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In this paper, we address the SDN Controllers and Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) placement problem in 5G networks. To this aim, we propose an architecture for the 5G Control Plane and a method to determine the optimal placement of controllers and VNFs. The placement is determined according not only to latency and capacity requirements but also to type of Network Function (NF).

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This work has been supported by the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad of Spain under project TEC2016-76795-C6-1-R and AEI/FEDER, UE.

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Leyva-Pupo, I., Cervelló-Pastor, C., Llorens-Carrodeguas, A. (2019). The Resources Placement Problem in a 5G Hierarchical SDN Control Plane. In: Rodríguez, S., et al. Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Special Sessions, 15th International Conference. DCAI 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 801. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99608-0_48

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