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Software defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualisation (NFV) are making networks programmable and consequently much more flexible and agile. To meet service level agreements, achieve greater utilisation of legacy networks,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-11-20 Guto Leoni Santos , Theo Lynn , Judith Kelner , Patricia Takako Endo

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) allows flexibility, scalability, agility, and easy manageability of networks by leveraging the features of virtualization and cloud computing technologies. However, softwarization of network functions…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-12-15 Prabhu Kaliyammal Thiruvasagam , Vijeth J. Kotagi , C. Siva Ram Murthy

With the ever growing diversity of devices and applications that will be connected to 5G networks, flexible and agile service orchestration with acknowledged QoE that satisfies end-user's functional and QoS requirements is necessary. SDN…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-04-09 Xi Chen , Zonghang Li , Yupeng Zhang , Ruiming Long , Hongfang Yu , Xiaojiang Du , Mohsen Guizani

Traditionally, Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has been implemented to run on Virtual Machines (VMs) in form of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs). More recently, the so-called Serverless Computing has gained traction in cloud…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-07-09 Francisco Carpio , Wolfgang Bziuk , Admela Jukan

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

Network function virtualization (NFV) and software-defined network (SDN) have become emerging network paradigms, allowing virtualized network function (VNF) deployment at a low cost. Even though VNF deployment can be flexible, it is still…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-01-23 Namjin Seo , DongNyeong Heo , Heeyoul Choi

In Multi-access Edge Computing networks, services can be deployed on nearby edge clouds (EC) as service function chains (SFCs) to meet strict quality of service (QoS) requirements. As users move, frequent SFC reconfigurations are required,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-02-04 Federico Giarrè , Holger Karl

We consider in this work Edge Computing (EC) in a multi-tenant environment: the resource owner, i.e., the Network Operator (NO), virtualizes the resources and lets third party Service Providers (SPs - tenants) run their services, which can…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2022-01-25 Ayoub Ben-Ameur , Andrea Araldo , Tijani Chahed

Under dynamic traffic, service function chain (SFC) migration is considered as an effective way to improve resource utilization. However, the lack of future network information leads to non-optimal solutions, which motivates us to study…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-11-14 Ruoyun Chen , Hancheng Lu , Yujiao Lu , Jinxue Liu

The increasing complexity of deep neural networks poses significant barriers to democratizing them to resource-limited edge devices. To address this challenge, split federated learning (SFL) has emerged as a promising solution by of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-05 Zheng Lin , Guanqiao Qu , Wei Wei , Xianhao Chen , Kin K. Leung

This work proposes a new algorithm to mitigate model generalization loss in Vertical Federated Learning (VFL) operating under client reliability constraints within 5G Core Networks (CNs). Recently studied and endorsed by 3GPP, VFL enables…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Mohamad Mestoukirdi , Mourad Khanfouci

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) play crucial roles in 5G networks for dynamically provisioning diverse communication services with heterogeneous service requirements. In particular, while NFV…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-06-21 Prabhu Kaliyammal Thiruvasagam , Abhishek Chakraborty , C. Siva Ram Murthy

In the framework of Network Function Virtualization (NFV), the reliability of Service Function Chain (SFC), -- an end-to-end service is presented by a chain of virtual network functions (VNFs), is a complex function of placement,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-05-07 Anna Engelmann , Admela Jukan

Federated learning (FL) enables edge devices to collaboratively train a machine learning model without sharing their raw data. Due to its privacy-protecting benefits, FL has been deployed in many real-world applications. However, deploying…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-10-16 Zhidong Gao , Zhenxiao Zhang , Yu Zhang , Tongnian Wang , Yanmin Gong , Yuanxiong Guo

Network function Virtualization (NFV) and Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) are promising 5G technologies to support resource-demanding mobile applications. In NFV, one must process the service function chain (SFC) in which a set of network…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-03-31 Phuong-Duy Nguyen , Long Bao Le

The growing demand on high-quality and low-latency multimedia services has led to much interest in edge caching techniques. Motivated by this, we in this paper consider edge caching at the base stations with unknown content popularity…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-05-15 Chen Zhong , M. Cenk Gursoy , Senem Velipasalar

Large language model (LLM) agents at the network edge offer low-latency execution for routine queries. In contrast, complex requests often require the superior capability of cloud models, incurring higher latency and cost. To navigate this…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-12-01 Yuxuan Chen , Rongpeng Li , Xianfu Chen , Celimuge Wu , Chenghui Peng , Zhifeng Zhao , Honggang Zhang

With rapid advances in containerization techniques, the serverless computing model is becoming a valid candidate execution model in edge networking, similar to the widely used cloud model for applications that are stateless, single purpose…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-05-23 Mounir Bensalem , Erkan Ipek , Admela Jukan

Mobile edge computing offers a myriad of opportunities to innovate and introduce novel applications, thereby enhancing user experiences considerably. A critical issue extensively investigated in this domain is efficient deployment of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-09-24 Rasoul Behravesh , David Breitgand , Dean H. Lorenz , Danny Raz

Service Function Chaining (SFC) requires efficient placement of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) to satisfy diverse service requirements while maintaining high resource utilization in Data Centers (DCs). Conventional static resource…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-29 Parisa Fard Moshiri , Poonam Lohan , Burak Kantarci , Emil Janulewicz