With the evolution towards the Fifth Generation of Mobile Communications (5G), Software-
based Networks are paving the way to a radical transformation of Network Operators …

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 …

Service Function Chaining (SFC) is a trending paradigm, which has helped to introduce
unseen flexibility in telecom networks. Network service providers, as well as big network …

Service Function Chaining (SFC) defines the concept of linking ordered Service Functions
(SFs) through network technologies to support specific application requirements. SFC …

Service Function Chaining (SFC) is considered as one of the most promising solutions to
deploy future end-to-end network services, taking advantage of emerging network …

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 …

Complex services composed of middleboxes are mainly used to meet the requirements of
advanced services such as security services, monitoring systems, and personalized …

Service function chaining (SFC) in the SDN/NFV architecture offers a flexible approach to
end-to-end service provisioning in future networks. Analysis on the quality of service (QoS) …

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

The adoption of Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networking
technologies allow network infrastructure operator flexibly orchestrating resources to provide …