The emergence of software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization
(NFV) facilitates policy-driven and dynamic service function chaining (SFC). In recent years …

Network function virtualization (NFV) technology achieves flexible service deployment by
replacing the middleboxes with virtual network functions (VNFs). In NFV, a set of VNFs are …

Abstract Service Function Chaining (SFC) has gained momentum as one of the building
blocks of the 5G ecosystem. Indeed, SFC combined with other promising technologies such …

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 …

With the emergence of virtualization technology, Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and
Software Defined Networking (SDN) make the network function abstract from the hardware …

Emerging technologies such as network function virtualization (NFV) and software defined
networking (SDN) provide a promising way to implement service function chain (SFC), a …

Network function virtualization (NFV) utilizes IT virtualization technology to realize the
functions of various network devices and realize the decoupling of hardware and software …

Network function virtualization (NFV) achieves cost-effective network service provisioning
through exploitation of virtualization and automation by decoupling network functions …

Mobile networks have urgent demands of fine-grained, cost-effective and flexible service
provision for diversified user traffic. To cope with these demands, researchers have …

Network Service Providers (NSPs) envisage to support the divergent and stringent
requirements of future services by instantiating these services as service chains, commonly …