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Network Function Virtualization

Network Function Virtualization is a network architecture paradigm in which traditional network functions are decoupled from proprietary hardware appliances and implemented as software instances (virtual network functions) running on virtualized, commodity computing infrastructure under centralized management and orchestration.

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2017–2026

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Network Function Virtualization: State-of-the-Art and Research Challenges

Rashid Mijumbi, Joan Serrat, Juan‐Luis Gorricho et al. · IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials · 2015 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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Network function virtualization: Challenges and opportunities for innovations

Bo Han, Vijay Gopalakrishnan, Lusheng Ji et al. · IEEE Communications Magazine · 2015 · 1.1K citations

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Are we ready for SDN? Implementation challenges for software-defined networks

Sakir Sezer, Sandra Scott-Hayward, Pushpinder Kaur Chouhan et al. · IEEE Communications Magazine · 2013 · 990 citations · Full text

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Resource Allocation in NFV: A Comprehensive Survey

Juliver Gil-Herrera, Juan Felipe Botero · IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management · 2016 · 895 citations

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5G network slicing using SDN and NFV: A survey of taxonomy, architectures and future challenges

Alcardo Alex Barakabitze, Arslan Ahmad, Rashid Mijumbi et al. · Computer Networks · 2019 · 788 citations · Full text

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  1. TT
    Tarik Taleb

    Aalto University, Finland

    29 publications · 2.2K citations

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  2. AK
    Adlen Ksentini

    EURECOM, France

    20 publications · 990 citations

    16

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  3. WK
    Wolfgang Kellerer

    Technical University of Munich, Germany

    16 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. HK
    Holger Karl

    Paderborn University, Germany

    18 publications · 935 citations

    15

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  5. CA
    Chadi Assi

    Concordia University, Canada

    14 publications · 713 citations

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Institutions

1.1K

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    24 h-index

    110 publications

    5.7K citations

  2. University of Waterloo

    Waterloo, Canada

    24 h-index

    68 publications

    8.9K citations

  3. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

    Beijing, China

    24 h-index

    206 publications

    8.1K citations

  4. Aalto University

    Espoo, Finland

    23 h-index

    81 publications

    5.2K citations

  5. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

    Chengdu, China

    23 h-index

    121 publications

    6.3K citations

  6. Concordia University

    Montreal, Canada

    22 h-index

    67 publications

    2.3K citations

  7. Orange (France)

    Paris, France

    21 h-index

    82 publications

    2.6K citations

  8. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

    Barcelona, Spain

    21 h-index

    63 publications

    10.1K citations

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Venues

  1. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management

    TNSM · 96 publications · 6.4K citations

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  2. IEEE Communications Magazine

    55 publications · 6.3K citations

    34

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  3. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

    49 publications · 3.5K citations

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  4. IEEE Access

    66 publications · 2.9K citations

    27

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  5. IEEE Network

    25 publications · 3.3K citations

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