Recent advances of resource allocation in network function virtualization

S Yang, F Li, S Trajanovski… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has been emerging as an appealing solution that
transforms complex network functions from dedicated hardware implementations to software …

QoE management of multimedia streaming services in future networks: A tutorial and survey

AA Barakabitze, N Barman, A Ahmad… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The highly demanding Over-The-Top (OTT) multimedia applications pose increased
challenges to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for assuring a reasonable Quality of …

Low-latency and resource-efficient service function chaining orchestration in network function virtualization

G Sun, Z Xu, H Yu, X Chen, V Chang… - IEEE Internet of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, network function virtualization (NFV) has been proposed to solve the dilemma
faced by traditional networks and to improve network performance through hardware and …

Online VNF lifecycle management in an MEC-enabled 5G IoT architecture

I Sarrigiannis, K Ramantas, E Kartsakli… - IEEE Internet of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The upcoming fifth generation (5G) mobile communications urge software-defined networks
(SDNs) and network function virtualization (NFV) to join forces with the multiaccess edge …

Online orchestration of cross-edge service function chaining for cost-efficient edge computing

Z Zhou, Q Wu, X Chen - IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Edge computing (EC) has quickly ascended to be the de-facto standard for hosting
emerging low-latency applications, as exemplified by intelligent video surveillance, Internet …

Intelligent VNF orchestration and flow scheduling via model-assisted deep reinforcement learning

L Gu, D Zeng, W Li, S Guo… - IEEE Journal on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hosting virtualized network functions (VNF) has been regarded as an effective way to realize
network function virtualization (NFV). Considering the cost diversity in cloud computing, from …

Dynamic network function provisioning to enable network in box for industrial applications

G Sun, Z Xu, H Yu, V Chang - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) in 6G can use standard virtualization techniques to
enable network functions via software. Resource scheduling is one of the key research …

An ant colony optimization-based multiobjective service replicas placement strategy for fog computing

T Huang, W Lin, C Xiong, R Pan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, fog computing has emerged as a new paradigm for the future Internet-of-
Things (IoT) applications, but at the same time, ensuing new challenges. The geographically …

Energy-efficient provisioning for service function chains to support delay-sensitive applications in network function virtualization

G Sun, R Zhou, J Sun, H Yu… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The efficient deployment of virtual network functions (VNFs) for network service provisioning
is key for achieving network function virtualization (NFV); however, most existing studies …

Dynamic VNF placement, resource allocation and traffic routing in 5G

M Golkarifard, CF Chiasserini, F Malandrino… - Computer Networks, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract 5G networks are going to support a variety of vertical services, with a diverse set of
key performance indicators (KPIs), by using enabling technologies such as software-defined …