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 …

Software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) processed in
multi-access edge computing (MEC) cloud systems have been proposed as critical …

Geo-distributed virtual network function (VNF) chaining has been useful, such as in network
slicing in 5G networks and for network traffic processing in the WAN. Agile scaling of the …

Traditional network functions are typically implemented using specialized hardware
appliances, which are expensive and difficult to upgrade. Network Function Virtualization …

This paper focuses on integrating Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) and Service
Function Chaining (SFC) on the OpenStack cloud OS to support network coding, enabling …

The applications in the critical infrastructure systems pose simultaneous resilience and
performance requirements to the underlying computer network. To meet such requirements …

It is becoming clear that softwarization and virtualization of networking entail fundamental
changes in how networking industry can control or troubleshoot traffic flows or enforce …

Network softwarization plays a significantly important role in the development and
deployment of the latest communication system for 5G and beyond. A more flexible and …

The operational integrity of the infrastructure systems is critical for a nation state's economic
and security interests. Such systems rely on automation to perform complex control tasks to …