Compared with executing Network Functions (NFs) on dedicated hardwares, the recent
trend of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) holds the promise for operators to flexibly …

As a key enabling technology for 5G network softwarization, network function virtualization
(NFV) provides an efficient paradigm to optimize network resource utility for the benefits of …

Diverse proprietary network appliances increase both the capital and operational expense
of service providers, meanwhile causing problems of network ossification. Network function …

Network service providers have to cope with the growing on-demand need from end-users
as well as the diversity of usage. The softwerization and cloudification of the network …

This paper proposes a new fully decentralized approach to online placement and
optimization of virtual machines (VMs) for network functions virtualization (NFV). The …

With the advent of Network Function Virtualization (NFV), network services that traditionally
run on proprietary dedicated hardware can now be realized using Virtual Network Functions …

Network function virtualization (NFV) has been considered as a promising technology for
future Internet to increase the network flexibility, accelerate the service innovation, and …

Following the trend of Network Function Virtualization (NFV), dedicated hardware
middleboxes are replaced with innovative and flexible software middleboxes also known as …

Network function virtualization (NFV) is a promising technique aimed at reducing capital
expenditures (CAPEX) and operating expenditures (OPEX), and improving the flexibility and …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) transforms the traditional service provision
architecture into a software-based structure. In NFV, Virtual Network Functions Forwarding …