Editorial Third Edition of the IEEE JSAC Series on Network Softwarization & Enablers
Tarik Taleb · IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications · 2019
With the 5G era approaching, many operators and service providers are on the race to deploy the mobile 5G and propose standards-based 5G products. With such an evolving ecosystem, the research community is urged to enhance the key components of this network generation, namely Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networking (SDN), taking into account several vital objectives, such as the Capital Expenditure (CAPEX), Operational Expenditure (OPEX), security, Quality of Service (QoS), and Quality of Experience (QoE).