Network Function Virtualization (NFV) virtualizes these functions. Some people think SDN and NFV are either/or; but because they serve different functions, it is really “and”.

One solution they are turning to is network functions virtualization (NFV), which can lower the costs of building networks.

With momentum behind this architecture accelerating and adoption rates increasing, Network Function Virtualisation is certainly a cloud computing frontier worth monitoring closely.

Understanding the differences between Software Defined Networking, network virtualization and Network Functions Virtualization How-To Feb 11, 2014 5 mins SDN Virtualization ...

Telecom and networking powers are uniting under The Linux Foundation to create an open source Network Function Virtualization reference platform.

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) has the potential to advance significant change in the way telecom networks are built and operated. Led by seven major communications service providers, NFV ...

In tandem, Service Function Chaining (SFC) tailors network traffic management by dynamically linking an array of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) into predefined sequences.