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network function virtualization: a standalone construct

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Computer networking

running network functions such as firewalls and gateways as software on general-purpose servers instead of dedicated hardware.

In computer networking, network function virtualization refers to running network functions such as firewalls and gateways as software on general-purpose servers instead of dedicated hardware. This meaning comes from Mijumbi (2016) in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials.[1]

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Mijumbi, R., Serrat, J., Gorricho, J., Bouten, N., De Turck, F., & Boutaba, R. (2016). Network Function Virtualization: State-of-the-Art and Research Challenges. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, 18(1), 236-262. https://doi.org/10.1109/comst.2015.2477041

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