A survey of reconfigurable optical networks

MN Hall, KT Foerster, S Schmid, R Durairajan - Optical Switching and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Reconfigurable optical networks have emerged as a promising technology to efficiently
serve the fast-growing traffic produced by the digital society. This paper provides a survey of …

Service-aware resource orchestration in ultra-dense LEO satellite-terrestrial integrated 6G: A service function chain approach

X Qin, T Ma, Z Tang, X Zhang, H Zhou… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the rapid expansion of the scale of deployed low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, the ultra-
dense LEO satellite-terrestrial integrated network (LTIN) is envisioned as a promising …

GNN-based hierarchical deep reinforcement learning for NFV-oriented online resource orchestration in elastic optical DCIs

B Li, Z Zhu - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) in elastic optical datacenter interconnections (EO-
DCIs) enables flexible and timely deployment of network services. However, as the service …

SDFA: A service-driven fragmentation-aware resource allocation in elastic optical networks

B Bao, H Yang, Q Yao, A Yu… - … on Network and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To support the fifth-generation bandwidth-hungry applications, such as the Internet of
Things, virtual reality, augmented reality, and cloud computing, elastic optical networks have …

STBC: A novel blockchain-based spectrum trading solution

L Xue, W Yang, W Chen… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ever-developing 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) technology has recently drawn
increased attention to the use and management of underutilized spectrum. Blockchain is a …

Study of virtual network function placement in 5G cloud radio access network

ST Arzo, R Bassoli, F Granelli… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
5G and beyond need to meet stringent requirements of latency, reliability, and support for
heterogeneous devices. However, the existing wireless network architecture is limited to …

Proposal and investigation of a reconfiguration cost aware policy for resource allocation in multi-provider NFV infrastructures interconnected by elastic optical …

V Eramo, FG Lavacca - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes and investigates a reconfiguration policy of cloud and bandwidth
resources in network function virtualization environments in which the network function …

Deep-NFVOrch: Leveraging deep reinforcement learning to achieve adaptive vNF service chaining in DCI-EONs

B Li, W Lu, Z Zhu - Journal of Optical Communications and …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Due to the rise of cloud computing, how to realize adaptive and cost-effective virtual network
function service chaining (vNF-SC) in a datacenter interconnection based on an elastic …

Disaster protection for service function chain provisioning in EO-DCNs

Y Liu, F Zhou, T Shang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) in Elastic Optical Inter-DataCenter Networks (EO-
DCNs) enables a flexible, adaptive, effective, and economic network services deployment …

Balanced resource allocation for VNF service chain provisioning in inter-datacenter elastic optical networks

A Khatiri, G Mirjalily, ZQ Luo - Computer Networks, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a novel technology that enables flexible
and cost-effective network services by replacing the hardware-based middleboxes with …