Edge-enhanced graph neural network for DU-CU placement and lightpath provision in X-Haul networks

R Wang, J Zhang, Z Gu, S Yan, Y Xiao… - Journal of Optical …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
The emerging mobile services have imposed several new challenges on the radio access
network (RAN), which stimulates its evolution from cloud-RAN to next-generation RAN (NG …

Drl-sfcp: Adaptive service function chains placement with deep reinforcement learning

T Wang, Q Fan, X Li, X Zhang, Q Xiong… - ICC 2021-IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) is a promising paradigm that network functions can be
deployed on commodity servers instead of dedicated servers to enhance the resource …

A survey of VNF forwarding graph embedding in B5G/6G networks

B Zhang, Q Fan, X Zhang, Z Fu, S Wang, J Li, Q Xiong - Wireless Networks, 2021 - Springer
With the development of heterogeneous network structure, dynamic user requests as well as
complex service types and applications scenarios, current networks may not accommodate …

A Two-Stage GCN-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning Framework for SFC Embedding in Multi-Datacenter Networks

D Xiao, JA Zhang, X Liu, Y Qu, W Ni… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV), which decouples network functions from hardware
and transforms them into Virtual Network Functions (VNFs), is a crucial technology for data …

Distributed multi-agent learning for service function chain partial offloading at the edge

F Khoramnejad, R Joda… - 2021 IEEE International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) along with" learning at the edge" brings unique
opportunities for enhancing the utilization of resources in the next generation wireless …

DRL-D: revenue-aware online service function chain deployment via deep reinforcement learning

Q Fan, P Pan, X Li, S Wang, J Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) is a promising paradigm where network functions are
migrated from dedicated hardware appliances onto software middleboxes to promote …

[HTML][HTML] Network Function Virtualization for 5G Network Slicing

D Xiao - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Network slicing is a core technique of the 5G system and beyond. To meet the varied
industrial demands, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has classified the …

[PDF][PDF] Ph. D. Thesis AI-enabled System Optimization with Carrier Aggregation and Task Offloading in 5G and 6G

F Khoramnejad - 2023 - ruor.uottawa.ca
Abstract Fifth-Generation (5G) and sixth-Generation (6G) are new global wireless standards
providing everyone and everything, machines, objects, and devices, with massive network …