The vast number of smart cloud applications that communicate with the “things” over a
variety of physical networks and communication protocols contribute to the rise of complexity …

As the IoT adoption is growing in several fields, cybersecurity attacks involving low-cost end-
user devices are increasing accordingly, undermining the expected deployment of IoT …

The introduction of the Internet of Things (IoT) and massive machine-type communications
has implied an increase in network size and complexity. In particular, there is already a huge …

The advent of network softwarization is enabling multiple innovative solutions through
software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV). Specifically …

The Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm allows the interconnection of millions of sensor
devices gathering information and forwarding to the Cloud, where data is stored and …

Softwarization is the latest network paradigm and technology in which the use of a software
solution is preferred rather than traditional hardware. In terms of networking, the latest …

Traditional network protocols have proven to be a significant impediment to network
administration. Computer networks are evolving at a breakneck pace. SDN enables central …

Software defined network (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) are new
paradigms and technologies of the network which support the best experience of providing …

This PhD thesis has three parts. The first part is the mathematical modeling of softwarized
network. We studied network softwarzation through Virtual Network Function (VNF) …

The invention of the 5G network, which has facilitated novel innovations and applications
was prompted by the escalating need for higher data rates and larger capacity …