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Performance Evaluation of Virtualization Methodologies to Facilitate NFV Deployment
Sumbal Zahoor1, Ishtiaq Ahmad1, Ateeq Ur Rehman2, Elsayed Tag Eldin3, Nivin A. Ghamry4, Muhammad Shafiq5,*
1 Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Lahore, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
2 Department of Electrical Engineering, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
3 Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Future University in Egypt, New Cairo, 11835, Egypt
4 Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence, Cairo University, Giza, 3750010, Egypt
5 Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Korea
* Corresponding Author: Muhammad Shafiq. Email:
Computers, Materials & Continua 2023, 75(1), 311-329. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2023.035960
Received 11 September 2022; Accepted 04 November 2022; Issue published 06 February 2023
Abstract
The development of the Next-Generation Wireless Network
(NGWN) is becoming a reality. To conduct specialized processes more, rapid
network deployment has become essential. Methodologies like Network
Function Virtualization (NFV), Software-Defined Networks (SDN), and
cloud computing will be crucial in addressing various challenges that 5G
networks will face, particularly adaptability, scalability, and reliability. The
motivation behind this work is to confirm the function of virtualization
and the capabilities offered by various virtualization platforms, including
hypervisors, clouds, and containers, which will serve as a guide to dealing
with the stimulating environment of 5G. This is particularly crucial when
implementing network operations at the edge of 5G networks, where limited
resources and prompt user responses are mandatory. Experimental results
prove that containers outperform hypervisor-based virtualized infrastructure
and cloud platforms’ latency and network throughput at the expense of higher
virtualized processor use. In contrast to public clouds, where a set of rules is
created to allow only the appropriate traffic, security is still a problem with
containers.
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Cite This Article
S. Zahoor, I. Ahmad, A. U. Rehman , E. T. Eldin , N. A. Ghamry et al., "Performance evaluation of virtualization methodologies to facilitate nfv deployment,"
Computers, Materials & Continua, vol. 75, no.1, pp. 311–329, 2023. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2023.035960