The increasing consumption of multimedia services and the demand of high-quality services
from customers has triggered a fundamental change in how we administer networks in terms …

Multi-access edge computing (MEC) is an emerging ecosystem, which aims at converging
telecommunication and IT services, providing a cloud computing platform at the edge of the …

The adoption of the virtualization paradigm in both computing and networking domains
portends a landscape of heterogeneous service capabilities and resources pervasively …

Network slicing is announced to be one of the key features for 5G infrastructures enabling
network operators to provide network services with the flexibility and dynamicity necessary …

Over the last couple of years, industry operators' associations issued requirements towards
an end‐to‐end management and orchestration plane for 5G networks. Consequently …

The emerging requirements for 5th generation (5G) mobile networks lead to a complete
network paradigm refurbishment by leveraging on Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) …

The adoption of virtualization technologies in networking is promoting a radical innovation in
the way network services are managed and delivered. Indeed, some network services may …

Abstract Edge Computing, along with Software Defined Networking and Network Function
Virtualization, are causing network infrastructures to become as distributed clouds extended …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) together with cloud technology enables users to
request creating flexible virtual networks (VNs). Users also have specific security …

Empowered by network softwarization, 5G systems have become the key enabler to foster
the digital transformation of the vertical industries by expanding the scope of traditional …