Network functions (NFs) are critical components in the network data plane. Their efficiency is
important to the whole network's end-to-end performance. We identify three types of runtime …

In distributed network function virtualization (NFV) environments, the latency can be
significantly increased as the length of service function chain (SFC) increases. To reduce the …

Network Function Virtualization addresses the defect of traditional middleboxes and enables
operators to implement new services through a process named Service Function Chain …

Network Function (NF) deployments on commodity servers have become ubiquitous in
datacenters and enterprise settings. Many commonly used NFs such as firewalls, load …

In network function virtualization, virtual network functions (VNFs) are usually chained in
specific orders to generate service function chains (SFCs). Recently, SFC parallelism has …

With the advent of network function virtualization (NFV) and mobile edge computing (MEC),
outsourcing network functions (NFs, ie, firewall) to the MEC is becoming popular among …

In Network Function Virtualization (NFV), multiple network functions cooperate to provide
various network services. To reduce the end-to-end latency through a chain of network …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) coupled with Software Defined Networking (SDN)
creates new opportunities as well as substantial challenges such as increased Service …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging technology that promises to address
issues in traditional middleboxes, providing service flexibility and reduced cost. NFV …

The rise of novel Low-Latency (LL) applications, such as cloud gaming or the metaverse,
imposes rigorous end-to-end LL constraints. Decomposing Virtualized Network Functions …