Migration energy aware reconfigurations of virtual network function instances in NFV architectures [PDF]
IEEE Access, 2017 Network function virtualization (NFV) is a new network architecture framework that implements network functions in software running on a pool of shared commodity servers.
Ammar, Mostafa +2 more
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Predicting Attack Pattern via Machine Learning by Exploiting Stateful Firewall as Virtual Network Function in an SDN Network. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2022 Decoupled data and control planes in Software Defined Networks (SDN) allow them to handle an increasing number of threats by limiting harmful network links at the switching stage.
Prabakaran S +6 more
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Multiagent Deep Reinforcement Learning for Cost- and Delay-Sensitive Virtual Network Function Placement and Routing [PDF]
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2022 This paper proposes an effective and novel multi-agent deep reinforcement learning (MADRL)-based method for solving the joint virtual network function (VNF) placement and routing (P&R), where multiple service requests with differentiated demands are ...
Shaoyang Wang +4 more
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Dynamic Resource Allocation for Virtual Network Function Placement in Satellite Edge Clouds
IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, 2022 Satellite edge computing has become a promising way to provide computing services for Internet of Things (IoT) users in remote areas, which are out of the coverage of terrestrial networks. Nevertheless, it is not suitable for large-scale IoT users due to
Xiangqiang Gao +3 more
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Virtual Network Function Placement in Satellite Edge Computing With a Potential Game Approach [PDF]
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 2020 Satellite networks, as a supplement to terrestrial networks, can provide effective computing services for Internet of Things (IoT) users in remote areas.
Xiangqiang Gao +2 more
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Large-scale resource state monitoring strategy in network function virtualization environment
网络与信息安全学报, 2019 In order to improve the utilization of the infrastructure resource and efficiently deploy the service function chain dynamically in network function virtualization,the orchestration management domain needs to monitor the network resources and virtual ...
Meisheng HAI +3 more
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Resource Scheduling for UAV-Assisted Failure-Prone MEC in Industrial Internet
Drones, 2023 This paper focuses on reducing execution delays of dynamic computing tasks in UAV-assisted fault-prone mobile edge computing (FP-MEC) systems, which combine mobile edge computing (MEC) and network function virtualization (NFV) technologies.
Xuehua Li +4 more
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Towards a Security Reference Architecture for NFV
Sensors, 2022 Network function virtualization (NFV) is an emerging technology that is becoming increasingly important due to its many advantages. NFV transforms legacy hardware-based network infrastructure into software-based virtualized networks.
Abdulrahman Khalid Alnaim +2 more
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Optimal Virtual Network Function Deployment for 5G Network Slicing in a Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure [PDF]
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2020 Network virtualization is a key enabler for 5G systems to support the expected use cases of vertical markets. In this context, we study the joint optimal deployment of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) and allocation of computational resources in a hybrid
A. De Domenico, Ya-Feng Liu, Wei Yu
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VNF Chain Placement for Large Scale IoT of Intelligent Transportation
Sensors, 2020 With the advent of the Internet of things (IoT), intelligent transportation has evolved over time to improve traffic safety and efficiency as well as to reduce congestion and environmental pollution.
Xing Wu +4 more
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