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Integrated NFV/SDN Architectures: A Systematic Literature Review

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Michel S. Bonfim

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife PE, Brazil

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife PE, Brazil
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Kelvin L. Dias

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife PE, Brazil

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife PE, Brazil
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Stenio F. L. Fernandes

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife PE, Brazil

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife PE, Brazil

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ACM Computing Surveys Volume 51 Issue 6Article No.: 114pp 1–39https://doi.org/10.1145/3172866

Published:04 February 2019Publication History

ACM Computing Surveys

Abstract

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) are new paradigms in the move towards open software and network hardware. While NFV aims to virtualize network functions and deploy them into general purpose hardware, SDN makes networks programmable by separating the control and data planes. NFV and SDN are complementary technologies capable of providing one network solution. SDN can provide connectivity between Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) in a flexible and automated way, whereas NFV can use SDN as part of a service function chain. There are many studies designing NFV/SDN architectures in different environments. Researchers have been trying to address reliability, performance, and scalability problems using different architectural designs. This Systematic Literature Review (SLR) focuses on integrated NFV/SDN architectures, with the following goals: (i) to investigate and provide an in-depth review of the state of the art of NFV/SDN architectures, (ii) to synthesize their architectural designs, and (iii) to identify areas for further improvements. Broadly, this SLR will encourage researchers to advance the current stage of development (i.e., the state of the practice) of integrated NFV/SDN architectures and shed some light on future research efforts and the challenges faced.

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November 2019
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DOI:10.1145/3303862
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