Joint VNF placement and multicast traffic routing in 5G core networks

O Alhussein, PT Do, J Li, Q Ye, W Shi… - 2018 IEEE Global …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The software defined networking (SDN) enabled network function virtualization (NFV)
architecture emerges as a cost-effective solution for service customization in fifth generation …

Latency-aware VNF chain deployment with efficient resource reuse at network edge

P Jin, X Fei, Q Zhang, F Liu, B Li - IEEE INFOCOM 2020-IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the increasing demand of low-latency network services, mobile edge computing (MEC)
emerges as a new paradigm, which provides server resources and processing capacities in …

A power-efficient and performance-aware online virtual network function placement in SDN/NFV-enabled networks

SR Zahedi, S Jamali, P Bayat - Computer Networks, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent development of software-defined networks (SDN) and network function virtualization
(NFV), makes it feasible to replace dedicated hardware middleboxes with software …

A novel approach for service function chain dynamic orchestration in edge clouds

Y Liu, H Lu, X Li, D Zhao, W Wu… - IEEE Communications …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) and mobile edge computing (MEC) are two of the
promising technologies that are expected to play a critical role in mobile edge cloud …

QoS-aware VNF placement and service chaining for IoT applications in multi-tier mobile edge networks

Z Xu, Z Zhang, W Liang, Q Xia, O Rana… - ACM Transactions on …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Mobile edge computing and network function virtualization (NFV) paradigms enable new
flexibility and possibilities of the deployment of extreme low-latency services for Internet-of …

Management and orchestration of virtual network functions via deep reinforcement learning

JSP Roig, DM Gutierrez-Estevez… - IEEE Journal on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Management and orchestration (MANO) of resources by virtual network functions (VNFs)
represents one of the key challenges towards a fully virtualized network architecture as …

SFC embedding meets machine learning: Deep reinforcement learning approaches

Y Liu, Y Lu, X Li, W Qiao, Z Li… - IEEE Communications …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Service function chain (SFC) has been recognized as one of the most important
technologies that can satisfy dynamic service demands in the edge clouds. However, how to …

A connectionist approach to dynamic resource management for virtualised network functions

R Mijumbi, S Hasija, S Davy, A Davy… - … on network and …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) continues to gain attention as a paradigm shift in the
way telecommunications services are deployed and managed. By separating Network …

Joint VNF placement and scheduling for latency-sensitive services

N Promwongsa, A Ebrahimzadeh… - … on Network Science …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Next-generation 6G networks are envisioned to be a key enabler for low-latency services
(eg, extended reality, remote surgery), which cannot be potentially realized by currently …

Cloud–edge collaborative SFC mapping for industrial IoT using deep reinforcement learning

S Xu, Y Li, S Guo, C Lei, D Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and 5G have been served as the key elements to
support the reliable and efficient operation of Industry 4.0. By integrating burgeoning …