Our next generation of industry—Industry 4.0—holds the promise of increased flexibility in
manufacturing, along with mass customization, better quality, and improved productivity. It …

As opposed to the decentralized control logic underpinning the devising of the Internet as a
complex bundle of box-centric protocols and vertically integrated solutions, the software …

A disruptive technology fundamentally transforming the way that computing services are
delivered, cloud computing offers information and communication technology users a new …

As mobile network users look forward to the connectivity speeds of 5G networks, service
providers are facing challenges in complying with connectivity demands without substantial …

Cloud computing is gaining significant attention and virtualized datacenters are becoming
popular as a cost-effective infrastructure. The network services are transitioning from a host …

Network usage and demands are growing at a rapid pace, while the network administrators
are facing difficulties in tracking the frequent users' access of the network. Consequently …

Network function virtualization (NFV) has been introduced by network service providers to
overcome various challenges that hinder them from satisfying the growing demand for …

Abstract Service Function Chaining (SFC) is the problem of deploying various network
service instances over geographically distributed data centers and providing inter …

Nowadays, cloud computing is an emerging technology due to virtualization and providing
low price services on pay-as per-use basis. One of the main challenges in this regard is how …

Cloud computing has a shared set of resources, including physical servers, networks,
storage, and user applications. Resource allocation is a critical issue for cloud computing …