Recent advances of resource allocation in network function virtualization

S Yang, F Li, S Trajanovski… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has been emerging as an appealing solution that
transforms complex network functions from dedicated hardware implementations to software …

Delay-aware virtual network function placement and routing in edge clouds

S Yang, F Li, S Trajanovski, X Chen… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) offers a way to shorten the cloud servicing delay by building
the small-scale cloud infrastructures at the network edge, which are in close proximity to the …

A vision towards integrated 6G communication networks: Promising technologies, architecture, and use-cases

P Jain, A Gupta, N Kumar - Physical Communication, 2022 - Elsevier
The evolution of the previous mobile communication generations has led to innovative goals
of the Internet of Everything (IoE) in the 5G. However, addressing all IoE-associated …

NFV data centers: A systematic review

R Souza, K Dias, S Fernandes - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, the widespread use of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has meant a
significant shift in communication and network cloud-based services. NFV increases network …

Time-sensitive mobile user association and SFC placement in MEC-enabled 5G networks

R Behravesh, D Harutyunyan… - … on Network and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ongoing roll-out of 5G networks paves the way for many fascinating applications such
as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and autonomous driving. Moreover, 5G …

Impact of service function aging on the dependability for MEC service function chain

J Bai, X Chang, F Machida, L Jiang… - … on Dependable and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
integrated architecture is a key enabling platform for 5G to run multiple customized services …

Online reliability-enhanced virtual network services provisioning in fault-prone mobile edge cloud

Y Qiu, J Liang, VCM Leung, X Wu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fault-Prone Mobile Edge Cloud (FP-MEC) is a new type of distributed network composed of
mobile edge computing and network function virtualization, where virtual network services …

Latency and mobility–aware service function chain placement in 5G networks

D Harutyunyan, N Shahriar, R Boutaba… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
5G networks are expected to support numerous novel services and applications with
versatile quality of service (QoS) requirements such as high data rates and low end-to-end …

Virtual network function placement for serving weighted services in nfv-enabled networks

DHP Nguyen, YH Lien, BH Liu, SI Chu… - IEEE Systems …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) is a novel network architecture yielding many
optimization choices to Internet service providers due to its flexibility. Based on this …

Request reliability augmentation with service function chain requirements in mobile edge computing

W Liang, Y Ma, W Xu, Z Xu, X Jia… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Provisioning reliable network services for mobile users in edge computing environments is
the top priority of network service providers, as unreliable services will result in tremendous …