The emergence of two new technologies, namely, software defined networking (SDN) and
network function virtualization (NFV), have radically changed the development of network …

The increase of flexibility is a common objective of softwarized networks based on concepts,
such as software defined networking, network function virtualization, and network …

Although the radio access network (RAN) part of mobile networks offers a significant
opportunity for benefiting from the use of SDN ideas, this opportunity is largely untapped due …

Emerging 5G mobile networks are envisioned to become multi-service environments,
enabling the dynamic deployment of services with a diverse set of performance …

Software-defined networking (SDN) is making their way into the fifth generation of mobile
communications. For example, 3GPP is embracing the concept of control-user plane …

Mobile edge computing (MEC) is an emerging technology that aims at pushing applications
and content close to the users (eg, at base stations, access points, and aggregation …

The advances in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology have empowered mobile
operators to deploy LTE base stations (BSs) on UAVs, and provide on-demand, adaptive …

Cellular traffic continues to grow rapidly making the scalability of the cellular infrastructure a
critical issue. However, there is mounting evidence that the current Evolved Packet Core …

Software Defined Networking (SDN) is an emerging networking paradigm that greatly
simplifies network management tasks. In addition, it opens the door for network innovation …

Next-Generation (NG) mobile networks are expected to revolutionize wireless
communication systems, facilitating the deployment of critical applications with stringent …