{"id":"https://openalex.org/W3117363940","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/isncc49221.2020.9297259","title":"A Fair VNF Assignment Algorithm for Network Functions Virtualization","display_name":"A Fair VNF Assignment Algorithm for Network Functions Virtualization","publication_year":2020,"publication_date":"2020-10-20","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W3117363940","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/isncc49221.2020.9297259","mag":"3117363940"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/isncc49221.2020.9297259","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/isncc49221.2020.9297259","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2020 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5085147294","display_name":"Karanbir Singh Ghai","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I72541430","display_name":"Lakehead University","ror":"https://ror.org/023p7mg82","country_code":"CA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I72541430"]}],"countries":["CA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Karanbir Singh Ghai","raw_affiliation_strings":["Lakehead University, Thunderbay, Canada"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Lakehead University, Thunderbay, Canada","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I72541430"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5083580867","display_name":"Abdulsalam Yassine","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3539-0945"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I72541430","display_name":"Lakehead University","ror":"https://ror.org/023p7mg82","country_code":"CA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I72541430"]}],"countries":["CA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Abdulsalam Yassine","raw_affiliation_strings":["Lakehead University, Thunderbay, Canada"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Lakehead University, Thunderbay, Canada","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I72541430"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5032858073","display_name":"Salimur Choudhury","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3187-112X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I72541430","display_name":"Lakehead University","ror":"https://ror.org/023p7mg82","country_code":"CA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I72541430"]}],"countries":["CA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Salimur Choudhury","raw_affiliation_strings":["Lakehead University, Thunderbay, Canada"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Lakehead University, Thunderbay, Canada","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I72541430"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":3,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":1,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.21245474,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":90,"max":94},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1","last_page":"6"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10714","display_name":"Software-Defined Networks and 5G","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10714","display_name":"Software-Defined Networks and 5G","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10273","display_name":"IoT and Edge/Fog Computing","score":0.9983999729156494,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11478","display_name":"Caching and Content Delivery","score":0.9961000084877014,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.824371337890625},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/latency","display_name":"Latency (audio)","score":0.5900499820709229},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/virtual-network","display_name":"Virtual network","score":0.579669713973999},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cloud-computing","display_name":"Cloud computing","score":0.574398934841156},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-network","display_name":"Computer network","score":0.565384030342102},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/virtualization","display_name":"Virtualization","score":0.5208466649055481},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/distributed-computing","display_name":"Distributed computing","score":0.47877800464630127},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/network-virtualization","display_name":"Network virtualization","score":0.4389963448047638},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/server","display_name":"Server","score":0.4107205271720886},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operating-system","display_name":"Operating system","score":0.21111315488815308}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.824371337890625},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C82876162","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17096504","display_name":"Latency (audio)","level":2,"score":0.5900499820709229},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776874963","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4112081","display_name":"Virtual network","level":2,"score":0.579669713973999},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C79974875","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483639","display_name":"Cloud