• Definition and Application of the Scalability Index: Example of 5G Network Slicing 

      Hossfeld, Tobias; Heegaard, Poul Einar; Kellerer, Wolfgang (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Scalability is of key interest for communication networks and systems, and frequently mentioned in research. However, a framework for benchmarking the scalability of two or more systems is missing. Therefore, we establish ...
    • Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Communication Nanonetworks: Opportunities and Challenges 

      Arjmandi, Hamidreza; Rudsari, Hamid Khoshfekr; Santos, Joao; Zoofaghari, Mohammad; Ievglevskyi, Oleksandr; Kanada, Masamitsu; Khaleghi, Ali; Balasingham, Ilangko; Veletic, Mladen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Extracellular vesicle (EV)-mediated signaling is a highly evolutionary conserved intercellular mechanism in which the biological information is packaged, transported, and delivered to the target cells. The potential of EVs ...
    • A Greener Experience: Trade-Offs between QoE and CO<inf>2</inf> Emissions in Today's and 6G Networks 

      Hossfeld, Tobias; Varela, Martin; Skorin-Kapov, Lea; Heegaard, Poul Einar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      While users of Internet multimedia services demand high Quality of Experience (QoE), meeting these demands results in energy consumption along the service delivery path, from the end user's device, through the network to ...
    • Manufactured by software: SDN-enabled multi-operator composite services with the 5G Exchange 

      Biczok, Gergely; Dramitinos, Manos; Toka, Lazio; Heegaard, Poul Einar; Lønsethagen, Håkon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Foreseen 5G verticals hold the promise of being true value-added services, hence bringing significant income to their respective providers. However, the nature of these verticals are very demanding in terms of both economic ...
    • Private Identification of Subscribers in Mobile Networks: Status and Challenges 

      Mjølsnes, Stig Frode; Olimid, Ruxandra-Florentina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The privacy of individuals in the context of mobile networks is crucial nowadays. Nevertheless, too few improvements have been made over the years to secure the privacy of subscribers. As a consequence, current generations ...
    • Securing Outsourced VNFs: Challenges, State of the Art, and Future Directions 

      Marku, Enio; Biczok, Gergely; Boyd, Colin Alexander (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      It is becoming increasingly common for enterprises to outsource network functions to a third party provider such as a public cloud. Besides its well documented benefits in cost and flexibility, outsourcing also introduces ...
    • Toward Smart Public Interconnected Networks and Services — Approaching the Stumbling Blocks 

      Lønsethagen, Håkon; Lange, Stanislav; Zinner, Thomas; Øverby, Harald; Contreras, Luis M.; Ciulli, Nicola; Dotaro, Emmanuel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      The visions of 5G and Beyond (B5G) imply unprecedented expectations toward high-performing connectivity services in both public and private networks. Connectivity services that offer performance guarantees along multiple ...