Abstract Service offloading poses interesting challenges in current and next‐generation
networks. The classical network optimization algorithms are still painstakingly tune heuristics …

Virtual network embedding (VNE) algorithms dominate the effectiveness of resource sharing
in network virtualization. Heuristic embedding algorithms generally make embedding …

Advanced technologies like network function virtualization (NFV) and multi-access edge
computing (MEC) have been used to build flexible, highly programmable, and autonomously …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) environment can deal with dynamic changes in traffic
status with appropriate deployment and scaling of Virtualized Network Function (VNF) …

Network virtualization (NV) is emerged as a key enabler for the success of the future
virtualized networks (eg 5G networks and smart Internet of Things (IoT)). Virtual Network …

Massive and diversified machine type communication (MTC) service is one of the
development trends of MTC in Internet of Things (IoT). Meanwhile, realizing network …

Recently, the installation of 5G networks offers a variety of real-time, high-performance and
human-oriented customized services. However, the current laying 5G structure is unable to …

Optimizing resource allocation in Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) deployment
remains a challenging problem due to the complex interactions between network functions …

Efficient and fair resource allocation for multitudinous virtual networks running cloud‐based
applications is crucial to archive dynamic resources multi‐tenancy in cloud computing. In …

In the future 5G networks, network deployment flexibility and low network latency are two of
the most critical requirements and issues. Recently, network virtualization and Fog/Edge …