By introducing rapid and innovative network functions, software-based networking and virtualization are fundamentally revamping how the communication infrastructures are designed, programmed and operated. Network slicing, mobile edge computing, new radio access networks, and programmable cloud-native services represent some of the key technical components of future network infrastructures, including 5G networks that started being commercialized in 2019. The third issue of the “Telecom Software, Network Virtualization, and Software Defined Networks” series features five papers that deal with critical aspects of future networks, such as the adoption of edge computing technologies for mobile networks; the use of network slicing for 5G access and mission-critical services; advanced techniques for virtualized network programmability; and automation of virtualized network security services.

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电信软件，网络虚拟化和软件定义的网络

通过引入快速和创新的网络功能，基于软件的网络和虚拟化从根本上改变了通信基础架构的设计，编程和操作方式。网络切片，移动边缘计算，新的无线接入网络和可编程的云原生服务代表了未来网络基础设施的一些关键技术组件，其中包括将于2019年开始商业化的5G网络。第三期《电信软件，网络》 “虚拟化和软件定义的网络”系列共有五篇论文，涉及未来网络的关键方面，例如在移动网络中采用边缘计算技术；将网络切片用于5G接入和关键任务服务; 虚拟化网络可编程性的先进技术；