The crucial role that networking plays in Cloud computing calls for a holistic vision that
allows combined control, management, and optimization of both networking and computing …

SDN and NFV are two significant innovations in networking. The evolution of both SDN and
NFV has shown strong synergy between these two paradigms. Recent research efforts have …

Network virtualization is the key to the current and future success of cloud computing. In this
article, we explain key reasons for virtualization and briefly explain several of the networking …

The wide applications of virtualization and service-oriented principles in various emerging
networking technologies introduce a trend of network cloudification that enables network …

Communication networks need to be both adaptive and scalable. The last few years have
seen an explosive growth of software-defined networking (SDN) and network function …

Diverse proprietary network appliances increase both the capital and operational expense
of service providers, meanwhile causing problems of network ossification. Network function …

Internet of Things (IoT) and Network Softwarization are fast becoming core technologies of
information systems and network management for the next-generation Internet. The …

Communication networks are changing. They are becoming more and more “software-
based.” Two trends reflect this: the use of software defined networking and the use of …

Network function virtualization (NFV) has drawn significant attention from both industry and
academia as an important shift in telecommunication service provisioning. By decoupling …

Cloud computing infrastructures will likely be a key component of future Internet
architectures, owing to the many advantages of server and network virtualization, especially …