffic is routed. Unfortunately …