Virtual Network Functions exploitation through a prototype resource management framework

This paper elaborates on the design of a prototype framework for the exploitation of virtual Network Functions (NFs) and virtual Network Resources (NRs) in a cloud-based network architecture. The proposed framework is based on a Marketplace approach, utilizing a centralized network architecture, where the exploitation of the available NFs/NRs is managed by a Brokerage Module. This Brokerage Module applies trading policies based on a resource predictive entity that monitors the resources, towards matching the end-user demands and providing the acceptable bandwidth required.