Existing network service chaining frameworks are based on a" packet-centric" model where
each NF in a chain is given every packet for processing. This approach becomes both …

Network middleboxes are growing in number and diversity. Middleboxes have been
deployed widely to complement the basic end-to-end functionality provided by the Internet …

In this paper we present Metron, a Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) platform that
achieves high resource utilization by jointly exploiting the underlying network and …

Deployment of 100Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) links challenges the packet processing limits of
commodity hardware used for Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). Moreover, realizing …

The modularization of service function chains (SFCs) in network function virtualization (NFV)
could introduce significant performance overhead and resource efficiency degradation due …

Efficiently processing packets through network service chains requires an instantaneous
regulatory mechanism while incorporating traffic fluctuations. We propose FlexNFV, a …

Software-based sequential service chains in Network Function Virtualization (NFV) could
introduce significant performance overhead. Current acceleration efforts for NFV mainly …

In legacy networks, network functions (eg, firewalls, NAT, QoS) are highly dependent on
dedicated hardware. It is sophisticated and costly for network operators to determine the …

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) has enabled operators to dynamically place and
allocate resources for network services to match workload requirements. However …

Service Function Chains (SFCs) comprise a sequence of Network Functions (NFs) that are
typically traversed in-order by data flows. Consequently, SFC delay grows linearly with the …