The dependence of traditional network functions (NFs) on special hardware results in high
capital expenditures (CAPEX) and operating expenditures (OPEX). Network Function …

Abstract The emergence of Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) is drastically resha**
the arrangement of network functions. Instead of being built on dedicated hardware (network …

Network slicing is a new paradigm for future 5G networks where the network infrastructure is
divided into slices devoted to different services and customized to their needs. With this …

The dynamic management of network resources is both a critical and challenging task in
upcoming multi-tenant mobile networks, which requires allocating capacity to individual …

S-The emergence of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) has inspired numerous new applications.
However, due to the limited resources in current IoT infrastructures and the stringent quality …

Network slicing allows mobile operators to offer, via proper abstractions, mobile
infrastructure (radio, networking, computing) to vertical sectors traditionally alien to the telco …

Virtualized radio access network (vRAN) architectures and multiple-access edge computing
(MEC) systems constitute two key solutions for the emerging Tactile Internet applications …

Pushing the cloud frontier to the network edge close to mobile users has attracted
tremendous interest not only from cloud operators but also from network service providers. In …

In Network Function Virtualization (NFV), to satisfy the Service Functions (SFs) requested by
a customer, service providers will composite a Service Function Chain (SFC) and embed it …

Advances in virtualization technologies and edge computing have inspired a new paradigm
for Internet-of-Things (IoT) application development. By breaking a monolithic application …