A deep reinforcement learning approach for VNF forwarding graph embedding

PTA Quang, Y Hadjadj-Aoul… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and service orchestration simplify the deployment and
management of network and telecommunication services. The deployment of these services …

Multi-domain non-cooperative VNF-FG embedding: A deep reinforcement learning approach

PTA Quang, A Bradai, KD Singh… - IEEE INFOCOM 2019 …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and service orchestration simplify the deployment and
management of network and telecommunication services. The deployment of these services …

Scalable orchestration of service function chains in NFV-enabled networks: A federated reinforcement learning approach

H Huang, C Zeng, Y Zhao, G Min, Y Zhu… - IEEE Journal on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Leveraging deep reinforcement learning with attention mechanism for virtual network function placement and routing

N He, S Yang, F Li, S Trajanovski, L Zhu… - … on Parallel and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The efficacy of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) depends critically on (1) where the
virtual network functions (VNFs) are placed and (2) how the traffic is routed. Unfortunately …

Single and multi-domain adaptive allocation algorithms for VNF forwarding graph embedding

PTA Quang, A Bradai, KD Singh… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) will simplify deployment and management of network
and telecommunication services. NFV provides flexibility by virtualizing the network …

Virtualized network function forwarding graph placing in SDN and NFV-enabled IoT networks: A graph neural network assisted deep reinforcement learning method

Y Xie, L Huang, Y Kong, S Wang, S Xu… - … on Network and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With an ambitious increase in the number of Internet of Things (IoT) terminals, IoT networks
face a huge challenge which is providing diverse and complex network services with …

Machine learning for performance-aware virtual network function placement

DM Manias, M Jammal, H Hawilo… - 2019 IEEE Global …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the growing demand for data connectivity, network service providers are faced with the
task of reducing their capital and operational expenses while simultaneously improving …

Intelligent VNF orchestration and flow scheduling via model-assisted deep reinforcement learning

L Gu, D Zeng, W Li, S Guo… - IEEE Journal on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hosting virtualized network functions (VNF) has been regarded as an effective way to realize
network function virtualization (NFV). Considering the cost diversity in cloud computing, from …

Virtual network function placement optimization with deep reinforcement learning

R Solozabal, J Ceberio, A Sanchoyerto… - IEEE Journal on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) introduces a new network architecture framework that
evolves network functions, traditionally deployed over dedicated equipment, to software …

Service function chain embedding for NFV-enabled IoT based on deep reinforcement learning

X Fu, FR Yu, J Wang, Q Qi, J Liao - IEEE Communications …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is challenging to efficiently manage different resources in the IoT. Recently, Network
function virtualization has attracted attention because of its prospect to achieve efficient …