Service function chaining is a network capability that provides support for application-driven-
networking through the ordered interconnection of service functions. The lifecycle …

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) are new
paradigms in the move towards open software and network hardware. While NFV aims to …

It is known that by incorporating network function virtualization (NFV) in inter-datacenter
(inter-DC) networks, service providers can use their network resources more efficiently and …

Software-defined networking (SDN) separates the network control plane from the packet
forwarding plane, which provides comprehensive network-state visibility for better network …

Network function virtualization is an emerging network resource utilization approach which
decouples network functions from proprietary hardware and enables adaptive services to …

Abstract In the Global Maritime Supply Chains (GMSCs), sustainable development and
growth of containerized freight (cargo stuffed in maritime containers for transportation) …

Service chaining is one of the key technologies that is used to support mobile edge
computing (MEC) services for users in mobile communications radio access networks …

In this paper, we propose an incentive-driven virtual network function service chaining (VNF-
SC) framework for optimizing the cross-stratum resource provisioning in multi-broker …

Software defined networking (SDN) is becoming increasingly prevalent for its
programmability that enables centralized network configuration and management. With the …

Abstract Recently Service Function Chaining (SFC) is promising to innovate the network
service mode in modern networks. However, a feasible implementation of SFC is still difficult …