computing","level":2,"score":0.574398934841156},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.565384030342102},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C513985346","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q270471","display_name":"Virtualization","level":3,"score":0.5208466649055481},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120314980","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180634","display_name":"Distributed computing","level":1,"score":0.47877800464630127},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779898492","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4112081","display_name":"Network virtualization","level":4,"score":0.4389963448047638},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C93996380","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44127","display_name":"Server","level":2,"score":0.4107205271720886},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.21111315488815308},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/isncc49221.2020.9297259","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/isncc49221.2020.9297259","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2020 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Decent work and economic growth","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/8","score":0.41999998688697815}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":18,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1893483932","https://openalex.org/W1973163634","https://openalex.org/W2043255416","https://openalex.org/W2056145019","https://openalex.org/W2093412843","https://openalex.org/W2137695402","https://openalex.org/W2324601153","https://openalex.org/W2392395307","https://openalex.org/W2500898769","https://openalex.org/W2607983412","https://openalex.org/W2747596348","https://openalex.org/W2940274206","https://openalex.org/W2945578113","https://openalex.org/W2966609693","https://openalex.org/W3001625778","https://openalex.org/W3003535784","https://openalex.org/W6761650315","https://openalex.org/W6772996647"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2461440407","https://openalex.org/W2317094215","https://openalex.org/W2128291817","https://openalex.org/W2606336747","https://openalex.org/W2947277503","https://openalex.org/W112648010","https://openalex.org/W2038957884","https://openalex.org/W206565998","https://openalex.org/W2766546449","https://openalex.org/W2111213071"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"On-demand":[0],"resource":[1,94,133],"management":[2],"is":[3,22,111,124,154,204,229],"a":[4,38,85,150,211,243],"challenging":[5],"prospect,":[6],"especially":[7],"in":[8,37,75,199,235],"communication":[9,119],"networks":[10],"where":[11],"the":[12,25,42,45,91,114,117,122,138,147,158,165,170,173,185,190,196,200,226,232,238],"users'":[13],"requirements":[14],"of":[15,28,44,47,56,83,93,116,132,137,172,240],"network":[16,30],"resources":[17],"are":[18,52],"volatile.":[19],"This":[20,202],"challenge":[21],"magnified":[23],"by":[24],"current":[26],"shift":[27],"hardware-dependent":[29],"technologies":[31],"into":[32],"virtual":[33],"Network":[34],"Functions":[35],"(vNFs)":[36],"cloud-based":[39],"platform":[40],"and":[41,69,98,162,176,207,225],"proliferation":[43],"Internet":[46],"Things":[48],"(IoT)":[49],"networks.":[50],"vNFs":[51,161],"an":[53,205],"integral":[54],"part":[55],"edge":[57],"devices":[58],"that":[59,125],"aims":[60],"to":[61,71,107,112,156,168,188,231,242],"improve":[62],"service":[63],"providers'":[64],"response":[65],"time,":[66],"eliminate":[67],"redundancy,":[68],"end":[70,72],"latency":[73,115,159,198],"results":[74],"operators'":[76],"lower":[77],"operating":[78],"costs":[79],"significantly.":[80],"The":[81,216],"efficiency":[82],"such":[84],"virtualized":[86],"system":[87],"largely":[88],"depends":[89],"on":[90],"optimization":[92],"allocation":[95,134],"between":[96,160],"users":[97,139],"Virtual":[99],"Machines":[100],"(VM)":[101],"or":[102],"hosting":[103],"devices.":[104],"One":[105],"approach":[106],"addressed":[108],"this":[109,126,180],"issue":[110],"minimize":[113,157],"entire":[118],"network,":[120],"however,":[121],"concern":[123],"mechanism":[127],"does":[128],"not":[129],"ensure":[130,169,189],"fairness":[131,171,221,227],"because":[135],"some":[136],"may":[140],"receive":[141],"enhanced":[142],"services":[143,175],"than":[144],"others.":[145],"In":[146,179],"previous":[148,186],"study,":[149,181],"Stable":[151],"Matching":[152],"Algorithm":[153],"proposed":[155,193],"VMs":[163],"but":[164],"algorithm":[166],"failed":[167],"requested":[174],"server":[177],"elements.":[178],"we":[182,209],"further":[183],"extend":[184],"model":[187],"fairness.":[191],"Our":[192],"solution":[194],"minimizes":[195],"maximum":[197],"network.":[201],"problem":[203],"NP-hard":[206],"hence":[208],"provide":[210],"local":[212],"search":[213],"based":[214],"solution.":[215],"experimental":[217],"result":[218],"shows":[219],"improved":[220],"from":[222],"other":[223],"approaches":[224],"index":[228],"close":[230],"optimal,":[233],"which":[234],"fact":[236],"represents":[237],"elimination":[239],"imbalances":[241],"great":[244],"extent.":[245]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-06-11T09:08:48.828518","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}