Energy-efficient VNF deployment for graph-structured SFC based on graph neural network and constrained deep reinforcement learning

QI Siyu, LI Shuopeng, LIN Shaofu… - 2021 22nd Asia …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV), which decouples network functions from hardware
and transforms them into hardware-independent Virtual Network Functions (VNF), is a …

GCN-TD: A learning-based approach for service function chain deployment on the fly

P Pan, Q Fan, S Wang, X Li, J Li… - GLOBECOM 2020-2020 …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) has emerged as a promising paradigm for transforming
network functions from dedicated hardware to software middleboxes, which can …

Resource-aware service function chain deployment in cloud-edge environment

H Li, X Li, Z Qian, X Qin - IEEE INFOCOM 2021-IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the development of network technology, Network Function Virtualization (NFV) provides
a good paradigm of sharing network resources, aiming to transfer network functions from …

Drl-sfcp: Adaptive service function chains placement with deep reinforcement learning

T Wang, Q Fan, X Li, X Zhang, Q Xiong… - ICC 2021-IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) is a promising paradigm that network functions can be
deployed on commodity servers instead of dedicated servers to enhance the resource …

Service function chain graph transformation for enhanced resource efficiency in NFV

A Pentelas, P Papadimitriou - 2021 IFIP Networking …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Service Function Chain (SFC) embedding optimization is crucial for the resource efficiency
of Network Function Virtualization infrastructures (NFVI). Nevertheless, high utilization …

A parallel placement approach for service function chain using deep reinforcement learning

H Chai, J Zhang, Z Wang, J Shi… - 2019 IEEE 5th …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) enables service flexibility and cost reduction by
replacing traditional hardware middle-boxes with Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) running …

Drl-deploy: adaptive service function chains deployment with deep reinforcement learning

X Wei, Y Sheng, L Li, C Zhou - 2021 IEEE Intl Conf on Parallel …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the development of software-defined networking (SDN) and network function
virtualization (NFV), the service function chain (SFC) has become a popular paradigm for …

Virtual network function selection and chaining based on deep learning in SDN and NFV-enabled networks

J Pei, P Hong, D Li - 2018 IEEE International Conference on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Software-Defined Network (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) make Service
Function Chain (SFC) become a popular service paradigm. For an SFC Request (SFCR) …

Graph neural network based service function chaining for automatic network control

DN Heo, S Lange, HG Kim… - 2020 21st Asia-Pacific …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Software-defined networking (SDN) and the network function virtualization (NFV) led to great
developments in software based control technology by decreasing expenditures. Service …

To deploy new or to deploy more?: an online SFC deployment scheme at network edge

Z Yuan, L Luo, D Guo, DCK Wong… - IEEE Internet of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Service function chaining (SFC) dynamically links multiple virtual network functions (VNFs)
to provide flexible and scalable network services for network entities and users …