A survey on the communication and network enablers for cloud-based services: state of the art, challenges, and opportunities

GP Xavier, B Kantarci - Annals of Telecommunications, 2018 - Springer
The wide adoption of the cloud computing concept has resulted in major impacts in both
fixed and mobile communication networks leading to cutting-edge research to provide …

Network service description model for VNF orchestration leveraging intent-based SDN interfaces

F Paganelli, F Paradiso, M Gherardelli… - 2017 IEEE Conference …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networking promise to radically
innovate the way network services are provisioned, especially in terms of dynamic and …

A model traceability framework for network service management

O Hassane, S Mustafiz, F Khendek… - Proceedings of the 12th …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Automating enactment along with traceability management of processes using model-driven
engineering methods could be of significant benefit to the Network Functions Virtualization …

A model-driven process enactment approach for network service design

S Mustafiz, N Nazarzadeoghaz, G Dupont… - SDL 2017: Model-Driven …, 2017 - Springer
The development of the Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) paradigm has made way for
the rapid deployment and management of network services. The European …

Model-driven process enactment for NFV systems with MAPLE

S Mustafiz, O Hassane, G Dupont, F Khendek… - Software and Systems …, 2020 - Springer
The network functions virtualization (NFV) advent is making way for the rapid deployment of
network services (NS) for telecoms. Automation of network service management is one of …

Process enactment with traceability support for nfv systems

O Hassane, S Mustafiz, F Khendek… - System Analysis and …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract The Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) paradigm is heading towards an
evolution with the recent zero-touch automation initiative. In particular, automating the …

MAPLE: An integrated environment for process modelling and enactment for NFV systems

S Mustafiz, G Dupont, F Khendek, M Toeroe - … 2018, Held as Part of STAF …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract The Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) paradigm is making way for the rapid
provisioning of network services (NS). Defining a process for the design, deployment, and …

Comparison of SDN Controllers for Constructing Security Functions

D Dobrev, D Avresky - 2019 IEEE 18th International …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The comparison analyses in this paper is based on Virtual Security Functions, Openflow,
Software Define Networks (SDN), Mininet, Pox Controller, Floodlight Controller and Virtual …

Configuration generation for virtual network functions (VNFs) with requested service availability

PC RANGARAJAN, M Toeroe - US Patent 11,349,708, 2022 - Google Patents
Abstract A Virtual Network Function (VNF) is provided for deployment in a Network Function
Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVI). First, an input is obtained that includes a description of …

Orquestração multidomínio no testbed OpenRAN@ Brasil

DL Feferman, MP Hernandez, WMM Santos… - Anais do II Workshop …, 2023 - sol.sbc.org.br
O presente artigo descreve o testbed que tem sido construído dentro do projeto OpenRAN@
Brasil visando os desafios de uma arquitetura com orquestração multidomínio. São …