Optimal resource allocation in sdn/nfv-enabled networks via deep reinforcement learning

J Su, S Nair, L Popokh - 2022 IEEE Ninth International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) are two
emerging paradigms that enable the feasible and scalable deployment of Virtual Network …

DDQP: A double deep Q-learning approach to online fault-tolerant SFC placement

L Wang, W Mao, J Zhao, Y Xu - IEEE Transactions on Network …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Since Network Function Virtualization (NFV) decouples network functions (NFs) from the
underlying dedicated hardware and realizes them in the form of software called Virtual …

Service function chaining in industrial Internet of Things with edge intelligence: A natural actor-critic approach

J Li, R Wang, K Wang - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Owing to network function virtualization (NFV), each industrial application is constructed as a
service function chain (SFC), concatenating the ordered service functions, to offer …

A systematic literature review of reliable provisioning for virtual network function chaining

L Duytam Ly, M Sadeghi Ghahroudi, V Ponce - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The abstraction of the network node functions using virtualization methods introduced an
innovative architecture called Network Function Virtualization (NFV). In NFV, every …

Online service function chain deployment for live-streaming in virtualized content delivery networks: A deep reinforcement learning approach

JF Cevallos Moreno, R Sattler, RP Caulier Cisterna… - Future Internet, 2021 - mdpi.com
Video delivery is exploiting 5G networks to enable higher server consolidation and
deployment flexibility. Performance optimization is also a key target in such network …

Energy-efficient and interference-aware vnf placement with deep reinforcement learning

Y Mu, L Wang, J Zhao - 2021 IFIP Networking Conference (IFIP …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
By decoupling network functions from the underlying dedicated hardware, network function
virtualization (NFV) has become a promising paradigm to reduce network operating …

Efficient VNF placement for Poisson arrived traffic

J Sun, F Liu, H Wang, M Ahmed, Y Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The emergence of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Network
(SDN) has greatly reformed the network. It is important to reduce the queuing delay …

Dependability of Network Services in the Context of NFV: A Taxonomy and State of the Art Classification

S Azadiabad, F Khendek - Journal of Network and Systems Management, 2024 - Springer
In the context of Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Network Services (NS) are realized
by interconnecting Virtual Network Functions (VNF) using Virtual Links (VL). Service …

Placing timely refreshing services at the network edge

X Li, S Zhang, H Luo, X Ma, J He - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accommodating services at the network edge is favorable for time-sensitive applications.
However, maintaining service usability is resource consuming in terms of pulling service …

A reinforcement learning approach for virtual network function chaining and sharing in softwarized networks

G KIbalya, J Serrat-Fernández… - IEEE transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cognizant of the ease with which softwarized functions can be dynamically scaled according
to real time resource requirements, and the fact that multiple services can have common …