Today's networks are filled with a massive and ever-growing variety of network functions that
coupled with proprietary devices, which leads to network ossification and difficulty in network …

Dynamic service function chaining (SFC) is a technique that facilitates the enforcement of
advanced services and differentiated traffic forwarding policies. It dynamically steers the …

Service function chaining (SFC) allows the forwarding of traffic flows along a chain of virtual
network functions (VNFs). Software defined networking (SDN) solutions can be used to …

Network function virtualization (NFV) is a new networking paradigm, which replaces the
specific-purpose hardware appliances with software virtualization to perform network …

Network function virtualization (NFV) and Service function chaining (SFC) can fulfill the
traditional network functions by simply running special softwares on general‐purpose …

Abstract The emergence of Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) is drastically reshaping
the arrangement of network functions. Instead of being built on dedicated hardware (network …

Network operators compose Service Function Chains (SFCs) by tying different network
functions (eg, packet inspection, flow shaping, network address translation) together and …

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 technique aimed at reducing capital
expenditures (CAPEX) and operating expenditures (OPEX), and improving the flexibility and …

To realize a cost-efficient, affordable, economical, flexible, elastic and innovative network
service, the concepts of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined …