NFV resource allocation: A systematic review and taxonomy of VNF forwarding graph embedding

F Schardong, I Nunes, A Schaeffer-Filho - Computer Networks, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The emergence of Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) is drastically reshaping
the arrangement of network functions. Instead of being built on dedicated hardware (network …

Service function chain placement in distributed scenarios: a systematic review

GL Santos, DF Bezerra, ES Rocha, L Ferreira… - Journal of Network and …, 2022 - Springer
The network function virtualization (NFV) paradigm is an emerging technology that provides
network flexibility by allowing the allocation of network functions over commodity hardware …

Optimization model for cross-domain network slices in 5G networks

RA Addad, M Bagaa, T Taleb… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Slicing (NS) is a key enabler of the upcoming 5G and beyond system, leveraging
on both Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networking (SDN), NS …

Clustered virtualized network functions resource allocation based on context-aware grouping in 5G edge networks

S Song, C Lee, H Cho, G Lim… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the wide spread of various smart devices and the proliferation of internet of things (IoT)
sensors, the amount of traffic on mobile networks is rapidly increasing, and applications with …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient solutions to the placement and chaining problem of User Plane Functions in 5G networks

I Leyva-Pupo, C Cervelló-Pastor - Journal of Network and Computer …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study attempts to solve the placement and chaining problem of 5G User Plane
Functions (UPFs) in a Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) ecosystem. The problem is …

An integer encoding grey wolf optimizer for virtual network function placement

H Xing, X Zhou, X Wang, S Luo, P Dai, K Li… - Applied Soft Computing, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper studies the virtual network function placement (VNF-P) problem in the context of
network function virtualization (NFV), where the end-to-end delay of a requested service …

Towards modeling cross-domain network slices for 5G

RA Addad, T Taleb, M Bagaa… - 2018 IEEE Global …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Slicing (NS) is expected to be a key functionality of the upcoming 5G systems.
Coupled with Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization …

Cost-efficient virtual network function placement and traffic steering

Y Liu, J Pei, P Hong, D Li - ICC 2019-2019 IEEE International …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Benefiting from Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Service Function Chain (SFC) that is
composed of a set of ordered Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) has become a popular …

Availability-driven NFV orchestration

M Casazza, M Bouet, S Secci - Computer Networks, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Virtual Network Functions as a Service (VNFaaS) is a promising business whose
technical directions consist of providing network functions as a Service instead of delivering …

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 …