A survey on the placement of virtual network functions
The dependence of traditional network functions (NFs) on special hardware results in high
capital expenditures (CAPEX) and operating expenditures (OPEX). Network Function …
capital expenditures (CAPEX) and operating expenditures (OPEX). Network Function …
NFVdeep: Adaptive online service function chain deployment with deep reinforcement learning
With the evolution of network function virtualization (NFV), diverse network services can be
flexibly offered as service function chains (SFCs) consisted of different virtual network …
flexibly offered as service function chains (SFCs) consisted of different virtual network …
A survey on virtual network functions for media streaming: Solutions and future challenges
Media services must ensure an enhanced user's perceived quality during content playback
to attract and retain audiences, especially while the streams are distributed remotely via …
to attract and retain audiences, especially while the streams are distributed remotely via …
Holu: Power-aware and delay-constrained VNF placement and chaining
A Varasteh, B Madiwalar, A Van Bemten… - … on Network and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Service function chains (SFCs) are an ordered set of virtual network functions (VNFs) which
can realize a specific network service. Enabled by virtualization technologies, these VNFs …
can realize a specific network service. Enabled by virtualization technologies, these VNFs …
Dynamic service function chain orchestration for NFV/MEC-enabled IoT networks: A deep reinforcement learning approach
Y Liu, H Lu, X Li, Y Zhang, L Xi… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) and mobile-edge computing (MEC) have been
introduced by Internet service providers (ISPs) to deal with various challenges, which hinder …
introduced by Internet service providers (ISPs) to deal with various challenges, which hinder …
Age of information aware VNF scheduling in industrial IoT using deep reinforcement learning
In delay-sensitive industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications, the age of information (AoI)
is employed to characterize the freshness of information. Meanwhile, the emerging network …
is employed to characterize the freshness of information. Meanwhile, the emerging network …
Trusted cloud-edge network resource management: DRL-driven service function chain orchestration for IoT
S Guo, Y Dai, S Xu, X Qiu, F Qi - IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Private and public networks sharing resources for Internet of Things (IoT) network through
network function virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) forms a …
network function virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) forms a …
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 …
(eg, extended reality, remote surgery), which cannot be potentially realized by currently …
GNN-based hierarchical deep reinforcement learning for NFV-oriented online resource orchestration in elastic optical DCIs
Network function virtualization (NFV) in elastic optical datacenter interconnections (EO-
DCIs) enables flexible and timely deployment of network services. However, as the service …
DCIs) enables flexible and timely deployment of network services. However, as the service …
Cost-efficient VNF placement and scheduling in public cloud networks
Following successful adoption of cloud computing, many service providers (SPs) are now
using high-performance Virtual Machines (VMs) located in large datacenters owned by …
using high-performance Virtual Machines (VMs) located in large datacenters owned by …