Abstract The emergence of Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) is drastically reshaping
the arrangement of network functions. Instead of being built on dedicated hardware (network …

As a recent innovation, network functions virtualization (NFV)—with its core concept of
replacing hardware middleboxes with software network functions (NFs) implemented in …

Network function virtualization (NFV) provides an efficient and flexible way to deploy network
services in the form of service function chains (SFCs) by adopting generalized equipment …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has been emerging as an appealing solution that
transforms from dedicated hardware implementations to software instances running in a …

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

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging initiative to overcome increasing
operational and capital costs faced by network operators due to the need to physically locate …

By allowing network functions to be virtualized and run on commodity hardware, NFV
enables new properties (eg, elastic scaling), and new service models for Service Providers …

Network functions virtualization (NFV) is a new network architecture framework where
network function that traditionally used dedicated hardware (middleboxes or network …

SDN and NFV are two significant innovations in networking. The evolution of both SDN and
NFV has shown strong synergy between these two paradigms. Recent research efforts have …

Network function virtualization (NFV) provokes the evolution of network functions to
overcome various challenges facing the network service providers (NSPs). To exploit the …