The introduction of software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization
(NFV) has altered, in a wholesale manner, the way to plan for network infrastructure …

Network function virtualization (NFV) has drawn significant attention from both industry and
academia as an important shift in telecommunication service provisioning. By decoupling …

Network operators are under pressure to offer efficient network-based services while
keeping service deployment costs to a minimum. Network functions virtualization (NFV) can …

The objectives of this survey are to provide an in-depth coverage of a few selected research
papers that have made significant contributions to the development of Network Function …

Diverse proprietary network appliances increase both the capital and operational expense
of service providers, meanwhile causing problems of network ossification. Network function …

SDN and NFV are two significant innovations in networking. The evolution of both SDN and
NFV has shown strong synergy between these two paradigms. Recent research efforts have …

Cloud environments are the most economical deployment solutions to either enterprise IT or
telecommunication operators. Initially, softwarization and virtualization of applications are …

Executive Summary Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) has been the catalyst of a
radical change to the telecom industry, leading the transition from the traditional physical …

There is currently a strong interest in both industry and academia in the softwarization of
telecommunication networks and cloud computing infrastructures. This evolution is enabled …

In an effort to move the networking industry from today's manual configuration to embrace
automated solutions that are coordinated with the rest of the infrastructure, there have been …