Most modern software systems can be configured to fulfill specific customer requirements,
adapting their behavior as required. However, such adaptations also increase the need to …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) provides many benefits to consumers because it is a
cost-efficient evolution of legacy networks, allowing the enhancement and extension of …

Network function virtualization (NFV) is an emerging technology that is becoming
increasingly important due to its many advantages. NFV transforms legacy hardware-based …

Clouds do not work in isolation but interact with other clouds and with a variety of systems
either developed by the same provider or by external entities with the purpose to interact …

An ecosystem is the expansion of a software product line architecture to include systems
outside the product which interact with the product. We model here the architecture of a …

Abstract 5G, the current generation of communication networks is based on the standards
defined by 3GPP and other organizations (ETSI, ENISA, NGMN). These standards define …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a recent technology with a high velocity of
innovation. It leverages virtualization technology to offer network functions such as firewalls …

Cloud computing has provided many services to potential consumers; one of these services
being the provision of network functions using virtualization. Network Function Virtualization …

An ecosystem is the expansion of a software product line architecture to include systems
outside the product which interact with the product. A cloud ecosystem includes …

A container manager orchestrates and manages distributed environments composed of
groups or clusters of software containers. Virtual machines have long been the option when …