Abstract:Modern ICT infrastructures are evolving thanks to the advantages offered by virtualisation in terms of flexibility, scalability, and savings on hardware-related costs. More recently, virtualisation has gained momentum in the Internet Service Providers' infrastructures as well, where Software Defined Networking and Network Function Virtualisation paradigms propose programmability of the network and the softwarisation of proprietary hardware appliances. In this scenario, lightweight virtualisation technologies, … Show more
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