A fix-and-optimize approach for efficient and large scale virtual network function placement and chaining

MC Luizelli, WL da Costa Cordeiro, LS Buriol… - Computer …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a novel concept that is reshaping the
middlebox arena, shifting network functions (eg firewall, gateways, proxies) from specialized …

An online placement scheme for VNF chains in geo-distributed clouds

R Zhou - 2018 IEEE/ACM 26th International Symposium on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) provides virtualized network services through service
chains of virtual network functions (VNFs). VNFs typically execute on virtual machines in a …

Graph neural network-based virtual network function deployment prediction

HG Kim, S Park, D Heo, S Lange, H Choi… - … on Network and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) help reduce
OPEX and CAPEX as well as increase network flexibility and agility. But at the same time …

Optimized service chain placement using genetic algorithm

MA Khoshkholghi, J Taheri… - … IEEE Conference on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging technology to consolidate network
functions onto high volume storages, servers and switches located anywhere in the network …

Automated analysis and profiling of virtual network functions: the nfv-inspector approach

MG Khan, J Taheri, A Kassler… - 2018 IEEE Conference …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Discovering insights about Virtual Network Function (VNFs) resource demand
characteristics will enable cloud vendors to optimize their underlying Network Function …

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 …

Deep reinforcement learning for dynamic reliability aware NFV-based service provisioning

HR Khezri, PA Moghadam… - 2019 IEEE Global …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) is referred to the technology in which softwarized
network functions virtually run on commodity servers. Such functions are called virtual …

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 …

Balancing the migration of virtual network functions with replications in data centers

F Carpio, A Jukan, R Pries - NOMS 2018-2018 IEEE/IFIP …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Network Function Virtualization (NFV) paradigm is enabling flexibility, programmability
and implementation of traditional network functions into generic hardware, in form of the so …

RABA: Resource-aware backup allocation for a chain of virtual network functions

J Zhang, Z Wang, C Peng, L Zhang… - IEEE INFOCOM 2019 …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) turns a sequence of network functions on hardwares
into a service chain of virtual network functions (VNFs) provisioned on virtual machines or …