Network Function Virtualization (NFV) provides mobile telecom operators with the capability
to legacy mobile core functions in virtualize network entities VNFs. This allows to offer fine …

The network softwarization paradigm, enabled by Network Function Virtualization (NFV),
facilitates the automation of management operations and orchestration of future networks …

The rapid growth of mobile data traffic and simultaneous increase in the diversity and
complexity of services is a modern trend in the field of ICT. To deal with new challenges …

Implementing and deploying virtualized Evolved Packet Core (vEPC) is a prioritized
objective of operators and vendors towards a 5G network, enabling flexible network …

The scaling is a fundamental task that allows addressing performance variations in Network
Functions Virtualization (NFV). In the literature, several approaches propose scaling …

The introduction of network function virtualization (NFV) leads to a new business model in
which the Telecommunication Service Provider needs to rent cloud resources to …

Many ongoing research activities relevant to 5 G mobile systems concern the virtualization of
the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) elements aiming for system scalability, elasticity, flexibility …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) framework can increase the flexibility and reduce the
cost of network functions deployment and operation, but needs to be tailored when this …

In the mobile communication, over the long term, traffic growth is driven by both the rising
number of smartphone subscriptions and an increasing average data volume per …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is considered one of the key technologies for the 5G
mobile networks. In NFV, network functions are implemented in software components …