Dynamic service function chain orchestration for NFV/MEC-enabled IoT networks: A deep reinforcement learning approach

Y Liu, H Lu, X Li, Y Zhang, L Xi… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) and mobile-edge computing (MEC) have been
introduced by Internet service providers (ISPs) to deal with various challenges, which hinder …

Cost-efficient VNF placement and scheduling in public cloud networks

T Gao, X Li, Y Wu, W Zou, S Huang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Following successful adoption of cloud computing, many service providers (SPs) are now
using high-performance Virtual Machines (VMs) located in large datacenters owned by …

Delay-aware VNF scheduling: A reinforcement learning approach with variable action set

J Li, W Shi, N Zhang, X Shen - IEEE Transactions on Cognitive …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Software defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) are the key
enabling technologies for service customization in next generation networks to support …

NFV data centers: A systematic review

R Souza, K Dias, S Fernandes - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, the widespread use of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has meant a
significant shift in communication and network cloud-based services. NFV increases network …

[HTML][HTML] Service function chain placement for joint cost and latency optimization

MA Khoshkholghi, M Gokan Khan… - Mobile Networks and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging technology to consolidate
network functions onto high volume storages, servers and switches located anywhere in the …

FlexNGIA: A flexible Internet architecture for the next-generation tactile Internet

MF Zhani, H ElBakoury - Journal of Network and Systems Management, 2020 - Springer
From virtual reality and telepresence, to augmented reality, holoportation, and remotely
controlled robotics, these future network applications promise an unprecedented …

The location problem for the provisioning of protected slices in NFV-based MEC infrastructure

HD Chantre, NLS da Fonseca - IEEE Journal on Selected …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The support of stringent requirements such as ultra-low latency and ultra-reliability of the
forthcoming 5G services poses several challenges to telecommunications infrastructure …

Composing and deploying parallelized service function chains

J Cai, Z Huang, J Luo, Y Liu, H Zhao, L Liao - Journal of Network and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) provides great flexibility in solving the
problem of deploying service function chains (SFCs). The existing serial SFCs organize …

QoS and resource-aware security orchestration and life cycle management

M Bagaa, T Taleb, JB Bernabe… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Zero-touch network and service management (ZSM) exploits network function virtualization
(NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) to efficiently and dynamically orchestrate …

Adaptive service function chain scheduling in mobile edge computing via deep reinforcement learning

T Wang, J Zu, G Hu, D Peng - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) provides both IT service environment and cloud computation
on the edge of the network. This technology not only minimizes the end-to-end latency but …