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Service Function Chaining (SFC) allows the forwarding of a traffic flow along a chain of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs, e.g., IDS, firewall, and NAT). Software Defined Networking (SDN) solutions can be used to support SFC reducing the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-07-13 Mohammad M. Tajiki , Stefano Salsano , Luca Chiaraviglio , Mohammad Shojafar , Behzad Akbari

The space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN) is a pivotal architecture to support ubiquitous connectivity in the upcoming 6G era. Inter-operator resource and service sharing is a promising way to realize such a huge network, utilizing…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-26 Shizhao He , Jungang Ge , Ying-Chang Liang , Dusit Niyato

Space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGINs) are emerging as a pivotal element in the evolution of future wireless networks. Despite their potential, the joint design of communication and computation within SAGINs remains a formidable…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-07-08 Zhouxiang Zhao , Zhaohui Yang , Mingzhe Chen , Zhaoyang Zhang , Wei Xu , Kaibin Huang

Space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGINs) interconnect satellites, uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), and ground devices to enable flexible and ubiquitous wireless services. The integration of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-06 Yuxuan Yang , Bin Lyu , Abbas Jamalipour

After the industrialization of 5G cellular communications, 6G has increasingly become a research hotspot in the academia. Space-Air-Ground Integrated Network (SAGIN) is a key supporting technology for 6G because of its advantages such as…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-10-28 Tianming Lan

Recent technological advancements in space, air, and ground components have made possible a new network paradigm called space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN). Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) play a key role in SAGINs. However, due to…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-18 Atefeh H. Arani , Peng Hu , Yeying Zhu

Space-air-ground-integrated network (SAGIN)-enabled multiconnectivity (MC) is emerging as a key enabler for next-generation networks, enabling users to simultaneously utilize multiple links across multi-layer non-terrestrial networks (NTN)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-27 Abd Ullah Khan , Adnan Shahid , Haejoon Jung , Hyundong Shin

Integrating terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks has emerged as a promising paradigm to fulfill the constantly growing demand for connectivity, low transmission delay, and quality of services (QoS). This integration brings together the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-07-22 Nway Nway Ei , Kitae Kim , Yan Kyaw Tun , Zhu Han , Choong Seon Hong

Satellite networks, as a supplement to terrestrial networks, can provide effective computing services for Internet of Things (IoT) users in remote areas. Due to the resource limitation of satellites, such as in computing, storage, and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-04-07 Xiangqiang Gao , Rongke Liu , Aryan Kaushik

Service function chaining (SFC) is promising to implement flexible and scalable virtual network infrastructure for the Internet of Things (IoT). Edge computing is envisioned to be an effective solution to process huge amount of IoT…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-06-16 Jing Liu , Guochu Shou , Qingtian Wang , Yaqiong Liu , Yihong Hu , Zhigang Guo

The Space-Air-Ground Integrated Network (SAGIN) framework is a crucial foundation for future networks, where satellites and aerial nodes assist in computational task offloading. The low-altitude economy, leveraging the flexibility and…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2024-12-17 Zhiying Wang , Gang Sun , Yuhui Wang , Hongfang Yu , Dusit Niyato

The Space-Air-Ground Integrated Network (SAGIN), integrating heterogeneous devices including low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and ground users (GUs), holds significant promise for advancing smart city…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2023-08-09 Hengxi Zhang , Huaze Tang , Wenbo Ding , Xiao-Ping Zhang

Network function virtualization is a promising technology to simultaneously support multiple services with diverse characteristics and requirements in the fifth generation and beyond networks. In practice, each service consists of a…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-05-04 Wei-Kun Chen , Ya-Feng Liu , Antonio De Domenico , Zhi-Quan Luo

6G facilitates deployment of Federated Learning (FL) in the Space-Air-Ground Integrated Network (SAGIN), yet FL confronts challenges such as resource constrained and unbalanced data distribution. To address these issues, this paper proposes…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2026-02-06 Haitao Zhao , Xiaoyu Tang , Bo Xu , Jinlong Sun , Linghao Zhang

Network function virtualization enables network operators to implement new services through a process called service function chain mapping. The concept of Service Function Chain (SFC) is introduced to provide complex services, which is an…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-11-13 Asghar Asgharian-Sardroud , Mohammad Hossein Izanlou , Amin Jabbari , Sepehr Mahmoodian Hamedani

This article proposes a software defined space-air-ground integrated network architecture for supporting diverse vehicular services in a seamless, efficient, and cost-effective manner. Firstly, the motivations and challenges for integration…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-05-16 Ning Zhang , Shan Zhang , Peng Yang , Omar Alhussein , Weihua Zhuang , Xuemin Shen

With the development of artificial intelligence integrated next-generation communication networks, mobile users (MUs) are increasingly demanding the efficient processing of computation-intensive and latency-sensitive tasks. However,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-03 Wenchao Liu , Xuhui Zhang , Chunjie Wang , Jinke Ren , Zheng Xing , Bo Yang , Shuqiang Wang , Yanyan Shen

Service Function Chaining (SFC) is a crucial technology for future Internet. It aims to overcome the limitation of current deployment models which is rigid and static. Application of this technology relies on algorithms that can optimally…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-08-02 Yanghao Xie , Zhixiang Liu , Sheng Wang , Yuxiu Wang

Two emerging architectural paradigms, i.e., Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV), enable the deployment and management of Service Function Chains (SFCs). A SFC is an ordered sequence of abstract…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-10-11 L. Durante , L. Seno , F. Valenza , A. Valenzano

To support multiple on-demand services over fixed communication networks, network operators must allow flexible customization and fast provision of their network resources. One effective approach to this end is network virtualization,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-08-25 Nan Zhang , Ya-Feng Liu , Hamid Farmanbar , Tsung-Hui Chang , Mingyi Hong , Zhi-Quan Luo