Joint resource management and flow scheduling for SFC deployment in hybrid edge-and-cloud network

Y Mao, X Shang, Y Yang - IEEE INFOCOM 2022-IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) migrates network functions from proprietary hardware
to commercial servers on the edge or cloud, making network services more cost-efficient …

An efficient algorithm for virtual network function scaling

O Houidi, O Soualah, W Louati… - … 2017-2017 IEEE …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) has been revolutionizing and improving the way
networking services are deployed but also requires the dynamic scaling of resources during …

Machine learning for performance-aware virtual network function placement

DM Manias, M Jammal, H Hawilo… - 2019 IEEE Global …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the growing demand for data connectivity, network service providers are faced with the
task of reducing their capital and operational expenses while simultaneously improving …

Optimal execution of virtualized network functions for applications in cyber-physical-social-systems

R Islam, MS Pahalovi, T Adhikary, A Razzaque… - IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cyber-physical-social systems exploit the relationship between humans, computers, and the
physical environment to provide high-quality real-time and personalized services …

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 …

Joint topology design and mapping of service function chains for efficient, scalable, and reliable network functions virtualization

Z Ye, X Cao, J Wang, H Yu, C Qiao - IEEE Network, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
NFV is promising to lower the network operator's capital expenditure and operational
expenditure by replacing proprietary hardware-based network equipment with software …

Online joint VNF chain composition and embedding for 5G networks

J Li, W Shi, Q Ye, W Zhuang, X Shen… - 2018 IEEE Global …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) is one of the enabling technologies for fifth generation
(5G) networks. How to allocate physical resources to customized network services both fairly …

Delay-sensitive and availability-aware virtual network function scheduling for NFV

S Yang, F Li, R Yahyapour, X Fu - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has been emerging as an appealing solution that
transforms from dedicated hardware implementations to software instances running in a …

Survey of performance acceleration techniques for network function virtualization

L Linguaglossa, S Lange, S Pontarelli… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ongoing network softwarization trend holds the promise to revolutionize network
infrastructures by making them more flexible, reconfigurable, portable, and more adaptive …

Optimal network function virtualization and service function chaining: A survey

G Mirjalily, Z Luo - Chinese Journal of Electronics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Network function virtualization (NFV) and Service function chaining (SFC) can fulfill the
traditional network functions by simply running special softwares on general‐purpose …