Self-organizing networks (SONs) need to be endowed with self-coordination capabilities to
manage the complex relations between their internal components and to avoid their …

Automated management of virtual networks heavily relies on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to take
decisions in response to changes in their requirements. However, since most management …

The transition of the networks to support forthcoming beyond 5G (B5G) and 6G services
introduces a number of important architectural challenges that force an evolution of existing …

Obtaining the optimum configuration for a virtual network to be embedded on a substrate
network is known to be unfeasible and intractable for large networks. This limitation can be …

The ultimate goal of resource management in virtual computer and network systems is to
reduce the amount of used resources to minimize the total cost of ownership (TCO) …

We have proposed AMec (Access-Metro edge computing), an edge computing system that
utilizes surplus computing resources in access metro networks. Although the use of CPUs …

Finding a configuration to embed a virtual network in a substrate network is a well-known
problem. The increased complexity of networks and the agility required for their adaptation …

The need for automated management is continuously increasing, especially with the advent
of network virtualization and slicing technologies. However, finding the optimum …

A network digital twin (NDT) is a virtual object that mirrors a network system (NS) so that a
control and management system (CMS) may identify present and potential failures using …

5G mobile communications are bringing a plethora of applications that are challenging
existing network infrastructures. These services demand a dynamic, flexible and adaptive …