On the design of a flexible architecture for virtualized network function platforms

VF Garcia, LC Marcuzzo, A Huff… - 2019 IEEE Global …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The proper execution and management of heterogeneous Virtualized Network Functions
(VNFs) relies on the employment of efficient and comprehensive VNF platforms. However …

An nsh-enabled architecture for virtualized network function platforms

VF Garcia, LC Marcuzzo, GV Souza, L Bondan… - … : Proceedings of the …, 2020 - Springer
The proper execution of Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) depends on the employment
of platforms specifically created to fulfill multiple Network Function Virtualization (NFV) …

: A Disaggregated Packet Processing Architecture

SR Chowdhury, H Bian, T Bai… - 2019 IEEE Conference …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) promises to reduce the capital and operational
expenditure for network operators by moving packet processing from purpose-built …

A disaggregated packet processing architecture for network function virtualization

SR Chowdhury, H Bian, T Bai… - IEEE Journal on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) promises to reduce the capital and operational
expenditure for network operators by moving packet processing from purpose-built …

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 …

Network functions virtualization: The long road to commercial deployments

AU Rehman, RL Aguiar, JP Barraca - IEEE Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network operators are under pressure to offer efficient network-based services while
keeping service deployment costs to a minimum. Network functions virtualization (NFV) can …

A holistic approach to define service chains using Click-on-OSv on different NFV platforms

A Huff, G Venancio, LC Marcuzzo… - 2018 IEEE Global …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The deployment of services in virtualized networks can be done by composing multiple
Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs). A Service Function Chain (SFC) consists of a …

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 …

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) …

Beyond VNFM: Filling the gaps of the ETSI VNF manager to fully support VNF life cycle operations

G Venâncio, VF Garcia… - … Journal of Network …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
One of the main challenges to use network functions virtualization (NFV) is to properly
manage the life cycle of the virtualized network functions (VNFs). Current solutions based on …