Service function chain placement in distributed scenarios: a systematic review

GL Santos, DF Bezerra, ES Rocha, L Ferreira… - Journal of Network and …, 2022 - Springer
The network function virtualization (NFV) paradigm is an emerging technology that provides
network flexibility by allowing the allocation of network functions over commodity hardware …

Delay-sensitive multi-source multicast resource optimization in NFV-enabled networks: A column generation approach

A Muhammad, I Sorkhoh, L Qu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Telecommunication networks are currently realizing more-huge-than-ever data demands
from subscribers all over the world. Due to the ongoing pandemic, nearly all businesses …

Speedy and efficient service chaining and function placement based on lagrangian heuristics for capacitated shortest path tour problem

T Hara, M Sasabe - Journal of Network and Systems Management, 2023 - Springer
Network functions virtualization (NFV) can realize flexible and diverse network services by
replacing the conventional network equipment with the combination of virtual network …

QoS-aware management reconfiguration of vNF service trees with heterogeneous NFV platforms

T Li, Z Zhu - IEEE Transactions on Network and Service …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The rapid development of in-network computing motivates people to consider deploying
virtual network functions (vNFs) on heterogeneous platforms that include both software …

Trade-off between efficiency and complexity in multi-stage embedding of multicast VNF service chains

M Asgarian, G Mirjalily, ZQ Luo - IEEE Communications Letters, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In Network Function Virtualization (NFV), network functions are implemented as Virtual
Network Functions (VNFs), that are software instances running on physical servers or …

On-the-move measurement analysis for Ka-band high throughput satellite and LiFi communication networks in tropical region

PM Kalaivaanan, A Sali, RSAR Abdullah… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the point in evaluating the performance of the On-the-Move (OTM) Satellite
Communication and Light Fidelity (SatCom-LiFi), an extensive study of measurement has …

Embedding multicast service function chains in NFV-enabled networks

M Asgarian, G Mirjalily, ZQ Luo - IEEE Communications Letters, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In Network Function Virtualization (NFV), a multicast data flow must be traversed through a
Service Function Chain (SFC) that is a predefined sequence of Virtual Network Functions …

Edge-cloud online joint placement of Virtual Network Functions and allocation of compute and network resources using meta-heuristics

L Lahlou, C Tata, N Kara, A Leivadeas… - Journal of Ambient …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has transformed the telecommunication and
networking landscapes along with Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Cloud …

Revealing the Impact of Dynamic Traffic on NFV Networks Planned Under Static Assumptions

L Ruiz, I De Miguel, RJD Barroso, JC Aguado… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
5G/6G networks offer high-capacity, low-latency and high-speed communications to new
services associated with vertical industries like smart cities, automotive and energy sectors …

Interference-aware NFV-enabled multicast service in resource-constrained wireless mesh networks

G Mirjalily, M Asgarian, ZQ Luo - IEEE Transactions on Network …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization is a key technology that enables network operators to
provide diverse communication services flexibly over a common infrastructure, resulting in a …