Emerging virtual network functions (VNFs) bring new opportunities to network services on
the edge within customers' premises. Network services are realized by chained up VNFs …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) brings flexible provisioning and great convenience for
enterprises outsource their network functions to the Data Center Networks (DCNs). Network …

Novel applications will require extending traditional cloud computing infrastructure with
compute resources deployed close to the end user. Edge and fog computing tightly …

Recently, the widespread use of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has meant a
significant shift in communication and network cloud-based services. NFV increases network …

As a key enabler of future 5G network, Service Function Chain (SFC) forwards the traffic flow
along a chain of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) to provide network services flexibility. One …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) converts network functions executed by costly
middleboxes into instances of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) hosted by industry-standard …

Network softwarization is one of the major paradigm shifts in the next generation of
networks. It enables programmable and flexible management and deployment of the …

Fault-Prone Mobile Edge Cloud (FP-MEC) is a new type of distributed network composed of
mobile edge computing and network function virtualization, where virtual network services …

The abstraction of the network node functions using virtualization methods introduced an
innovative architecture called Network Function Virtualization (NFV). In NFV, every …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a promising technology that decouples network
functions from the physical device on which they deployed. Network service in NFV is …