Software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) processed in
multi-access edge computing (MEC) cloud systems have been proposed as critical …

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) offers a way to shorten the cloud servicing delay by building
the small-scale cloud infrastructures at the network edge, which are in close proximity to the …

Communication networks need to be both adaptive and scalable. The last few years have
seen an explosive growth of software-defined networking (SDN) and network function …

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) has been identified as a desirable computing paradigm that
provides efficient and effective services for various applications, while meeting stringent …

Multiaccess edge computing (MEC) will strengthen forthcoming 5G networks by improving
the Quality of Service (QoS), in particular, reducing latency, increasing data processing …

Network functions (eg, firewalls, load balancers, etc.) have been traditionally provided
through proprietary hardware appliances. Often, hardware appliances need to be hardwired …

To realize a cost-efficient, affordable, economical, flexible, elastic and innovative network
service, the concepts of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined …

Abstract The emergence of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) enabled decoupling
network functionality from dedicated hardware and placing them upon generic computing …

Diverse proprietary network appliances increase both the capital and operational expense
of service providers, meanwhile causing problems of network ossification. Network function …

The ongoing network softwarization trend holds the promise to revolutionize network
infrastructures by making them more flexible, reconfigurable, portable, and more adaptive …