With the popularization and development of cloud computing, network function virtualization
and service function chain (SFC) provisioning have attracted increasing attention from …

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

Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) are
two promising paradigms supporting flexible Service Function Chain (SFC) construction. In …

Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) provides great flexibility in solving the
problem of deploying service function chains (SFCs). The existing serial SFCs organize …

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

With evolution of network function virtualization (NFV), network services can be provided as
service function chains (SCs), each consisting of multiple virtual network functions (VNFs) …

Network function virtualization (NFV) is critical to the scalability and flexibility of various
network services in the form of service function chains (SFCs), which refer to a set of Virtual …

Service Function Chain (SFC) provides an end-to-end service by processing traffic flow
through a series of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) in a specific order. Satisfying user's …

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