A novel marketplace for trading/brokering virtual network functions over cloud infrastructures

George Alexiou, Evangelos Pallis, Evangelos Markakis, Anargyros Sideris, Athina Bourdena, George Mastorakis, Constandinos X. Mavromoustakis

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Abstract

Following up the success story of the OS-Specific App Stores, we present a new business case in network function virtualization (NFV), where function provider (FP) can publish, broke, trade, offer, and advertise their developed functions inside a novel Marketplace for NFV. This novel approach is able to attract new entrants to the networking market, including among other, a Novel Brokerage Platform, allowing Service Providers to transact with the FP. Finally, via the Marketplace, customers can browse and select services and virtual appliances that best match their needs, as well as negotiate Service Level Agreements and be charged under various billing models browse and select the services and virtual appliances that best match their needs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCloud and Fog Computing in 5G Mobile Networks
Subtitle of host publicationEmerging advances and applications
PublisherInstitution of Engineering and Technology
Pages371-412
Number of pages42
ISBN (Print)9781785610837
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2017

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