Description:
This book presents the state of the art of the Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) paradigm, including its concepts, architecture, key technologies, applications, and development directions for future network service provisioning. It provides a comprehensive reference that reflects the most current technical developments related to NaaS.
Brief description:
Dr. Qiang Duan is an associate professor of Information Sciences and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University Abington College, USA. His general research interests includes data communications, computer networking, and the next generation Internet. His recent research projects focus on Software-Defined Networking, Network Virtualization, Network-as-a-Service, and Unified Network and Cloud Service Provisioning. Dr. Duan has more than 100 publications, including books, book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers. He is on the editorial boards for multiple international research journals and has served on the technical program committees for numerous international conferences.