The crucial role that networking plays in Cloud computing calls for a holistic vision that
allows combined control, management, and optimization of both networking and computing …

IP/MPLS and Optical technologies are the foundations of current Carrier-Grade Networks
(CGNs), due to both the flexibility of IP/MPLS to provide services with distinct requirements …

This paper presents a novel service-oriented network architecture to bridge the informational
gap between user applications and optical networks providing technology-agnostic …

The rapid development and diversification of Cloud services occurs in a very competitive
environment. The number of actors providing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) remains …

Despite the increasing number of mobile heterogeneous network elements (NEs)
interconnected through the Internet, all of them setting the foundations for an agile IoT …

This article presents the Logical Infrastructure Composition Layer as a solution produced in
the context of the European project GEYSERS for ICT infrastructure virtualisation in the …

The future Internet evolution is driven by applications that require simultaneous real-time
access to multiple heterogeneous IT resources interconnected by high-speed optical …

The evolution of IT and network technologies has generated far-reaching opportunities for
complex service innovation in future Internet. This has resulted in an increase in the …

The recently coined Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm leverages a large volume of
heterogeneous Network Elements (NEs) demanding broad connectivity anywhere, anytime …

Energy efficiency is becoming an increasingly important factor to consider in day-to-day
operations, and the Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) arena is no …