The geographically dispersed resources and ever-changing context incur unique
heterogeneity, potential fragility, and vulnerability of an edge-cloud system. Thus, the …

Network function virtualization enables network operators to implement network functions in
a software-oriented manner and makes network services (NSes) provisioning much simpler …

Network function virtualization (NFV) is a promising approach to solve network ossification,
which provides network services through virtual network function (VNF). However, the …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is changing the way we implement the network
functions from expensive hardware to software middleboxes, called Virtual Network …

The exponential growth of the Internet of Things has led to the explosive growth of smart
devices connected to the internet, generating vast amounts of data. However, this growth …

Abstract The advent of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Service Function Chains
(SFCs) unleashes the power of dynamic creation of network services using Virtual Network …

The demand for ultra-low latency requirements is fueled by the growing popularity of real-
time and time-critical applications such as virtual, augmented, and mixed reality, and …

The increasing demand on real-time and time-critical applications such as augmented
reality, virtual reality, collision avoidance and industrial IoT, is fuelled by the low-latency …

This paper proposes an optimization model to schedule network services (NSes) in virtual
networks with resource sharing and preemption. Inefficient NS scheduling can severely …

The rapid advancement of technology has increased the need for robust cybersecurity
measures to protect sensitive data and ensure secure transactions in the digital world. The …