Dependability of Network Services in the Context of NFV: A Taxonomy and State of the Art Classification

S Azadiabad, F Khendek - Journal of Network and Systems Management, 2024 - Springer
In the context of Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Network Services (NS) are realized
by interconnecting Virtual Network Functions (VNF) using Virtual Links (VL). Service …

Availability‐aware virtual network function placement based on multidimensional universal generating functions

K Arakawa, E Oki - International Journal of Network …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Network function virtualization (NFV) implements network functions as software, which
enables flexible, resource‐efficient, and rapid provision of network services. In NFV, network …

Runtime Adaptation Framework for Fulfilling Availability and Continuity Requirements of Network Services

S Azadiabad, F Khendek… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Network Function Virtualization (NFV) framework is an enabler for the automation of
Network Service (NS) management. In the context of NFV, an NS is realized by …

Runtime Availability and Service Continuity of Containerized VNF Instances

S Azadiabad, F Khendek… - 2023 IEEE Latin-American …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A Virtual Network Function (VNF) is a software implementation of a network function (eg,
firewall, router, etc.), which can be deployed as Virtual Machines (VM) utilizing the resources …

[PDF][PDF] Managing Failures and Service Quality in the Context of NFV

S Azadiabad, F Khendek - conf-icnc.org
(NFV), virtual network functions (VNF) are the building blocks of network services (NS).
VNFs are usually distributed applications composed of VNF components (VNFC). A VNFC …