Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has emerged as an innovative network
architecture paradigm that uses IT virtualization technology to abstract the network node …

Recently, the widespread use of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has meant a
significant shift in communication and network cloud-based services. NFV increases network …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a promising paradigm that separates network
functions from proprietary devices. Network service in NFV-enabled networks is achieved as …

Network function virtualization (NFV) is a promising technology that decouples network
functions from hardware. Connecting virtual network functions (VNFs) in series to form a …

The evaluation of application availability is a crucial step in ensuring functionality of the data
center network (DCN). The application of data center network is no more a chain of physical …

This paper considers service provider network design with a view of meeting application
availability. Our primary goal is to design a service provider network using disparate network …

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is an emerging network architecture that provides computing
capabilities at the edge of the mobile network. Recent approaches tend to deploy MEC …

Availability is a key service metric when deploying service function chains (SFCs) over
network slices in 5G networks. We study the problem of determining the composition of a …

Following the trend of Network Function Virtualization (NFV), dedicated hardware
middleboxes are replaced with innovative and flexible software middleboxes also known as …

With the advent of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Mobile Edge Computing
(MEC), outsourcing network functions (NFs) to the MEC is becoming popular among network …