5G and beyond networks aim at provisioning a variety of services with different characteristics
that require complex network configuration operations, which increases the risk of human …

Network slicing is announced to be one of the key features for 5G infrastructures enabling
network operators to provide network services with the flexibility and dynamicity necessary for …

Recent studies about climate change are mandating a drastic reduction of green house gas
(GHG) emissions. Solutions include the utilization of renewable energy sources (eg, wind, …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networking (SDN) changed
radically the way 5G networks will be deployed and services will be delivered to vertical …

This paper will demonstrate an orchestration system for 5G infrastructure supporting latency-minimized
and self-adaptive service chaining over geographically distributed edge clouds …

In recent years, the adoption of innovative technologies in maritime transport and logistics
systems has become a key aspect towards their development and growth, especially due to …

Edge Computing, along with Software Defined Networking and Network Function Virtualization,
are causing network infrastructures to become as distributed clouds extended to the …

Future 5G networks will rely on the coordinated allocation of compute, storage, and
networking resources in order to meet the functional requirements of 5G services as well as …

In the upcoming 5G networks and following the emerging software-defined networking/network
function virtualization (SDN/NFV) paradigm, demanded services will be composed of a …

Recent advances in network control and management technologies, such as software defined
networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV), are expected to make the …