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 …

In this work, we try to further enhance the flexibility and cost-effectiveness of network function
virtualization (NFV) by considering virtual network function service chaining (vNF-SC) in a …

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), which decouples network functions from the
underlying hardware, has been regarded as an emerging paradigm to provide flexible …

Network function virtualization (NFV) has already been a new paradigm for network
architectures. By migrating NFs from dedicated hardware to virtualization platform, NFV can …

The proposition of network function virtualization (NFV) aims to solve the difficulty and
ossification in current network's management and service provision caused by ever-growing …

The fast development of high-performance and flexible SmartNICs and programmable data
plane switches (PDP-SWs) has motivated people to consider the deployment of virtual …

With the emergence of network softwarization trend, traditional networking services offered
by Internet providers are expected to evolve by fully leveraging new recent technologies like …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has recently emerged as a means to replace vendor
specific, purpose built equipment with commodity hardware and leverage the open APIs and …

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 …

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