SDN&NFV 2017: The 3rd workshop on Software Defined Network and Network Function Virtualization (CyberC 2017)

The Software Defined Networks (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) are motivated to decouple the network functions from the underlying physical infrastructure. Specifically, SDN enables the capability to manage network services through the abstraction of lower-level functionality. On the other hand, NFV can virtualize the entire classes of network node functions into a number of building blocks that could be connected to communication services. As a result, SDN & NFV enables rapid networks and services innovation for all participants in a flexible and cost-efficient manner, such as improvement of the network resource utilization while reducing the operational cost. This is different than the traditional telecommunications industry that follows rigorous standards for stability, protocol adherence and quality, which leads to long production cycles and slow pace of evolution. There are a number of SDN & NFV research issues such as the architecture design, SDN or NFV elements, deployments, security, and services.  SDN&NFV workshop 2016 solicits previously unpublished research papers in the relevant area.