Network function virtualization (NFV) has been explored to be integrated with multi-access
edge computing (MEC) to facilitate the development of 5G (fifth-generation) network …

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 aims to use analytical modeling technique to quantitatively study the
dependability of Vehicle Platooning Application, which consists of Multiple Sub-Services …

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and network function virtualization (NFV) facilitate the
deployment of multi-access edge computing (MEC). In the UAV-based MEC (UMEC) …

In the context of Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Network Services (NS) are realized
by interconnecting Virtual Network Functions (VNF) using Virtual Links (VL). Service …

M ulti-access e dge c omputing (MEC)-enabled I nternet of T hings (IoT) is considered as a
promising paradigm to deliver computation-intensive and delay-sensitive services to users …

Microservice-based applications are increasingly being adopted along with cloud service
models, and nowadays serve millions of customers daily. They are supported by container …

The ubiquitous deployment of middleboxes can hamper the network capability to be flexible,
scalable and innovative to an extent that new and specialized services cannot be easily …

Container technology, as the key enabler behind microservice architectures, is widely
applied in Cloud and Edge Computing. A long and continuous running of operating system …

We propose a REST-based architecture to manage performability aspects of service function
chains (SFCs) which represent crucial features of cloud-native 5G networks. In particular …