A review on Virtualized Infrastructure Managers with management and orchestration features in NFV architecture

K Kaur, V Mangat, K Kumar - Computer Networks, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Nowadays, Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a growing and powerful
technology in the research community and IT world. Traditional computer networks consist of …

Survey on placement methods in the edge and beyond

B Sonkoly, J Czentye, M Szalay… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Edge computing is a (r) evolutionary extension of traditional cloud computing. It expands
central cloud infrastructure with execution environments close to the users in terms of …

Vnf and cnf placement in 5g: Recent advances and future trends

W Attaoui, E Sabir, H Elbiaze… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the growing demand for openness, scalability, and granularity, mobile network function
virtualization (NFV) has emerged as a key enabler for the most of mobile network operators …

Applications of machine learning in resource management for RAN-slicing in 5G and beyond networks: A survey

Y Azimi, S Yousefi, H Kalbkhani, T Kunz - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
One of the key foundations of 5th Generation (5G) and beyond 5G (B5G) networks is
network slicing, in which the network is partitioned into several separated logical networks …

Leveraging deep reinforcement learning with attention mechanism for virtual network function placement and routing

N He, S Yang, F Li, S Trajanovski, L Zhu… - … on Parallel and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The efficacy of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) depends critically on (1) where the
virtual network functions (VNFs) are placed and (2) how the traffic is routed. Unfortunately …

SEM-O-RAN: Semantic and flexible O-RAN slicing for NextG edge-assisted mobile systems

C Puligheddu, J Ashdown… - IEEE Infocom 2023 …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
5G and beyond cellular networks (NextG) will support the continuous execution of resource-
expensive edge-assisted deep learning (DL) tasks. To this end, Radio Access Network …

Flexible RAN Slicing in Open RAN With Constrained Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning

M Zangooei, M Golkarifard, M Rouili… - IEEE Journal on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network slicing enables the provision of customized services in next-generation mobile
networks. Accordingly, the network is divided into logically isolated networks that share …

Efficient instance reuse approach for service function chain placement in mobile edge computing

S Zhang, W Jia, Z Tang, J Lou, W Zhao - Computer Networks, 2022 - Elsevier
The combination of mobile edge computing and network function virtualization has led to the
emergence of Virtualized Network Function (VNF) in a broader range of application …

OTN-over-WDM optimization in 5G networks: key challenges and innovation opportunities

A Moubayed, DM Manias, A Javadtalab… - Photonic Network …, 2023 - Springer
The continued growth of both mobile broadband and fixed broadband subscriptions as well
as the added deployment of Internet of Things devices has led to making 5G networks a …

A-DDPG: Attention mechanism-based deep reinforcement learning for NFV

N He, S Yang, F Li, S Trajanovski… - 2021 IEEE/ACM 29th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The efficacy of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) depends critically on (1) where the
virtual network functions (VNFs) are placed and (2) how the traffic is routed. Unfortunately …