Network function virtualization provides a new network resource utilization approach which
decouples network functions from proprietary hardware and enables adaptive services to …

Network service providers have to cope with the growing on-demand need from end-users
as well as the diversity of usage. The softwerization and cloudification of the network …

Recently, network function virtualization has been proposed to transform from network
hardware appliances to software middleboxes. Normally, a demand needs to invoke several …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) are two
paradigms that have attracted much attention in the networking field. The first permits the …

In the framework of network function virtualization, we consider in this paper the execution of
Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) in data centers whose computing capacities are …

Network function virtualization is an emerging network resource utilization approach which
decouples network functions from proprietary hardware and enables adaptive services to …

Network function virtualization (NFV) is an emerging design paradigm that replaces physical
middlebox devices with software modules running on general purpose commodity servers …

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging initiative to overcome increasing
operational and capital costs faced by network operators due to the need to physically locate …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a promising network architecture concept, in which
virtualization technologies are employed to manage networking functions via software as …

Compared with executing Network Functions (NFs) on dedicated hardwares, the recent
trend of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) holds the promise for operators to flexibly …