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Network function virtualization: Challenges and opportunities for innovations
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A brief overview of NFV is provided, its requirements and architectural framework are explained, several use cases are presented, and the challenges and future directions in this burgeoning research area are discussed.Abstract:
Network function virtualization was recently proposed to improve the flexibility of network service provisioning and reduce the time to market of new services. By leveraging virtualization technologies and commercial off-the-shelf programmable hardware, such as general-purpose servers, storage, and switches, NFV decouples the software implementation of network functions from the underlying hardware. As an emerging technology, NFV brings several challenges to network operators, such as the guarantee of network performance for virtual appliances, their dynamic instantiation and migration, and their efficient placement. In this article, we provide a brief overview of NFV, explain its requirements and architectural framework, present several use cases, and discuss the challenges and future directions in this burgeoning research area.read more
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Network Function Virtualization: State-of-the-Art and Research Challenges
TL;DR: In this article, the authors survey the state-of-the-art in NFV and identify promising research directions in this area, and also overview key NFV projects, standardization efforts, early implementations, use cases, and commercial products.
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A Survey of Fog Computing: Concepts, Applications and Issues
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TL;DR: The definition of fog computing and similar concepts are discussed, representative application scenarios are introduced, and various aspects of issues the authors may encounter when designing and implementing fog computing systems are identified.
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Applications of Deep Reinforcement Learning in Communications and Networking: A Survey
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Survey on Civil Applications and Key Research Challenges
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TL;DR: The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is growing rapidly across many civil application domains, including real-time monitoring, providing wireless coverage, remote sensing, search and rescue, delivery of goods, security and surveillance, precision agriculture, and civil infrastructure inspection.
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Resource Allocation in NFV: A Comprehensive Survey
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