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Managing shared mutable states in high concurrency state access operations is a persistent challenge in Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). This is particularly true when striving to meet chain output equivalence (COE) requirements.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-07-21 Zhonghao Yang , Shuhao Zhang , Binbin Chen

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) developed Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) Management and Orchestration (MANO) framework. Within that framework, NFV orchestrator (NFVO) and Virtualized Network Function (VNF)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-11-10 Mohammad Abu-Lebdeh , Diala Naboulsi , Roch Glitho , Constant Wette Tchouati

The rise of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has transformed network infrastructures by replacing fixed hardware with software-based Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs), enabling greater agility, scalability, and cost efficiency.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-03-31 Mario Di Mauro , Walter Cerroni , Fabio Postiglione , Massimo Tornatore , Kishor S. Trivedi

With the growing demand for data connectivity, network service providers are faced with the task of reducing their capital and operational expenses while simultaneously improving network performance and addressing the increased connectivity…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-01-23 Dimitrios Michael Manias , Manar Jammal , Hassan Hawilo , Abdallah Shami , Parisa Heidari , Adel Larabi , Richard Brunner

Network function virtualization (NFV) is referred to the technology in which softwarized network functions virtually run on commodity servers. Such functions are called virtual network functions (VNFs). A specific service is composed of a…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-12-04 Hamed Rahmani Khezri , Puria Azadi Moghadam , Mohammad Karimzadeh Farshbafan , Vahid Shah-Mansouri , Hamed Kebriaei , Dusit Niyato

Softwarization and virtualization are key concepts for emerging industries that require ultra-low latency. This is only possible if computing resources, traditionally centralized at the core of communication networks, are moved closer to…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-11-16 Carlos Ruiz De Mendoza , Bahador Bakhshi , Engin Zeydan , Josep Mangues-Bafalluy

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a promising virtualization technology that has the potential to significantly reduce the expenses and improve the service agility. NFV makes it possible for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-01-09 Yicheng Xu , Vincent Chau , Chenchen Wu , Yong Zhang , Yifei Zou

The shift towards a completely virtualized networking environment is triggered by the emergence of software defined networking and network function virtualization (NFV). Network service providers have unlocked immense capabilities by these…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-04-27 Ibrahim Tamim , Manar Jammal , Hassan Hawilo , Abdallah Shami

In this paper, we study a Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) based framework for an online end-user service provisioning in a Network Function Virtualization (NFV)-enabled network. We formulate an optimization problem aiming to minimize the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-04 Ali Nouruzi , Abolfazl Zakeri , Mohamad Reza Javan , Nader Mokari , Rasheed Hussain , Ahsan Syed Kazmi

In wireless communication systems (WCSs), the network optimization problems (NOPs) play an important role in maximizing system performances by setting appropriate network configurations. When dealing with NOPs by using conventional…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-12-21 Wenyu Zhang , Zhenjiang Zhang , Han-Chieh Chao , Mohsen Guizani

The Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) advent is making way for the rapid deployment of network services (NS) for telecoms. Automation of network service management is one of the main challenges currently faced by the NFV community.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-12-01 Sadaf Mustafiz , Omar Hassane , Guillaume Dupont , Ferhat Khendek , Maria Toeroe

The concept of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has been introduced as a new paradigm in the recent few years. NFV offers a number of benefits including significantly increased maintainability and reduced deployment overhead. Several…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-04-25 Nadir Ghrada , Mohamed Faten Zhani , Yehia Elkhatib

Network function virtualization (NFV) is a crucial technology for the 5G network development because it can improve the flexibility of employing hardware and reduce the construction of base stations. There are vast service chains in NFV to…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-06-22 Wenlu Xuan , Zhongqi Zhao , Lei Fan , Zhu Han

Business models of network service providers are undergoing an evolving transformation fueled by vertical customer demands and technological advances such as 5G, Software Defined Networking~(SDN), and Network Function Virtualization~(NFV).…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-05-20 Nathan F. Saraiva de Sousa , Danny A. Lachos Perez , Raphael V. Rosa , Mateus A. S. Santos , Christian Esteve Rothenberg

It is expected that the next generation cellular networks provide a connected society with fully mobility to empower the socio-economic transformation. Several other technologies will benefits of this evolution, such as Internet of Things,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-10-21 Guto Leoni Santos , Patricia Takako Endo

The increased use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in numerous domains will result in high traffic densities in the low-altitude airspace. Consequently, UAVs Traffic Management (UTM) systems that allow the integration of UAVs in the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-01-05 O. Bekkouche , M. Bagaa , T. Taleb

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is enabling the softwarization of traditional network services, commonly deployed in dedicated hardware, into generic hardware in form of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs), which can be located flexibly…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-02-03 Francisco Carpio , Wolgang Bziuk , Admela Jukan

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a new paradigm, enabling service innovation through virtualization of traditional network functions located flexibly in the network in form of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs). Since VNFs can only be…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-02-03 Francisco Carpio , Samia Dhahri , Admela Jukan

Network Virtualization (NV) is an emerging network dynamic planning technique to overcome network rigidity. As its necessary challenge, Virtual Network Embedding (VNE) enhances the scalability and flexibility of the network by decoupling…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-05-31 Peiying Zhang , Ning Chen , Shibao Li , Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo , Chunxiao Jiang

With the growing demand for openness, scalability, and granularity, mobile network function virtualization (NFV) has emerged as a key enabler for most mobile network operators. NFV decouples network functions from hardware devices. This…

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