Network Function Virtualization (NFV) converts network functions executed by costly
middleboxes into instances of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) hosted by industry-standard …

The efficient deployment of virtual network functions (VNFs) for network service provisioning
is key for achieving network function virtualization (NFV); however, most existing studies …

Network function virtualization (NFV) provokes the evolution of network functions to
overcome various challenges facing the network service providers (NSPs). To exploit the …

Network functions virtualization (NFV) promises to bring significant flexibility and cost
savings to networking. These improvements are predicated on being able to run many …

Although network function virtualization (NFV) has been proven to be beneficial in terms of
equipment cost, service delivery flexibility, and time-to-market, most of the studies in this …

Using Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), network functions are virtualized and chained
together to provide a network service. Often, a service chain can be allocated in multiple …

Dynamic allocation of resources is a key feature in network function virtualization (NFV),
enabling flexible adjustment of slices and contained network services to ever-changing …

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging initiative where virtualization is used
to consolidate Network Functions (NFs) onto high volume servers (HVS), switches, and …

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) was proposed to migrate middleboxes that compose
network services, such as firewalls and Network Address Translation (NAT) servers, from …

In the context of Software-Defined Networks (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is
a new network paradigm in which network functions are implemented in software as Virtual …