Network slicing has become a fundamental property for next-generation networks,
especially because an inherent part of 5G standardisation is the ability for service providers …

In the 5G-and-beyond era, ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC) services are
ubiquitous in edge networks. To enhance the performance metrics and the quality of service …

Dynamic and zero-touch management is expected to be the key feature of next-generation
6G networks. Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is one of the key technologies for …

Network function virtualization (NFV) in Elastic Optical Inter-DataCenter Networks (EO-
DCNs) enables a flexible, adaptive, effective, and economic network services deployment …

Achieving network resilience in terms of attack tolerance and service availability is critically
important for Internet of Vehicles (IoV) networks where vehicles require assistance in …

In the 5G and beyond 5G networks, achieving security-aware data transmission needs to
convert clients' requests into a service function chain (SFC), each service function (SF) …

In multi-tenant clouds, requests need to traverse a set of network functions (NFs) in a specific
order, referred to as a service function chain (SFC), for security and business logic issues …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a technology that deploys network services and
functions as software components in data centers and cloud environments. One of its key …

Emerging artificial intelligence techniques enable the Internet-connected devices
automatically generate massive SFC requests in scenarios with ultra-reliability demands …

Network function virtualization (NFV) in Elastic Optical Inter-DataCenter Networks (EO-
DCNs) enables a flex-ible, adaptive, effective, and economic network services de-ployment …