Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is considered one of the most influencing concepts in
modern telecommunication frameworks, since it has the merit of transposing (and adapting) …

The Network Function Virtualization (NFV) paradigm is giving impetus to novel
telecommunication infrastructures that readily benefit from virtualized environments. One of …

The Network Function Virtualization (NFV) initiative involving the European
Telecommunications Standard Institute (ETSI) and a group of telecom companies, started in …

In the era of fifth generation (5G) telecommunication systems, a flexible, cost saving and
reliable deployment of the network infrastructures appears to be a crucial issue. The …

Nowadays, telecom providers may benefit from the flexibility offered by Network Function
Virtualization (NFV) paradigm that allows to decouple the service logic from the underlying …

A significant fraction of current research in telecommunications is investigating new
paradigms to guarantee high flexibility in deploying network infrastructures. Network …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging solution that aims at improving the
flexibility, the efficiency and the manageability of networks, by leveraging virtualization and …

The reputation of network providers strongly depends on their ability to guarantee high
performance levels of virtualized infrastructures, and to maintain strict Quality-of-Service …

The failure of a single network element composing a Service Function Chain (SFC)
unavoidably leads to some degradation in terms of availability (ability of guaranteeing …

Network functions virtualization (NFV) is consolidating as one of the base technologies for
the design, deployment, and operation of network services. NFV can be seen as a natural …