Network function virtualization (NFV) has been proposed to enable flexible management
and deployment of the network service in cloud. In NFV architecture, a network service …

Network softwarization is one of the major paradigm shifts in the next generation of
networks. It enables programmable and flexible management and deployment of the …

Network softwarization is one of the major paradigm shifts in the next generation of
networks. It enables programmable and flexible management and deployment of the …

Traditional network is equipped with many proprietary hardware-based network functions.
These hardware-based network functions lead to network ossification which results in lack of …

Since the advent of network function virtualization (NFV), cloud service providers (CSPs) can
implement traditional dedicated network devices as software and flexibly instantiate network …

Network function virtualization (NFV) has been introduced by network service providers to
overcome various challenges that hinder them from satisfying the growing demand for …

In network function virtualization (NFV), a service function chain (SFC) specifies a sequence
of virtual network functions (VNFs) that user traffic has to traverse to realize a network …

Abstract Service Function Chaining (SFC) is the problem of deploying various network
service instances over geographically distributed data centers and providing inter …

This paper investigates a service deployment model for network function virtualization which
handles per-flow priority to minimize the deployment cost. Service providers need to …

Network function virtualization (NFV) is a new network architecture concept that simplifies
the deployment of network services and improves service management. However, it is …