In the last decade there has been an increasing interest and demand on the Internet of
Things (IoT) and its applications. But, when a high level of computing and/or real time …

Mobile Edge Computing or MEC enables the provision of computation, storage and network
resources within close proximity to the mobile users. MEC can host a set of predefined …

Cloud native paradigm gained momentum during the last few years fostering its adoption in
5G architecture. In this context, a new generation of network functions called Cloud native …

The increasing popularity of cloud-native approaches has led to their wide adoption in the
telecommunications industry. 5G Core Networks (5GCN) are developed to take advantage …

With network slicing in 5G networks, Mobile Network Operators can create various slices for
Service Providers (SPs) to accommodate customized services. Usually, the various Service …

In the context of the 5G e-health vertical, Network Slicing (NS) promotes mobile e-health (m-
health) applications with high innovative facilities through a set of network resource …

Abstract Cloud-Network Slice (CNS) is defined as an end-to-end infrastructure composed by
computing, networking, and storage resources and it is expected to be a key enabler for …

The ongoing evolution of network softwarization is particularly evident in mobile networks.
The 5G standard defines core network functions as discrete processes, facilitating seamless …

Container environments provide cloud native applications with scalability, flexibility, and
portable support. As a popular container orchestrator, Kubernetes facilitates automatic …

With the recent advances in the new network technologies and paradigms such as 5G,
Cloud, Edge Computing, and IoT (Internet of Things), a set of management and resource …