Toward a reference architecture for NFV

AM Alwakeel, AK Alnaim… - 2019 2nd International …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging technology that has drawn the
attention of the industry. NFV aims to transform legacy network infrastructure into virtualized …

eTOM mapping onto NFV framework: IMS use case

Y Seraoui, M Belmekki, M Bellafkih… - Proceedings of the 2nd …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Telecom professionals have a strong interest in the proposition and adaptation of innovate
network management models and frameworks to help mobile network operators (MNOs) to …

Performance analysis of virtualisation technologies in NFV and edge deployments

V Aggarwal, B Thangaraju - 2020 IEEE International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Internet adoption is increasing at the fastest rate ever driven by new mobile edge users. To
meet these added demands from network services efficiently, telecom service providers are …

Global state, local decisions: decentralized NFV for ISPs via enhanced SDN

A Rodriguez-Natal, V Ermagan, A Noy… - IEEE …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The network functions virtualization paradigm is rapidly gaining interest among Internet
service providers. However, the transition to this paradigm on ISP networks comes with a …

Containernet 2.0: A rapid prototyping platform for hybrid service function chains

M Peuster, J Kampmeyer, H Karl - 2018 4th IEEE Conference …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
One of the biggest challenges for the real-world application of network function virtualization
(NFV) is reducing the development complexity of both virtualized network functions (VNF) …

Re-architecting NFV ecosystem with microservices: State of the art and research challenges

SR Chowdhury, MA Salahuddin, N Limam… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV), considered a key enabler of network" softwarization",
promises to reduce capital and operational expenditures for network operators by moving …

NFV platforms: Taxonomy, design choices and future challenges

T Zhang, H Qiu, L Linguaglossa… - … on Network and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the intrinsically inefficient service provisioning in traditional networks, Network
Function Virtualization (NFV) keeps gaining attention from both industry and academia. By …

Quality of service provisioning in network function virtualization: a survey

S Mostafavi, V Hakami, M Sanaei - Computing, 2021 - Springer
Network function virtualization (NFV) is a promising paradigm for network service
provisioning which decouples the network functions from the physical infrastructure …

A comprehensive survey of network function virtualization

B Yi, X Wang, K Li, M Huang - Computer Networks, 2018 - Elsevier
Today's networks are filled with a massive and ever-growing variety of network functions that
coupled with proprietary devices, which leads to network ossification and difficulty in network …

Taking open vSwitch to the Gym: An automated benchmarking approach

RV Rosa, CE Rothenberg - Anais do IV Workshop Pré-IETF, 2017 - sol.sbc.org.br
Resumo Performance benchmarking in Network Function Virtualization (NFV) pose
challenging issues due to all moving parts of virtualized infrastructures potentially affecting …