Software-Defined Network Function Virtualization: A Survey - Li, Yong; Chen, Min (IEEE access, 2015)
Keywords: Chaining; Computer architecture; Control systems; Hardware; Home appliances; middlebox; network function virtualization; network virtualization; Optimization; Provisioning; Servers; service chain; Software; Software-defined networking; Software-defined networks; Steering; Virtual networks; Virtualization; service chain; network function virtualization; network virtualization; Software-defined networks; middlebox