Enabling network function combination via service chain instantiation

Computer Networks

Volumn 92, Issue , 2015, Pages 396-407

  Cheng, Guozhen ^a   Chen, Hongchang ^a   Hu, Hongchao ^a   Wang, Zhiming ^a   Lan, Julong ^a  

^a NATIONAL DIGITAL SWITCHING SYSTEM ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Function combination; Network function virtualization; Service chain; Software defined networking

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; SIMULATED ANNEALING; SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CO-OPERATIVE CONTROL; DESCRIPTION LANGUAGES; INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAMING; ISOLATED NETWORKS; NETWORK FUNCTIONS; ORDERING CONSTRAINTS; SERVICE CHAIN; SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING (SDN);

NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION;

EID: 84948583235     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2015.09.015     Document Type: Article

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