T Zhang, C Xu, B Zhang, X Li, X Kuang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) supports the rapid development of service function chain (SFC), which efficiently connects a sequence of network virtual function instances …
C Bu, J Wang, X Wang - Applied Soft Computing, 2022 - Elsevier
By decoupling virtualized network functions from the dedicated network equipment on which they run, Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has brought a flexible and economical way …
NFV is promising to lower the network operator's capital expenditure and operational expenditure by replacing proprietary hardware-based network equipment with software …
Cloud computing is gaining significant attention and virtualized datacenters are becoming popular as a cost-effective infrastructure. The network services are transitioning from a host …
Network function virtualization (NFV) and software defined networking (SDN) have been proposed to increase the cost-efficiency, flexibility, and innovation in network service …
L Mai, Y Ding, X Zhang, L Fan, S Yu, Z Xu - Future Generation Computer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Following the trend of Network Function Virtualization (NFV), dedicated hardware middleboxes are replaced with innovative and flexible software middleboxes also known as …
C Sun, J Bi, Z Zheng, H Hu - IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) offers the potential for both enhancing service delivery flexibility and reducing overall costs by virtualizing network functions that are traditionally …
H Li, L Wang, X Wen, Z Lu, L Ma - IEEE Access, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) has become an emerging issue in both academia and industry. By outsourcing network functions from dedicated hardware to virtualization …
Z Meng, J Bi, H Wang, C Sun… - 2018 IEEE International …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The modularization of Service Function Chains (SFCs) in Network Function Virtualization (NFV) could introduce significant performance overhead and resource efficiency …