With the advances of Software-Defined Networks (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization
(NFV), Service Function Chain (SFC) has been becoming a popular paradigm to carry and …

This paper proposes a new fully decentralized approach to online placement and
optimization of virtual machines (VMs) for network functions virtualization (NFV). The …

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

The network function virtualization (NFV) paradigm is an emerging technology that provides
network flexibility by allowing the allocation of network functions over commodity hardware …

With the growing demand for data connectivity, network service providers are faced with the
task of reducing their capital and operational expenses while simultaneously improving …

In network function virtualization (NFV), the placement of the virtual network function (VNF)
significantly affects the load on switches and the efficiency of bandwidth utilization …

The emergence of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Service Function Chaining
(SFC) together enable flexible and agile network management and traffic engineering. Due …

Network Service Chaining (NSC) is a service concept which promises increased flexibility
and cost-efficiency for future carrier networks. The two recent developments, Network …

Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) decouples network function (also called
middlebox function) software from specified appliances onto general shared servers. Thus, it …

Network function virtualization (NFV) is a promising paradigm for network service
provisioning which decouples the network functions from the physical infrastructure …