Current work in centralized radio access networks (C-RAN) and, more generally, network functions virtualization (NFV) are proof s of the concept. But doing so can have implications far beyond the ...

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Network transformation, through technologies such as Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), would enable Communication Service Providers (CoSPs) to meet bandwidth-intensive requirements for ...

on a unified physical infrastructure via Software-Defined Networking (SDN), network function virtualization (NFV), and cloud computing. Network slicing allows the support of highly diverse services, ...