Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has been emerging as an appealing solution that
transforms complex network functions from dedicated hardware implementations to software …

The paradigm of network function virtualization (NFV) with the support of software defined
networking (SDN) emerges as a promising approach for customizing network services in fifth …

Multicasting is a fundamental functionality of many network applications, including online
conferencing, event monitoring, video streaming, and so on. To ensure reliable, secure, and …

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) reforms the cloud paradigm by bringing unprecedented
computing capacity to the vicinity of end users at the mobile network edge. This provides …

In the Service-Function-Chaining (SFC) enabled networks, various sophisticated policy-
aware network functions, such as intrusion detection, access control and unified threat …

Stringent delay requirements of many mobile applications have led to the development of
mobile edge clouds, to offer low latency network services at the network edges. Most …

The software defined networking (SDN) enabled network function virtualization (NFV)
architecture emerges as a cost-effective solution for service customization in fifth generation …

Usually, a data flow needs to traverse a series of network functions, which is called a service
function chain (SFC), before reaching its destination. The emergence of network function …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has attracted significant attention from both industry
and academia as an important paradigm change in network service provisioning. Most …

Live video streaming traffic and related applications have experienced significant growth in
recent years. However, this has been accompanied by some challenging issues, especially …