Space information network with joint virtual network function deployment and flow routing strategy with QoS constraints

H Yang, W Liu, J Li, TQS Quek - IEEE Journal on Selected …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Space information network (SIN) can provide global coverage in 6G network. Furthermore,
SIN with network function virtualization (NFV) can achieve flexible deployment of network …

Group sparse space information network with joint virtual network function deployment and maximum flow routing strategy

H Yang, W Liu, X Wang, J Li - IEEE Transactions on Wireless …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For the space information network (SIN) with network function virtualization (NFV), a large
number of active nodes deployed with virtual network functions (VNFs) impose heavy …

SFC-based service provisioning for 6G satellite-ground integrated networks

J Zhang, Y Tang, T Ye, Y Sun - 2021 IEEE/CIC International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The satellite-ground integrated networks (SGIN) are important trend of 6G mobile
communication networks development. However, coordinating heterogeneous physical …

SFC-based service provisioning for reconfigurable space-air-ground integrated networks

G Wang, S Zhou, S Zhang, Z Niu… - IEEE Journal on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGIN) extend the capability of wireless networks
and will be the essential building block for many advanced applications, like autonomous …

Service-oriented network resource orchestration in space-air-ground integrated network

J He, N Cheng, Z Yin, C Zhou, H Zhou… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGINs) are envisioned to provide seamless
coverage and enhanced flexibility compared with traditional terrestrial mobile networks …

Delay-Sensitive and Resource-Efficient VNF Deployment in Satellite-Terrestrial Networks

M Xu, M Jia, Q Guo, T de Cola - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Large-scale low earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication systems are integral to future 6G
communication networks. Due to the scarcity and mobility of satellite network resources, it is …

Maximum flow routing strategy for space information network with service function constraints

H Yang, W Liu, H Li, J Li - IEEE Transactions on Wireless …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we investigate the maximum flow routing strategy with the service function
chain (SFC) constraints in the space information networks (SINs), where a SFC consists of a …

An approach to deploy service function chains in satellite networks

Y Cai, Y Wang, X Zhong, W Li, X Qiu… - NOMS 2018-2018 IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Satellite communication network (SCN) has the capability to provide long-distance and high-
quality communication services. It could play a significant role in the future networks for its …

Service function chain planning with resource balancing in space-air-ground integrated networks

G Wang, S Zhou, Z Niu, S Zhang… - 2019 IEEE Global …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN) brings great potentials to extend the terrestrial
networks and satisfy the diverse service demands from many emerging applications. The …

Architecture and application of SDN/NFV-enabled space-terrestrial integrated network

X Huang, Z Zhao, X Meng, H Zhang - … China, August 24-25, 2016. Revised …, 2017 - Springer
The space-terrestrial integrated network able to cope with the complex and varied tasks in
future communications. However, there are some problems in unified management and …