As a new way to design, deploy, and manage network services, network functions
virtualization (NFV) decouples the network functions, from one or more physical network …

Data plane programmability brings network flexibility to a new level. However, it introduces
the complexity of the data path's program as a new factor that influences packet forwarding …

Network slicing allows different applications and network services to be deployed on
virtualized resources running on a common underlying physical infrastructure. Developing a …

The virtualization of compute and network resources enables an unseen flexibility for
deploying network services. A wide spectrum of emerging technologies allows an ever …

Fifth Generation (5G) is expected to meet stringent performance network requisites of the
Industry 4.0. Moreover, its built-in network slicing capabilities allow for the support of the …

Network Functions Virtualization facilitates the automation of the scaling of softwarized
network services (SNSs). However, the realization of such a scenario requires a way to …

Within the upcoming fifth generation (5G) mobile networks, a lot of emerging technologies,
such as Software Defined Network (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and …

The Next Generation 5G Networks can greatly benefit from the synergy between
virtualization paradigms, such as the Network Function Virtualization (NFV), and service …

Through multiplexing separate virtual networks on the same network infrastructure, network
slicing will lead to customization, scalability, flexibility, and isolation of services in different …

Metropolitan networks are undergoing a major technological breakthrough leveraging the
capabilities of software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) …