Mobile edge computing and network function virtualization (NFV) paradigms enable new
flexibility and possibilities of the deployment of extreme low-latency services for Internet-of …

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) offers a way to shorten the cloud servicing delay by building
the small-scale cloud infrastructures at the network edge, which are in close proximity to the …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has revolutionized the way network services are
offered to end users. Individual network functions are decoupled from expensive and …

This paper investigates an efficient placement and chaining of Virtual Network Functions
(VNFs) to provide cloud based IoT services with minimal resource usage cost. We take into …

Conventional Internet of Things (IoT) applications involve data capture from various sensors
in environments, and the captured data then is processed in remote clouds. However, some …

With the development of the Internet of Things (IoT), the cloud data centers have already
been an important foundation to support IoT data analysis and data-driven IoT services. For …

Internet of Things (IoT) services have been implemented for several network applications
from smart cities to rural areas. However, there are many barriers to provide an efficient …

The combination of both Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Edge Computing
facilitates the Quality of Service (QoS) fulfillment of latency-stringent applications by taking …

The upcoming fifth generation (5G) mobile communications urge software-defined networks
(SDNs) and network function virtualization (NFV) to join forces with the multiaccess edge …

Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) placed at the edge devices in the vicinity of users improve
response time, avoid redundant utilization of core network, and reduce user-to-VNF end to …