Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has been emerging as an appealing solution that
transforms complex network functions from dedicated hardware implementations to software …

Abstract Service function chaining (SFC) is a trending paradigm and it has attracted
considerable attention from both the industry and academia because of its potential to …

A promising area of application for Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is in network
security, where chains of Virtual Security Network Functions (VSNFs), ie, security-specific …

The fifth generation of telecommunication networks comes with various use cases such as
Enhanced Mobile Broadband, Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communications and …

Abstract 5G networks tend to be multi-layered, multi-party and multi-tenant to satisfy the
increasing and varying user demand. Network slicing is an efficient solution to share the …

In network functions virtualization (NFV) environments, network security is provided with the
deployment of virtual security functions (VSF) on general-purpose servers to filter and …

Service Function Chaining (SFC) has recently received considerable attentions from both
industry and academia, due to its potential for improving the flexibility of provisioning and …

Software-defined networking (SDN) allows the smart grid to be centrally controlled and
managed by decoupling the control plane from the data plane, but it also expands attack …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a recent concept where virtualization enables the
shift from network functions (eg, routers, switches, load-balancers, proxies) on specialized …

An important and promising application for the network function virtualization (NFV)
technology is in network security, where can dynamically and flexibly accomplish the …