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 …

The explosive rise of Internet of Things (IoT) systems have notably increased the potential
attack surfaces for cybercriminals. Accounting for the features and constraints of IoT devices …

Network function virtualization was recently proposed to improve the flexibility of network
service provisioning and reduce the time to market of new services. By leveraging …

Having gained momentum from its promise of centralized control over distributed network
architectures at bargain costs, software-defined Networking (SDN) is an ever-increasing …

Containers are in great demand because they are lightweight when compared to virtual
machines. On the downside, containers offer weaker isolation than VMs, to the point where …

Diverse proprietary network appliances increase both the capital and operational expense
of service providers, meanwhile causing problems of network ossification. Network function …

Middleboxes or network appliances like firewalls, proxies, and WAN optimizers have
become an integral part of today's ISP and enterprise networks. Middlebox functionalities …

Over the years middleboxes have become a fundamental part of today's networks. Despite
their usefulness, they come with a number of problems, many of which arise from the fact …

Many network middleboxes perform deep packet inspection (DPI), a set of useful tasks
which examine packet payloads. These tasks include intrusion detection (IDS), exfiltration …

Network functions virtualization (NFV) together with software-defined networking (SDN) has
the potential to help operators satisfy tight service level agreements, accurately monitor and …