Energy-efficient VNF deployment for graph-structured SFC based on graph neural network and constrained deep reinforcement learning

QI Siyu, LI Shuopeng, LIN Shaofu… - 2021 22nd Asia …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV), which decouples network functions from hardware
and transforms them into hardware-independent Virtual Network Functions (VNF), is a …

Online VNF lifecycle management in an MEC-enabled 5G IoT architecture

I Sarrigiannis, K Ramantas, E Kartsakli… - IEEE Internet of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The upcoming fifth generation (5G) mobile communications urge software-defined networks
(SDNs) and network function virtualization (NFV) to join forces with the multiaccess edge …

Building multi-domain service function chains based on multiple NFV orchestrators

A Huff, G Venâncio, VF Garcia… - 2020 IEEE Conference …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Service Function Chains (SFCs) are compositions of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs)
designed to provide complex network services. In this work, we propose a strategy to build …

Availability-aware service chain composition and mapping in NFV-enabled networks

M Wang, B Cheng, S Zhao, B Li… - … Conference on Web …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging technology decouples network
functions from hardware. Network service in NFV is deployed as a service chain, also known …

Adaptive interference-aware VNF placement for service-customized 5G network slices

Q Zhang, F Liu, C Zeng - IEEE INFOCOM 2019-IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Based on network function virtualization (NFV) and software defined network (SDN), network
slicing is proposed as a new paradigm for building service-customized 5G network. In each …

Demystifying the performance interference of co-located virtual network functions

C Zeng, F Liu, S Chen, W Jiang… - IEEE INFOCOM 2018 …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) decouples network functions from the dedicated
hardware and enables them running on commodity servers, facilitating widespread …

A comprehensive survey of service function chain provisioning approaches in SDN and NFV architecture

K Kaur, V Mangat, K Kumar - Computer Science Review, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has emerged as an innovative network
architecture paradigm that uses IT virtualization technology to abstract the network node …

Probius: Automated approach for VNF and service chain analysis in software-defined NFV

J Nam, J Seo, S Shin - Proceedings of the Symposium on SDN …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
As the complexity of modern networks increases, virtualization techniques, such as software-
defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV), get highlighted to …

Delay-aware VNF placement and chaining based on a flexible resource allocation approach

A Alleg, T Ahmed, M Mosbah, R Riggio… - … on network and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a promising technology that is receiving significant
attention in both academia and the industry. NFV paradigm proposes to decouple Network …

Software-defined network function virtualization: A survey

Y Li, M Chen - IEEE Access, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Diverse proprietary network appliances increase both the capital and operational expense
of service providers, meanwhile causing problems of network ossification. Network function …