A Robust Optimization Based Energy-Aware Virtual Network Function Placement Proposal for Small Cell 5G Networks with Mobile Edge Computing Capabilities

In the context of cloud-enabled 5G radio access networks with network function virtualization capabilities, we focus on the virtual network function placement problem for a multitenant cluster of small cells that provide mobile edge computing services. Under an emerging distributed network architect...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bego Blanco, Ianire Taboada, Jose Oscar Fajardo, Fidel Liberal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Mobile Information Systems
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2603410