An online algorithm for VNF service chain scaling in datacenters

Z Luo, C Wu - IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Built on top of virtualization technologies, network function virtualization (NFV) provides
flexible and scalable software implementation of various network functions. Virtual network …

Throughput optimization for admitting NFV-enabled requests in cloud networks

Z Xu, W Liang, A Galis, Y Ma, Q Xia, W Xu - Computer Networks, 2018 - Elsevier
Network softwarization is emerging as a techno-economic transformation trend that impacts
the way that network service providers deliver their network services significantly. As a key …

Online VNF scaling in datacenters

X Wang, C Wu, F Le, A Liu, Z Li… - 2016 IEEE 9th …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a promising technology that promises to
significantly reduce the operational costs of network services by deploying virtualized …

Balancing the migration of virtual network functions with replications in data centers

F Carpio, A Jukan, R Pries - NOMS 2018-2018 IEEE/IFIP …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Network Function Virtualization (NFV) paradigm is enabling flexibility, programmability
and implementation of traditional network functions into generic hardware, in form of the so …

VNF deployment and flow scheduling in geo-distributed data centers

L Gu, X Chen, H Jin, F Lu - 2018 IEEE International …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a potential solution in the evolution of economical
network to reduce acquisition and maintenance costs for network service providers. NFV …

Efficient NFV deployment in data center networks

PW Chi, YC Huang, CL Lei - 2015 IEEE International …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
NFV is a new network concept that moves network functions from network appliances to
virtual machines. Users can customize their own services by setting ordered traffic paths …

Online scaling of NFV service chains across geo-distributed datacenters

Y Jia, C Wu, Z Li, F Le, A Liu - IEEE/ACM Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging paradigm that turns hardware-
dependent implementation of network functions (ie, middleboxes) into software modules …

Joint resource optimization and delay-aware virtual network function migration in data center networks

B Li, B Cheng, X Liu, M Wang, Y Yue… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a promising paradigm that separates network
functions from proprietary devices. Network service in NFV-enabled networks is achieved as …

VNF-EQ: dynamic placement of virtual network functions for energy efficiency and QoS guarantee in NFV

S Kim, S Park, Y Kim, S Kim, K Lee - Cluster Computing, 2017 - Springer
With the advances of network function virtualization and cloud computing technologies, a
number of network services are implemented across data centers by creating a service …

Optimizing NFV chain deployment through minimizing the cost of virtual switching

MC Luizelli, D Raz, Y Sa'ar - IEEE INFOCOM 2018-IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a novel paradigm that enables flexible and scalable
implementation of network services on cloud infrastructure. A key factor in the success of …