
Network functions are widely deployed in modern networks, providing various network services ranging from intrusion detection to HTTP caching, for the purpose of performance, security or policy compliance. According to a recent survey [6], network function deployments are ubiquitous: on par with the number of L3 infrastructures. Application or user requirements may specify policies that require flows traverse through a give sequence of networks functions, called policy enforcement.
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 41 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Top 10% | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% |
