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 …

Network function virtualization and service function chaining frameworks: A comprehensive review of requirements, objectives, implementations, and open research …

HU Adoga, DP Pezaros - Future Internet, 2022 - mdpi.com
Network slicing has become a fundamental property for next-generation networks,
especially because an inherent part of 5G standardisation is the ability for service providers …

P4SC: Towards high-performance service function chain implementation on the P4-capable device

X Chen, D Zhang, X Wang, K Zhu… - 2019 IFIP/IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Most Service Function Chains (SFCs) in Network Function Virtualization (NFV) are realized
on the software or offloading to the network interface card (NIC) and FPGA. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Online service function chain deployment for live-streaming in virtualized content delivery networks: A deep reinforcement learning approach

JF Cevallos Moreno, R Sattler, RP Caulier Cisterna… - Future Internet, 2021 - mdpi.com
Video delivery is exploiting 5G networks to enable higher server consolidation and
deployment flexibility. Performance optimization is also a key target in such network …

[HTML][HTML] An online cost minimization of the slice broker based on deep reinforcement learning

A Gohar, G Nencioni - Computer Networks, 2024 - Elsevier
The fifth generation of mobile networks can provide differentiated services enabled by
network slicing and multi-access edge computing. A new business actor, called Slice Broker …

A deep neural network-based multi-label classifier for SLA violation prediction in a latency sensitive NFV application

N Jalodia, M Taneja, A Davy - IEEE Open Journal of the …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent advancements in the domain of Network Function Virtualization (NFV), and rollout of
next-generation networks have necessitated the requirement for the upkeep of latency …