Conference on Network Functions Virtualization and Software-Defined Networking (NFV-SDN)

The IEEE NFV-SDN conference invites researchers from around the world to share ideas
influencing the evolution and operation of NFV and SDN technologies. The following is a
non-exhaustive list of topics:
NFV, CNF, and SDN Architectures, Infrastructure, and Elements
- Emerging improvements, including Network Slicing and the unikernel paradigm
- Improvements in the design of forwarding elements, e.g., switches/routers, wireless
systems
- Optimizing virtualized infrastructures, including hardware acceleration technologies
- Heterogeneous server platforms and the detailed element-level CPU/GPU/FPGA mapping of network functions
- SDN/CNF/NFV in recent and novel architecture paradigms
Architectural design aspects toward Next-Generation wireless networks,
- Virtualization Technologies for Edge/Fog Computing
- Microservice-based and agent-based SDN/NFV
- SDN/NFV in 6G three-dimensional networking
NFV, CNF, and SDN Operations
- Dynamic license management, autonomics, machine learning, monitoring, resiliency,
fault management and self-healing
- Network security and isolation impacts of virtualization technologies
- Advanced tools for automated design, deployment, validation and management
- Application of machine learning and big data analytics to manage to simplify deployment and operation of SDN/NFV networks
- SDN/NFV orchestration and operations in 6G network continuum
Performance Analysis and Optimization
- Costs of migration of application containers and workloads
- Data/control plane performance, interoperability and scalability studies
- Resource dimensioning and optimization (e.g., cloud-native design), workload isolation
and tradeoffs
- Design guidelines for modularity, scalability, high availability and interoperability (e.g.,
container and micro services implementations)
- SDN/NFV new KPIs and trade-offs in 6G architecture
Results and Evaluations in Application Scenarios
- Comparative studies on different virtualization technologies
- Usage scenarios such as SD-WAN, IoT, Smart Grid, Smart Cities, etc.
- Improvements in future communication infrastructure enabled by SDN and NFV including fixed and wireless access, public, private and hybrid clouds
- Social and regulatory impacts (e.g., network implications of data location and privacy)
- Operational experience in operational networks (e.g., 5G deployments)