We present, a decision support framework to provision edge servers for online services
providers (OSPs). takes advantage of the increasingly flexible edge server placement, which …

The heterogeneous nature of the applications, technologies and equipment that today's
networks have to support has made the management of such infrastructures a complex task …

Several major Internet service providers today also offer content distribution services. The
emergence of such" network-CDNs"(NCDNs) is driven both by market forces as well as the …

Effective media server placement strategies are critical for the quality and cost of multimedia
services. Existing studies have primarily focused on optimization-based algorithms to select …

A new paradigm in wireless network access is presented and analyzed. In this concept,
certain classes of wireless terminals can be turned temporarily into an access point (AP) …

Abstract Service deployment and management have been a challenge for the network
operators because of the characteristics of traditional methods for service configuration and …

We propose a scheme for Cloud-of-Things and Edge Computing (CoTEC) traffic
management in multi-domain networks. To direct the traffic flow through the service nodes …

Today's content delivery is characterized by key trends such as converged media delivery
over HTTP, increasing volumes of multimedia content delivered over IP, and elevated user …

In order to support reactive and adaptive operations, Software-Defined Networking (SDN)-
based management and control frameworks call for decentralized solutions. A key challenge …

Recently, the demand for content delivery in wired/wireless heterogeneous networks is
increasing at a rapid pace. Content Distribution/Delivery Networks (CDNs) are considered to …