A comprehensive survey of network function virtualization

B Yi, X Wang, K Li, M Huang - Computer Networks, 2018 - Elsevier
Today's networks are filled with a massive and ever-growing variety of network functions that
coupled with proprietary devices, which leads to network ossification and difficulty in network …

A two-stage approach for multicast-oriented virtual network function placement

X Wang, H **ng, D Zhan, S Luo, P Dai, MA Iqbal - Applied Soft Computing, 2021 - Elsevier
Network function virtualization (NFV) is an emerging network paradigm that decouples
softwarized network functions from proprietary hardware. Nowadays, resource allocation …

Reinforcement learning for virtual network embedding in wireless sensor networks

H Afifi, H Karl - 2020 16th International Conference on Wireless …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Upcoming sensing applications (acoustic or video) will have high processing requirements
not satisfiable by a single node or need input from multiple sources (eg, speaker …

Generative adversarial imitation learning assisted virtual network embedding algorithm for space-air-ground integrated network

P Zhang, Z Xu, N Kumar, J Wang, L Tan… - Computer …, 2024 - Elsevier
The space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN) comprises a multitude of interconnected
and integrated heterogeneous networks. Its network is large in scale, complex in structure …

MARVELO: Wireless virtual network embedding for overlay graphs with loops

H Afifi, S Auroux, H Karl - 2018 IEEE Wireless Communications …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
When deploying resource-intensive signal processing applications in wireless sensor or
mesh networks, distributing processing blocks over multiple nodes becomes promising …

Joint reliability-aware and cost efficient path AllocationFig and VNF placement using sharing scheme

A Ghazizadeh, B Akbari, MM Tajiki - Journal of Network and Systems …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a vital player of modern networks providing
different types of services such as traffic optimization, content filtering, and load balancing …

Security-Aware Cost Optimized Dynamic Service Function Chain Scheduling

S Dubba, BR Killi - Journal of Network and Systems Management, 2025 - Springer
The idea of network function virtualization has emerged recently as a means of accelerating
the deployment of middleboxes and network operations while also lowering deployment …

VNF deployment and flow scheduling in geo-distributed data centers

L Gu, X Chen, H **, F Lu - 2018 IEEE International …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a potential solution in the evolution of economical
network to reduce acquisition and maintenance costs for network service providers. NFV …

An approximate power control algorithm for a multi-cast wireless virtual network embedding

H Afifi, H Karl - 2019 12th IFIP Wireless and Mobile Networking …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Internet of Things (IoT) applications witness an exceptional evolution of traffic demands,
while existing protocols, as seen in wireless sensor networks (WSNs), struggle to cope with …

SDN and NFV enabled service function multicast mechanisms over hybrid infrastructure

B Yi, X Wang, M Huang, L Ma - Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) are
two new paradigms which can accelerate service provisioning. Specifically, NFV decouples …