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

This paper presents a comprehensive literature review on applications of economic and
pricing models for resource management in cloud networking. To achieve sustainable profit …

To satisfy the increasing demand of mobile data traffic and meet the stringent requirements
of the emerging Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications such as smart city, healthcare, and …

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

Telecommunication networks are converging to a massively distributed cloud infrastructure
interconnected with software defined networks. In the envisioned architecture, services will …

The rapid growth of communications and multimedia network services such as Voice over
Internet Protocol (VoIP) have caused these networks to face a crisis in resources from two …

Abstract Service function chaining (SFC) provisioning is helpful not only for saving the
capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operational expenditure (OPEX) of a network provider but …

Network function virtualization (NFV) and Service function chaining (SFC) can fulfill the
traditional network functions by simply running special softwares on general‐purpose …

Abstract The emergence of Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is bringing a set of novel
algorithmic challenges in the operation of communication networks. NFV introduces volatility …

The network function virtualization (NFV) is a network paradigm that aims at softwarizing
network functions that usually have been implemented on specific hardware devices. In this …