ALCoD: An adaptive load-aware approach to load balancing for containers in IoT edge computing

D Jiang, B Zhu, X Liu, S Mumtaz - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Container technologies promise efficient deployment of distributed services, but their
potential is hampered by suboptimal resource utilization and network congestion stemming …

Efficient greedy heuristic approach for fault-tolerant distributed controller placement in scalable SDN architecture

R Salam, A Bhattacharya - Cluster Computing, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Software-Defined Network (SDN) enables a centralized networking architecture that
employs controllers to administer a global view of the network. However, the architecture of …

Approximate Q-learning-based (AQL) network slicing in mobile edge-cloud for delay-sensitive services

M Khani, S Jamali, MK Sohrabi - The Journal of Supercomputing, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Mobile Edge Computing is an innovative network architecture in the 5G era that
aims to provide low-latency services to end users. By utilizing network slicing technology …

Traffic-aware efficient consistency update in NFV-enabled software defined networking

P Li, G Liu, S Guo, Y Zeng - Computer Networks, 2023 - Elsevier
In network function virtualization (NFV)-enabled software defined networks, the controller
needs to frequently update the flow forwarding rules in the data plane to adapt to dynamic …

Online and reliable SFC protection scheme of distributed cloud network for future IoT application

C Tian, H Cao, Y Fu, S Garg, G Kaddoum… - Computer …, 2023 - Elsevier
The implementation of intelligent device-free sensing (IDFS) necessitates a substantial
number of edge IoT devices to extend the service coverage. Prior to deploying these IoT …

[HTML][HTML] Forwarding and caching in video streaming over ICSDN: A clean-slate publish-subscribe approach

MWA Ashraf, C Huang, A Raza, K Sharif, MM Karim… - Computer Networks, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, Internet usage has become prevalent, primarily because of high-quality
heterogeneous multimedia content expectations from the subscriber (consumer), which puts …

Edge-cloud online joint placement of Virtual Network Functions and allocation of compute and network resources using meta-heuristics

L Lahlou, C Tata, N Kara, A Leivadeas… - Journal of Ambient …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has transformed the telecommunication and
networking landscapes along with Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Cloud …

A hybrid model for VNF deployment capable of responding to online requests at network edge

SR Zahedi, S Jamali - Computer Networks, 2024 - Elsevier
Network function virtualization (NFV) is a new network architecture that replaces dedicated
hardware appliances with software instances and run them via software virtualization on …

A Complex Network and Evolutionary Game Theory Framework for 6G Function Placement

M Scatà, A La Corte, A Marotta… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Towards 6G, a key challenge lies in the placement of virtual network functions on physical
resources. This becomes complex due to the dynamic nature of mobile environments …

Revealing the Impact of Dynamic Traffic on NFV Networks Planned Under Static Assumptions

L Ruiz, I De Miguel, RJD Barroso, JC Aguado… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
5G/6G networks offer high-capacity, low-latency and high-speed communications to new
services associated with vertical industries like smart cities, automotive and energy sectors …