The emerging software defined networking (SDN) paradigm separates the data plane from
the control plane and centralizes network control in an SDN controller. Applications interact …

Software defined networking (SDN) has emerged as a promising paradigm for making the
control of communication networks flexible. SDN separates the data packet forwarding …

Emerging technologies such as Software-Defined Networks (SDN) and Network Function
Virtualization (NFV) promise to address cost reduction and flexibility in network operation …

Due to growing interest in network cost optimization through resource sharing, virtual
network embedding has significantly attracted the attention of researchers. Recently, various …

Small wireless cells have the potential to overcome bottlenecks in wireless access through
the sharing of spectrum resources. A novel access backhaul network architecture based on …

Cloud computing is a commercial infrastructure that eliminates the need for maintaining
expensive computing facilities. In this paper, a virtual network is a set of nodes with edges …

To improve utilization of resources, efficient resource sharing technique is the key
requirement. Recently, Virtual Network Embedding (VNE) has been explored as a resource …

Access Networks provide the backbone to the Internet connecting the end-users to the core
network thus forming the most important segment for connectivity. Access Networks have …