Joint optimization of chain placement and request scheduling for network function virtualization

Q Zhang, Y Xiao, F Liu, JCS Lui, J Guo… - 2017 IEEE 37th …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Compared with executing Network Functions (NFs) on dedicated hardwares, the recent
trend of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) holds the promise for operators to flexibly …

Piecing together the NFV provisioning puzzle: Efficient placement and chaining of virtual network functions

MC Luizelli, LR Bays, LS Buriol… - 2015 IFIP/IEEE …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a promising network architecture concept, in which
virtualization technologies are employed to manage networking functions via software as …

CCVP: Cost-efficient centrality-based VNF placement and chaining algorithm for network service provisioning

S Ahvar, HP Phyu, SM Buddhacharya… - … IEEE Conference on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network services have been significantly increased in today's enterprise networks. The time
and cost of deploying these services are recently considered as critical challenges for …

Impact of processing costs on service chain placement in network functions virtualization

M Savi, M Tornatore, G Verticale - 2015 IEEE conference on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) paradigm is the most promising technique to
help network providers in the reduction of capital and energy costs. The deployment of …

Orchestrating network function virtualization platform: Migration or re-instantiation?

H Hawilo, M Jammal, A Shami - 2017 IEEE 6th International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) provokes the evolution of network functions to
overcome various challenges facing the network service providers (NSPs). To exploit the …

A model for QoS-aware VNF placement and provisioning

DB Oljira, KJ Grinnemo, J Taheri… - 2017 IEEE conference …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a promising solution for telecom operators and
service providers to improve business agility, by enabling a fast deployment of new services …

Towards making network function virtualization a cloud computing service

W Rankothge, J Ma, F Le, A Russo… - 2015 IFIP/IEEE …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Impact of processing-resource sharing on the placement of chained virtual network functions

M Savi, M Tornatore, G Verticale - IEEE Transactions on Cloud …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) provides higher flexibility for network operators and
reduces the complexity in network service deployment. Using NFV, Virtual Network …

Joint optimization of service function chaining and resource allocation in network function virtualization

L Wang, Z Lu, X Wen, R Knopp, R Gupta - IEEE Access, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) has already been a new paradigm for network
architectures. By migrating NFs from dedicated hardware to virtualization platform, NFV can …

Optimizing NFV chain deployment through minimizing the cost of virtual switching

MC Luizelli, D Raz, Y Sa'ar - IEEE INFOCOM 2018-IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a novel paradigm that enables flexible and scalable
implementation of network services on cloud infrastructure. A key factor in the success of …