The emerging paradigm-Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function
Virtualization (NFV)-makes it feasible and scalable to run Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) …

Nowadays most of the communication technologies used in the manufacturing industry are
still wired, including various fieldbuses and dedicated industrial Ethernet technologies …

Modern programmers routinely use third-party code, and infrastructure operators deploy
software they did not write. This would not be possible without semantic interfaces …

Software network functions (NFs), or middleboxes, promise flexibility and easy deployment
of network services but face the serious challenge of unexpected performance behaviour …

Network service provisioning becomes flexible and programmable with the help of Network
Function Virfitualization (NFV), since NFV abstracts various service functions into software …

Software network functions promise to simplify the deployment of network services and
reduce network operation cost. However, they face the challenge of unpredictable …

Due to the intrinsically inefficient service provisioning in traditional networks, Network
Function Virtualization (NFV) keeps gaining attention from both industry and academia. By …

The popularity of container technologies and their widespread usage for building
microservices demands solutions dedicated for efficient monitoring of containers and their …

Abstract The Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) is an efficient framework developed
based on the kernel bypass approach to accelerate packet processing in userspace. This …

The design of flexible and efficient mechanisms for proper placement and chaining of virtual
network functions (VNFs) is key for the success of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) …