The advent of softwarized networks has enabled the deployment of chains of virtual network
and service components on computational resources from the cloud up to the edge, creating …

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) has received considerable attention in the past few
years, both from industry and academia, due to its potential for reducing capital and …

The increased use of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) in the cloud and embedded
computing environments has led to a number of potential security risks. The sizable amount …

The expected benefits of Network Function Virtualization (NFV), ie, flexibility and efficiency,
require platforms able to instantiate Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs), replacing …

Network function virtualization (NFV) is a powerful networking approach that leverages
computing resources to perform a time-varying set of network processing functions. Although …

In this paper, we describe a new session-level approach for network function virtualization
that steers packets through both FPGA-and processor-based middleboxes. We support inter …

Communication network carriers are challenged to continuously deliver higherperformance,
more adaptable network services to even lower costs. Network Functions Virtualization …

In hybrid systems on chip (SoC) the algorithms must share limited resources classified as
hardware (FPGA logic, memory and DSP blocks) and software (CPU cycle budget) …

Embedded systems and field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) have become crucial parts
of the infrastructure that supports our modern technological world. Given the multitude of …

With the application of virtualization technology in computer networks, many new research
areas and techniques have been explored, such as network function virtualization (NFV). A …