A service chain is a combination of network services (eg network address translation (NAT),
a firewall, etc.) that are interconnected to support an application (eg video-on-demand) …

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

Network resource virtualization emerged as the future of communication technology
recently, and the advent of Software Define Network (SDN) and Network Function …

Network functions virtualization (NFV) promises to bring significant flexibility and cost
savings to networking. These improvements are predicated on being able to run many …

Network function virtualization (NFV) is a recent concept for sharing multiple resources from
one or more physical network infrastructures in order to improve flexibility of design …

Network function virtualization (NFV) aims to provide high-performance network services
through cloud computing and virtualization technologies. However, network overloads …

Network function virtualization has received attention from both academia and industry as an
important shift in the deployment of telecommunication networks and services. It is being …

The recent development of network function virtualization decouples network functions from
dedicated hardware. Thus, virtual network functions (VNFs) can be distributed onto shared …

An important evolution of the users' needs is represented by the on-demand access to the
network, storage, and compute resources in order to dynamically match the level of resource …

Through network function virtualization (NFV), telecom providers aim to flexibly re-use
generic-purpose hardware to provide services on-demand and in an agile way. Service …