Title
Applicability of SDN and NFV Techniques for a Virtualization-Based Roaming Solution.
Abstract
Network programming and virtualization are technological trends being incrementally introduced in operational networks. This creates an environment where new innovations can be incorporated, facilitating also the evolution of the way in which existing services are delivered. These changes, however, are not only motivated by technical reasons. External factors, such as regulation, can trigger the evolution of existing services. Roaming services are an example of this two-sided situation. From the technical perspective, roaming users typically experiment worst performance than local users on the same network, since their traffic is usually routed through the home network. Besides that, due to recent regulation changes introduced in Europe for roaming services, known as Roam Like at Home (RLAH), roaming is charged at domestic prices. Both aspects are severely challenging the current mode of operation of roaming services as delivered nowadays by mobile operators. This paper presents the design of a virtualized based roaming solution, including an experimental assessment, as well as an economic insight of the concept.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1007/s10922-020-09534-z
Journal of Network and Systems Management
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Roaming, Multi-domain, Programmability, Orchestration, Slicing
Journal
28
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
3
1064-7570
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Luis Miguel Contreras126022.82
Luca Cominardi263.18
Jorge Martín-Pérez3123.85
Carlos Jesus Bernardos457047.05