Forecast-assisted service function chain dynamic deployment for SDN/NFV-enabled cloud management systems

J Zhang, Y Liu, Z Li, Y Lu - IEEE Systems Journal, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Software-defined network (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) are
acknowledged as the most promising technologies to effectively allocate resource for …

Joint VNF placement and scheduling for latency-sensitive services

N Promwongsa, A Ebrahimzadeh… - … on Network Science …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Next-generation 6G networks are envisioned to be a key enabler for low-latency services
(eg, extended reality, remote surgery), which cannot be potentially realized by currently …

Look-ahead VNF-FG embedding framework for latency-sensitive network services

Á Recse, N Promwongsa… - … on Network and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dynamic and zero-touch management is expected to be the key feature of next-generation
6G networks. Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is one of the key technologies for …

Cost-Aware Topological Decomposition of Virtual Network Function Forwarding Graphs

A Azhdari, A Ebrahimzadeh… - … 2023-2023 IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To realize a Network Service (NS) in a Network Function Virtualization (NFV) network, it is
needed to form an ordered set of connected Virtual Network Functions (VNFs), commonly …

MAP-MIND: An Offline Algorithm for Optimizing Game Engine Module Placement in Cloud Gaming

I Lotfimahyari, L De Giovanni, D Gadia… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Online gaming has seen a significant surge in popularity, becoming a dominant form of
entertainment worldwide. This growth has necessitated the evolution of game servers from …

Cost-Efficient Cluster Migration of VNFs for Service Function Chain Embedding

SN Afrasiabi, A Ebrahimzadeh… - … on Network and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a network architecture that separates network
functions from dedicated hardware, implementing them as software modules known as …

Joint Virtual Network Function Deployment and Scheduling via Heuristics and Deep Reinforcement Learning

Z Zhang, E Oki - IEICE Transactions on Communications, 2023 - search.ieice.org
This paper introduces heuristic approaches and a deep reinforcement learning approach to
solve a joint virtual network function deployment and scheduling problem in a dynamic …

Algorithmic Solutions for Virtual Network Function Migration in Cloud

SN Afrasiabi - 2023 - spectrum.library.concordia.ca
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a network architecture that separates network
functions from dedicated hardware, implementing them as software modules known as …

AttachSFC: Optimizing SFC Initialization Process through Request Properties

K Ning, H Wang, Z Zhang, Z Xu… - 2022 18th International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) technology enables the decoupling of Network
Functions (NFs) from hard-ware by initializing them into virtual machines or containers …

Provisioning Ultra-Low Latency Services in Softwarized Network for the Tactile Internet

N Promwongsa - 2022 - spectrum.library.concordia.ca
The Internet has made several giant leaps over the years, from a fixed to a mobile Internet,
then to the Internet of Things, and now to a Tactile Internet. The Tactile Internet is envisioned …