The 3rd Generation Partnership Project/3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP/3GPP2)
designates the service capability interaction manager (SCIM) as a functional component in …

The introduction of Next Generation Networks (NGN) has changed significantly the network
service model. Vertical structures that are designed to each type of access have been …

In this paper we verify the previously proposed analytical traffic model of a multidomain Next
Generation Network (NGN), which is standardized for delivering multimedia services based …

Modern incorporated communications, converging voice, data, and multimedia onto a single
network platform, is a technology that has received increasing attention through the past …

This paper quantifies call processing performance (CPP) of a multidomain IMS/NGN
architecture, which was proposed to deliver current and future telecommunication services …

A key advantage of the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is that it promotes the development
of innovative multimedia services designed to bring an enhanced experience to the end …

The context: Results of performance evaluations of IT services are frequently based on
technical metrics collected using tools. Subjective and uncertainty aspects, however, are …

Abstract “Service-capability based” architecture of the Next Generation Networks (NGN)
enables simple introduction of the innovative 3rd generation services and provides a …

Content delivery networks (CDNs) are critical for delivering high performance Internet
services. Using worldwide deployments of front-ends, CDNs can direct users to the front-end …

We propose a REST-based architecture to manage performability aspects of service function
chains (SFCs) which represent crucial features of cloud-native 5G networks. In particular …