Abstract In multiple Service Nodes (SNs) in a Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
environment, numerous network functions are carried out. This study concerns the selection …

Network function virtualization (NFV) provides flexible and scalable network services by
leveraging software-based network appliances. In an NFV architecture, the virtual network …

The research community has been moving attention from Virtual Network Function (VNF) to
Cloud-native Network Function (CNF) since cloudification has brought the Network Function …

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 …

Future network architectures supporting 5G, 6G, Internet of Things (IoT), and fixed line
networks face diverse service requirements in various scenarios, particularly by growing …

Virtualization technologies are changing the way network operators deploy and manage
Internet services. In particular in this study we focus on the new Network Function …

Network function virtualization (NFV) solves the problem of inflexibility in traditional network,
but there are still some problems with service function chain (SFC) in some usage scenarios …

Diverse proprietary network appliances increase both the capital and operational expense
of service providers, meanwhile causing problems of network ossification. Network function …

Network function virtualization (NFV) has emerged as a promising paradigm for transforming
network functions from dedicated hardware to software middleboxes, which can …

Notice of Violation of IEEE Publication Principles “Dynamic Embedding and Scheduling of
Virtual Network Service for Future Networks” by Haotong Cao, Yao Zhang, and Longxiang …