Integrating the various embedded devices and systems in our environment enables an
Internet of Things (IoT) for a smart city. The IoT will generate tremendous amount of data that …

Network functions virtualization (NFV) is a new network architecture framework where
network function that traditionally used dedicated hardware (middleboxes or network …

Middleboxes or network appliances like firewalls, proxies, and WAN optimizers have
become an integral part of today's ISP and enterprise networks. Middlebox functionalities …

Recently, network function virtualization has been proposed to transform from network
hardware appliances to software middleboxes. Normally, a demand needs to invoke several …

With the increasing demand of low-latency network services, mobile edge computing (MEC)
emerges as a new paradigm, which provides server resources and processing capacities in …

Cloud computing is gaining significant attention and virtualized datacenters are becoming
popular as a cost-effective infrastructure. The network services are transitioning from a host …

Future networks are expected to support low-latency, context-aware and user-specific
services in a highly flexible and efficient manner. One approach to support emerging use …

Over the past six decades, the computing systems field has experienced significant
transformations, profoundly impacting society with transformational developments, such as …

To accelerate the implementation of network functions/middle boxes and reduce the
deployment cost, recently, the concept of network function virtualization (NFV) has emerged …

Service function chaining (SFC) allows the forwarding of traffic flows along a chain of virtual
network functions (VNFs). Software defined networking (SDN) solutions can be used to …