Network virtualization allows the coexistence of multiple virtual networks on a shared
substrate optical network, which interconnects the geo-distributed data centers. A virtual …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is gaining a lot of interest as a flexible and cost-
effective solution for replacing hardware-based, vendor-dependent middle-boxes with …

Service Function Chaining (SFC) is a hot topic in the research field of network function
virtualization (NFV). At present, there are many research results related to SFC …

Guaranteed-Availability Network Function Virtualization in Inter-Datacenter Networks Page 1
W1D.1.pdf OFC 2018 © OSA 2018 Guaranteed-Availability Network Function Virtualization in …

Network function (NF) virtualization decouples NFs from the underlying middlebox hardware
and promotes their deployment on virtualized network infrastructures. This essentially paves …

The integration of software defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization
(NFV) is a promising approach to support flexible service deployment and provisioning. In …

Hybrid optical network architectures have become popular in many research and education
networks [1]. Two different levels of service are available on the same physical infrastructure …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has inspired numerous orchestration algorithms to
decide Virtualized Network Function (VNF) placement and routing paths for service requests …

Network Function Virtualization along with Network Service Chaining envision a reduction in
the respective cost that end users, service providers, and network operators are …

We propose to use software-defined optics to achieve the required flexibility, while reducing
the processing load of core packet switches. It also eliminates the need to reinstall multiple …