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SDN and NFV as Enabler for the Distributed Network Cloud

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SDN and NFV gained significant momentum within the last years. Although widely used in research labs and cloud environments, SDN has not yet been deployed in mobile telecommunication networks. In this paper, we focus on use cases driving mobile network evolution towards cost-efficient IT-based solutions using standardized hardware and software-based concepts, such as SDN and NFV. Two SDN use cases for mobile networks are described. One deals with the disaggregation of mobile network gateways and the other with SDN-enabled security concepts and applications for mobile networks. Based on the SDN use cases, the paper highlights open issues and challenges for integrating IT concepts in future telecommunication networks.

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This work has been carried out in the framework of the CELTIC EUREKA project SENDATE-PLANETS and it is partly funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

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  1. Nokia Bell Labs, Munich, Germany

    Marco Hoffmann, Michael Jarschel, Rastin Pries & Peter Schneider

  2. TU Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

    Admela Jukan & Wolfgang Bziuk

  3. University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

    Steffen Gebert, Thomas Zinner & Phuoc Tran-Gia

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Hoffmann, M., Jarschel, M., Pries, R. et al. SDN and NFV as Enabler for the Distributed Network Cloud. Mobile Netw Appl 23, 521–528 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11036-017-0905-y

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