The scheduling of Virtual Network Functions (VN-Fs) is an important problem for Network
Function Virtualization (NFV) resource allocation. In this paper, we investigate how to …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging approach that has received attention
from both academia and industry as a way to improve flexibility, efficiency, and …

Network Function Virtualization decouples network function deployment from dedicated
hardware and reduces costs. Network services are structured as chains of VNFs. Each chain …

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

Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) orchestration and management have
attracted a lot of attention in recent years as it provides new opportunities regarding …

The emerging paradigm of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) promises to shorten the
renewal cycles of network functions and reduce the capital expenses by flexibly deploying …

Abstract Network Functions Virtualization is an emerging initiative where standard IT
virtualization evolves to consolidate network functions onto high volume servers, switches …

Network function virtualization is a promising technique for telecom providers to efficiently
manage network services at low cost. However, existing works mainly focus on resource …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a promising technology that promises to
significantly reduce the operational costs of network services by deploying virtualized …

Network function virtualization (NFV) implements network middleboxes in software, enabling
them to be more flexible and dynamic. NFV resource allocation methods can exploit the …