Replication of virtual network functions: Optimizing link utilization and resource costs

F Carpio, W Bziuk, A Jukan - 2017 40th International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is enabling the softwarization of traditional network
services, commonly deployed in dedicated hardware, into generic hardware in form of …

VNF placement with replication for Loac balancing in NFV networks

F Carpio, S Dhahri, A Jukan - 2017 IEEE international …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a new paradigm, enabling service innovation
through virtualization of traditional network functions located flexibly in the network in form of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Coordinated allocation of service function chains

MT Beck, JF Botero - 2015 IEEE global communications …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging initiative to overcome increasing
operational and capital costs faced by network operators due to the need to physically locate …

SET: a Simple and Effective Technique to improve cost efficiency of VNF placement and chaining algorithms for network service provisioning

S Ahvar, MM Mirzaei, J Leguay, E Ahvar… - 2018 4th IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is a promising solution to provide cost-efficient,
scalable and rapid deployment of network services. It allows the implementation of fine …

A clustering-based approach for virtual network function mapping and assigning

Z Wang, J Zhang, T Huang, Y Liu - 2017 IEEE/ACM 25th …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization has attracted attention from both academia and industry as it
can help the service provider to obtain agility and flexibility in network service deployment. In …

Virtual network functions placement and chaining for real-time applications

A Alleg, R Kouah, S Moussaoui… - 2017 IEEE 22nd …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has attracted a lot of attention recently both among
researchers and network devices providers. By decoupling network functions from dedicated …