Demand-aware network function placement

T Lin, Z Zhou, M Tornatore… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization is an emerging network resource utilization approach which
decouples network functions from proprietary hardware and enables adaptive services to …

Optimal network function virtualization realizing end-to-end requests

T Lin, Z Zhou, M Tornatore… - 2015 IEEE Global …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization provides a new network resource utilization approach which
decouples network functions from proprietary hardware and enables adaptive services to …

Resource allocation over EON-based infrastructures in a network virtualization environment

P Soto, P Maya, JF Botero - IEEE Transactions on Network and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Through network virtualization, new networking paradigms can be easily implemented by
sharing a common physical infrastructure between different users and applications. A …

Network function virtualization in elastic optical networks

Y Wang, L Nguyen, Q Hu - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In Network Function Virtualization (NFV), traditional purpose-built proprietary middle-boxes
are replaced with virtual network function (VNF) instances that are deployed over generic …

Cost-efficient virtual network function graph (vNFG) provisioning in multidomain elastic optical networks

Y Wang, P Lu, W Lu, Z Zhu - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Acting as a promising technology to bring revolutionary changes to how the networks are
architected, network function virtualization (NFV) leverages IT virtualization technologies 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 …

Coordinated allocation of service function chains

MT Beck, JF Botero - 2015 IEEE global communications …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging initiative to overcome increasing
operational and capital costs faced by network operators due to the need to physically locate …

Embedding dependence-aware service function chains

M Jalalitabar, E Guler, D Zheng, G Luo… - Journal of Optical …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) provides an effective way to decouple network
functions from the proprietary hardware, allowing the network providers to implement …

Energy-efficient service function chain provisioning

N Huin, A Tomassilli, F Giroire… - Journal of Optical …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) is a promising network architecture concept to reduce
operational costs. In legacy networks, network functions, such as firewall or TCP …

A Game for Energy‐Aware Allocation of Virtualized Network Functions

R Bruschi, A Carrega, F Davoli - Journal of Electrical and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is a network architecture concept where network
functionality is virtualized and separated into multiple building blocks that may connect or be …