Stochastic performance analysis of network function virtualization in future internet

W Miao, G Min, Y Wu, H Huang, Z Zhao… - IEEE Journal on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) has been considered as a promising technology for
future Internet to increase the network flexibility, accelerate the service innovation, and …

Network function virtualization in dynamic networks: A stochastic perspective

X Cheng, Y Wu, G Min… - IEEE Journal on Selected …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As a key enabling technology for 5G network softwarization, network function virtualization
(NFV) provides an efficient paradigm to optimize network resource utility for the benefits of …

A comprehensive survey of network function virtualization

B Yi, X Wang, K Li, M Huang - Computer Networks, 2018 - Elsevier
Today's networks are filled with a massive and ever-growing variety of network functions that
coupled with proprietary devices, which leads to network ossification and difficulty in network …

On the trade-off between computational load and reliability for network function virtualization

J Kang, O Simeone, J Kang - IEEE Communications Letters, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization enables the “softwarization” of network functions, which are
implemented on virtual machines hosted on commercial off-the-shelf servers. Both the …

Network-aware availability modeling of an end-to-end NFV-enabled service

B Tola, G Nencioni, BE Helvik - IEEE Transactions on Network …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) represents a key shift in nowadays network service
provisioning by entailing higher flexibility, elasticity, and programmability of network …

Software-defined network function virtualization: A survey

Y Li, M Chen - IEEE Access, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Diverse proprietary network appliances increase both the capital and operational expense
of service providers, meanwhile causing problems of network ossification. Network function …

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 optimization of service function chaining and resource allocation in network function virtualization

L Wang, Z Lu, X Wen, R Knopp, R Gupta - IEEE Access, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) has already been a new paradigm for network
architectures. By migrating NFs from dedicated hardware to virtualization platform, NFV can …

Online joint VNF chain composition and embedding for 5G networks

J Li, W Shi, Q Ye, W Zhuang, X Shen… - 2018 IEEE Global …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) is one of the enabling technologies for fifth generation
(5G) networks. How to allocate physical resources to customized network services both fairly …

Recent advances of resource allocation in network function virtualization

S Yang, F Li, S Trajanovski… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has been emerging as an appealing solution that
transforms complex network functions from dedicated hardware implementations to software …