Network function virtualization: Challenges and opportunities for innovations
Summary. Network function virtualization decouples software from hardware by running network functions on commercial servers instead of specialized equipment. This approach accelerates service deployment and reduces costs, but creates challenges around performance guarantees, dynamic resource management, and efficient placement of virtual network functions. The paper outlines NFV architecture, use cases, and research priorities.
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Han, B., Gopalakrishnan, V., Ji, L., & Lee, S.. (2015). Network function virtualization: Challenges and opportunities for innovations. IEEE Communications Magazine. https://doi.org/10.1109/mcom.2015.7045396
Han, Bo, et al. “Network function virtualization: Challenges and opportunities for innovations.” IEEE Communications Magazine, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1109/mcom.2015.7045396.
Han, Bo, Vijay Gopalakrishnan, Lusheng Ji, and Seungjoon Lee. 2015. “Network function virtualization: Challenges and opportunities for innovations.” IEEE Communications Magazine. https://doi.org/10.1109/mcom.2015.7045396.
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year = {2015},
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- 10.1109/mcom.2015.7045396
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- broadband-and-digital, general-innovation
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