The promise behind the effective deployment of 5G networks is an architecture able to
provide flexibility, reconfigurability and programmability in order to support, with fine …

Service orchestration is an essential activity in 5G networks. It performs optimal resource
allocation and provisions services in an effective sequence based on demands across a …

This chapter provides an insight into network management and orchestration in the 5th
generation (5G), in particular highlighting how software‐defined networking (SDN) and …

Fifth Generation Mobile Network (5G) is a heterogeneous network in nature, made up of
multiple systems and supported by different technologies. It will be supported by network …

Market fragmentation has resulted in a multitude of network and cloud/data centre operators
each focused on different countries, regions and technologies. This makes it difficult and …

With the ongoing worldwide deployment of 4G networks and consequent drop of the
utilization ratio of legacy networks, network operators need a cost-effective way to flexibly …

This chapter introduces a Software Defined Security Monitoring for 5G Networks. The use of
novel Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) …

In an increasingly interconnected world, new opportunities for telecom-based services are
emerging. Innovative applications profit from cloud versatility and scalability, but require a …

Improvement of security is the subject of continuous efforts in telecommunication networks.
As network architecture becomes more and more complex, so does the related security …

One of the key objectives of 5G is to evolve the current mobile network architecture from
“one-fit-all” design model to a more customized and dynamically scaling one that enables …