Current and future network services and applications are expected to revolutionize our
society and lifestyle. At the same time, the abundant possibilities that new network …

The emerging software defined networking (SDN) paradigm separates the data plane from
the control plane and centralizes network control in an SDN controller. Applications interact …

Zero trust (ZT) is the term for an evolving set of cybersecurity paradigms that move defenses
from static, network-based perimeters to focus on users, assets, and resources. A zero trust …

Abstract Intent-Based Networks (IBNs), which are originally proposed to introduce Artificial
Intelligence (AI) into the sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks, can effectively solve the …

Software defined network and network function visualization enhance the network flexibility
and management agility, which increase network fragility and complexity. However, the vast …

Currently, the Software Defined Networking (SDN) paradigm has attracted significant
interests from industry and academia as a future network architecture. SDN brings many …

By allowing network functions to be virtualized and run on commodity hardware, NFV
enables new properties (eg, elastic scaling), and new service models for Service Providers …

Existing network policy abstractions handle basic group based reachability and access
control list based security policies. However, QoS policies as well as dynamic policies are …

Globally distributed scientific experiments involve movement of massive data volumes and
many collaborators performing distributed data analysis. With complex workloads and …

Abstract Edge Computing, along with Software Defined Networking and Network Function
Virtualization, are causing network infrastructures to become as distributed clouds extended …