Abstract Although Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has multiple advantages in
comparison with traditional hardware middleboxes, there are still many open problems …

Abstract Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) promotes a paradigm shift in the core
network, by enabling the execution of network functions on a virtualized software plane …

Resource allocation is one of the main challenges that have to be addressed before the
Network Function Virtualizaton (NFV) concept matures. It consists of three coordinated steps …

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging initiative to overcome increasing
operational and capital costs faced by network operators due to the need to physically locate …

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is a new network paradigm that has been strongly
promoted from both scientific community and telecom industry, where network functions …

By allowing network functions to be virtualized and run on commodity hardware, NFV
enables new properties (eg, elastic scaling), and new service models for Service Providers …

Network function virtualization (NFV) is a promising technology to decouple the network
functions from dedicated hardware elements, leading to the significant cost reduction in …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging technology proposed to improve
service provisioning in telecommunication industry. The flexibility of NFV enables network …

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) along with the Service Chaining paradigm have
changed the way that network services are deployed in the underlying network …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a new network paradigm that decouples network
functions from dedicated hardware. Network services in NFV are deployed as service …