Business models of network service providers are undergoing an evolving transformation
fueled by vertical customer demands and technological advances such as 5G, Software …

The virtualization of compute and network resources enables an unseen flexibility for
deploying network services. A wide spectrum of emerging technologies allows an ever …

Currently, telecommunication research communities are striving towards the adoption of
Zero-touch network and Service Management (ZSM) in Network Function Virtualisation …

To adapt to continuously changing workloads in networks, components of the running
network services may need to be replicated (scaling the network service) and allocated to …

As the complexity of modern networks increases, virtualization techniques, such as software-
defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV), get highlighted to …

Network function virtualization (NFV) proposes to replace physical middleboxes with more
flexible virtual network functions (VNFs). To dynamically adjust to ever-changing traffic …

A VNF is a software entity to be run in diverse execution environments with variable
configuration options and capabilities (eg, hardware acceleration) impacting performance …

Network slicing is expected to be the main pillar around which virtualization technologies
together with SDN control and NFV, will provide on-demand network and cloud …

Benchmarking and profiling virtual network functions (VNFs) generates input knowledge for
resource management decisions taken by management and orchestration systems. Such …

The optimum utilization of infrastructural resources is a highly desired yet cumbersome task
for service providers to achieve. This is because the optimal amount of such resources is a …