Ultra-dense networks (UDNs) have been known as an efficient method to satisfy tremendous
traffic demands in future mobile networks. With high density deployment of small base …

Network function virtualization enables the “softwarization” of network functions, which are
implemented on virtual machines hosted on commercial off-the-shelf servers. Both the …

Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) provides a good paradigm for sharing the
resources of the physical network. The deployment problem of Service Function Chains …

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 …

The softwarization of mobile networks enables an efficient use of resources, by dynamically
scaling and re-assigning them following variations in demand. Given that the activation of …

As two of the key technologies of 5G, fog-based radio access network and network function
virtualization have become an important direction for the radio network architecture …

With the development of information technology, the network consists of various proprietary
hardware devices, and the use of these devices brings problems. To solve problems …

Service provisioning mechanisms implemented across 5G infrastructures take broadly into
use the network service chain concept. Typically, it is coupled with Network Function …

Software-defined networking (SDN) was developed to simplify the management of computer
networks. In the SDN architecture, the control layer is completely decoupled from the data …

Recently, network vulnerability or security has attracted much attention in various networked
systems, and especially in security related attacks or protections, there are a set of influential …