Network function virtualization (NFV) is a promising technology to decouple the network
functions from dedicated hardware elements, leading to the significant cost reduction in …

Network function virtualization (NFV) has already been a new paradigm for network
architectures. By migrating NFs from dedicated hardware to virtualization platform, NFV can …

Network function virtualization (NFV) and Service function chaining (SFC) can fulfill the
traditional network functions by simply running special softwares on general‐purpose …

Recently, network function virtualization (NFV) has been proposed to solve the dilemma
faced by traditional networks and to improve network performance through hardware and …

Network function virtualization (NFV) provokes the evolution of network functions to
overcome various challenges facing the network service providers (NSPs). To exploit the …

Using Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), network functions are virtualized and chained
together to provide a network service. Often, a service chain can be allocated in multiple …

Nowadays, network softwareization is an emerging techno-economic transformation trend
that significantly impacts how enterprises deploy their network services. As an essential …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a promising technique to greatly improve the
effectiveness and flexibility of network services through a process named Service Function …

By allowing network functions to be virtualized and run on commodity hardware, NFV
enables new properties (eg, elastic scaling), and new service models for Service Providers …

Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging technology to consolidate
network functions onto high volume storages, servers and switches located anywhere in the …