Abstract Nowadays, Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a growing and powerful
technology in the research community and IT world. Traditional computer networks consist of …

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute management and orchestration
framework is designed to enable automated management of the network services and their …

Today's networks are filled with a massive and ever-growing variety of network functions that
coupled with proprietary devices, which leads to network ossification and difficulty in network …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV), considered a key enabler of network" softwarization",
promises to reduce capital and operational expenditures for network operators by moving …

Due to the intrinsically inefficient service provisioning in traditional networks, Network
Function Virtualization (NFV) keeps gaining attention from both industry and academia. By …

Diverse proprietary network appliances increase both the capital and operational expense
of service providers, meanwhile causing problems of network ossification. Network function …

Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has emerged as an innovative network
architecture paradigm that uses IT virtualization technology to abstract the network node …

The introduction of network function virtualisation (NFV) represents a significant change in
networking technology, which may create new opportunities in terms of cost efficiency …

The objectives of this survey are to provide an in-depth coverage of a few selected research
papers that have made significant contributions to the development of Network Function …

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) has recently emerged as one of the new networking
paradigms to significantly change the way that the networks and services are deployed …