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Type of computing virtualisation

A cloud-native network function (CNF) is a software-implementation of a function, or application, traditionally performed on a physical device, but which runs inside Linux containers. The features that differ CNFs from VNFs, one of the components of network function virtualization, is the approach in their orchestration. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Cloud-native network functionA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: X-MAN: A Non-Intrusive Power Manager for Energy-Adaptive Cloud-Native Network FunctionsInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Modern Operating SystemsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Artificial Intelligence for network function autoscaling in a cloud-native 5G networkCited 15 times
  5. Go sideways: Network function virtualizationA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Cloud Native Computing FoundationA closely related topic

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