A Dynamic Reliability-Aware Service Placement for Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Container and Kernel-Based Virtual Machine (KVM) Virtualization for Network Function Virtualization (NFV) White Paper

Placement and Scheduling of Functions in Network Function Virtualization

The virtualization of Radio Access Networks (RANs) has been proposed as one of the important use cases of Network Function Virtualization (NFV). In VRAN!s (VRAN!s), some functions from a Base Station (BS), such as those which make up the Base Band Unit (BBU), may be implemented in a shared infrastructure located at either a data center or distributed in network nodes. For the latter option, one...

Service-Aware Network Architecture Based on SDN, NFV, and Network Intelligence: White Paper

Parts I, II and III of this four paper series detailed how software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) are enabling a more flexible networking architecture compared to traditional approaches that use fixed-function network elements. They also described high-level hardware and software requirements for the SDN architecture, relevant Intel reference designs, and o...

Reliability-Aware Placement and Routing for FPGAs

Soft errors are intermittent malfunctions of hardware that are not reproducible. They may affect the data integrity and affect the system operation. These errors are growing reliability threat in VLSI system design. A soft error occurring in a memory cell or register is called a Single Event Upset (SEU). Designs mapped into Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FGPAs) are more vulnerable to soft erro...

Network Function Virtualization: A Primer

Network function virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networking (SDN) are widely acknowledged as potential disruptive technologies of next generation computer networks. The network operators are pushing the frontiers of NFV to reduce operational expenditure (OPEX) and capital expenditure (CAPEX). Network vendors and academic researchers look upon NFV as an opportunity to speed up innovati...