For decades, networks have been built on the same fundamental principle: dedicated hardware appliances for each network function. Need a firewall? Buy a box. Need load balancing? Purchase another ...

Abstract: Network Function Virtualization (NFV), as a promising paradigm, speeds up the service deployment by separating network functions from proprietary devices and deploying them on common servers ...

Network slicing, which makes private networks possible, provides enterprises with dedicated network resources. It works by interacting with a set of network functions. In Figure 1, 5G network slicing ...

VergeIO wants to win over companies that are discontent with Broadcom's VMware changes. Its latest VergeFabric SDN release includes more advanced BGP routing, security monitoring, and ...

The Japan Network Function Virtualization (NFV) market is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by the increasing adoption of cloud-based networking, the rapid deployment of 5G technology, and the ...

With the ongoing transition to Industry 4.0, which aims for an increase in the interconnectivity of equipment and smart automation of processes, 5G networks become a good candidate for increasing the ...

Abstract: In Network Function Virtualization (NFV), traditional purpose-built proprietary middle-boxes are replaced with virtual network function (VNF) instances that are deployed over generic ...