Traditional network is equipped with many proprietary hardware-based network functions.
These hardware-based network functions lead to network ossification which results in lack of …

Network function virtualization (NFV) has been emerging as a new paradigm to enable
elastic and inexpensive network services in modern computer networks, through deploying …

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 …

In this paper, under the framework of Network Function Virtualization (NFV), we investigate
how to instantiate Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) on Telecom Clouds (TCs) and map …

Network function virtualization (NFV) is a technique to facilitate service deployment by
decoupling network functions from dedicated hardware and moving them to software …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a promising network architecture concept, in which
virtualization technologies are employed to manage networking functions via software as …

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 …

To accelerate the implementation of network functions/middle boxes and reduce the
deployment cost, recently the concept of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has emerged …

To deploy a wide range of services, improve network flexibility and facilitate the deployment
and maintenance of network services, virtualization of network functions promises to make …

In traditional network, network functions are implemented by proprietary hardware. Its
deployment, update and upgrade are complicated and costly. With the rapid growth of the …