The introduction of software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization
(NFV) has altered, in a wholesale manner, the way to plan for network infrastructure …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) provides a major shift in the provisioning of
telecommunication services by decoupling network functions from dedicated hardware …

Network functions virtualization (NFV) attributes to the substitute of network functions on
dedicated appliances such as load balancers and routers with the use of virtualized …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has revolutionized the way network services are
offered, leading Enterprise and Service Providers to increasingly adapt their portfolio of …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) defines a dynamic environment to deploy Virtual
Network Functions (VNF) as constituents of Network Services (NS) that provide specific …

IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) has been recognized as the core control platform for the next
generation network (NGN). In this paper, we focus on virtualizing IMS by enabling network …

Network slicing has become a fundamental property for next-generation networks,
especially because an inherent part of 5G standardisation is the ability for service providers …

This paper proposes a new fully decentralized approach to online placement and
optimization of virtual machines (VMs) for network functions virtualization (NFV). The …

We present RDCL 3D, a “model agnostic” web framework for the design and composition of
NFV services and components. The framework allows editing and validating the descriptors …

With exploding traffic stuffing existing network infra-structure, today's telecommunication and
cloud service providers resort to Network Function Virtualization (NFV) for greater agility and …