Hardware-accelerated platforms and infrastructures for network functions: A survey of enabling technologies and research studies
In order to facilitate flexible network service virtualization and migration, network functions
(NFs) are increasingly executed by software modules as so-called “softwarized NFs” on …
(NFs) are increasingly executed by software modules as so-called “softwarized NFs” on …
5G campus networks: A first measurement study
A 5G campus network is a 5G network for the users affiliated with the campus organization,
eg, an industrial campus, covering a prescribed geographical area. A 5G campus network …
eg, an industrial campus, covering a prescribed geographical area. A 5G campus network …
A survey on accelerating technologies for fast network packet processing in Linux environments
The path a packet takes when handled by the Linux Kernel has been well established for a
long time. Its overhead/bottleneck issues are also known. Nonetheless, complexity has …
long time. Its overhead/bottleneck issues are also known. Nonetheless, complexity has …
Performance implications of packet filtering with linux ebpf
Firewall capabilities of operating systems are traditionally provided by inflexible filter
routines or hooks in the kernel. These require privileged access to be configured and are not …
routines or hooks in the kernel. These require privileged access to be configured and are not …
How low can you go? A limbo dance for low-latency network functions
Throughput is a commonly used performance indicator for networks. However, throughput
may be considered insignificant if data is outdated or networks become unpredictable or …
may be considered insignificant if data is outdated or networks become unpredictable or …
5G URLLC: A case study on low-latency intrusion prevention
S Gallenmüller, J Naab, I Adam… - IEEE Communications …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
5G introduces different communication types to support novel applications, eg, industrial
control, depending on ultra-reliable, low-latency communication (URLLC) to provide their …
control, depending on ultra-reliable, low-latency communication (URLLC) to provide their …
Towards fully secure 5G ultra-low latency communications: a cost-security functions analysis
Future components to enhance the basic, native security of 5G networks are either complex
mechanisms whose impact in the requiring 5G communications are not considered, or …
mechanisms whose impact in the requiring 5G communications are not considered, or …
Parallelizing packet processing in container overlay networks
Container networking, which provides connectivity among containers on multiple hosts, is
crucial to building and scaling container-based microservices. While overlay networks are …
crucial to building and scaling container-based microservices. While overlay networks are …
X-RDMA: Effective RDMA middleware in large-scale production environments
X-RDMA is a communication middleware deployed and heavily used in Alibaba's large-
scale cluster hosting cloud storage and database systems. Unlike recent research projects …
scale cluster hosting cloud storage and database systems. Unlike recent research projects …
An experimental investigation of round-trip time and virtualization
Virtualization is omnipresent in our networks and data centers. Little is known of its
overhead, especially regarding the deployment of Virtual Network Functions and the use of …
overhead, especially regarding the deployment of Virtual Network Functions and the use of …