Framework for Efficient Auto-Scaling of Virtual Network Functions in a Cloud Environment [PDF]
Sensors, 2022 Network Function Virtualization (NFV) offers an alternate method to design, deploy and manage network services. The NFV decouples network functions from the dedicated hardware and moves them to the virtual servers so that they can run in the software ...
Saima Zafar +3 more
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Task-Similarity-Based VNF Aggregation for Air–Ground Integrated Networks [PDF]
Sensors, 2023 In a harsh environment, function aggregation of air–ground integrated network service function chaining (SFC) deployment can easily cause network load imbalance, which affects the network security and reliability.
Mingfeng Chen +4 more
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Design and Implementation of Network-Aware VNF Migration Mechanism
IEEE Access, 2020 By separating network functionalities from the dedicated hardware and implementing them in the form of Virtual Network Function (VNF), Network Function Virtualization (NFV) provides a new service paradigm called Service Function Chain (SFC).
Bo Yi, Xingwei Wang, Min Huang, Kexin Li
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Genetic Algorithm for Holistic VNF-Mapping and Virtual Topology Design
IEEE Access, 2020 Next generation of Internet of Things (IoT) services imposes stringent requirements to the future networks that current ones cannot fulfill. 5G is a technology born to give response to those requirements. However, the deployment of 5G is also accompanied
Lidia Ruiz +8 more
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Enhancing Resource Sharing and Access Control for VNF Instantiation with Blockchain [PDF]
Sensors, 2023 In the realm of Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) are crucial software entities that require execution on virtualized hardware infrastructure.
Anwei Dong +4 more
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Delay guaranteed SFC placement with VNF parallelization in multidomain IoT networks [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAs an emerging network technology, Network Function Virtualization (NFV) enables network functions decoupling from dedicated hardware by replacing traditional middleboxes with software implemented Virtual Network Functions (VNFs). In NFV-enabled Internet
Siquan Liu +5 more
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Efficient and secure service function chain deployment method for delay optimization in air traffic information network [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe air traffic information network is fundamental for ensuring the efficient and safe operation of flights. However, with the increasing demands of air traffic services, the rigidity of the traditional air traffic information network has become ...
Yong Yang +6 more
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Feature Weight Perception-based Prediction of Virtual Network Function Resource Demands [PDF]
Jisuanji kexue, 2023 Virtual network function(VNF) provides services in the form of service function chain(SFC) to meet the performance requirements of different services.Due to the dynamic nature of the network,allocating fixed resources to VNF instances will lead to ...
WANG Huaiqin, LUO Jian, WANG Haiyan
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Joint Optimization Strategy for Cost-Based Service Chain Composition and Deployment [PDF]
Jisuanji gongcheng, 2022 Network Function Virtualization(NFV) improves network management flexibility by deploying Virtual Network Functions(VNF) in virtual devices.With the continuous expansion of service demand, the Operational Expenditure(OPEX) consumed by network providers ...
LIU Yali, SHI Jiugen
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Data Packet Processing Acceleration Architecture for Virtual Network Function Based on FPGA [PDF]
Jisuanji gongcheng, 2018 In order to improve the packet processing performance of Virtual Network Function(VNF),this paper comes up with a Field Programmable Gate Array(FPGA)-based General Hardware Accelerator(GHA) architecture.The GHA architecture implements the packet ...
FAN Hongwei,HU Yuxiang,LAN Julong
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