Virtualization of residential IoT functionality by using NFV and SDN
Ana B. García, Antônio da Silva, Luis Bellido, Francisco Javier Ruiz Piñar, David Fernández · 2017
We propose to leverage the virtualization possibilities of Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) together with the programmability of Software Defined Networking (SDN) in order to offer a portfolio of IoT-related functions to the residential users. The objectives are to reach economies of scale by offering a reasonably inexpensive customer premises equipment supporting most IoT physical communication options, whereas all self-discovery and the rest of vendor-specific functionality is externalized and implemented by the ISP (Internet Service Provider) or third parties.