The Softwarization of networks is enabled by the SDN (Software-Defined Networking), NV (Network Virtualization), and NFV (Network Function Virtualization) paradigms, and offers many advantages for network operators, service providers and data-center providers. Given the strong interest in both industry and academia in the softwarization of telecommunication networks and cloud computing infrastructures, a series of special issues was established in IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, which aims at the timely publication of recent innovative research results on the management of softwarized networks.

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客座编辑介绍：软化网络高级管理特刊

SDN（软件定义的网络），NV（网络虚拟化）和NFV（网络功能虚拟化）范例支持网络的软化，并为网络运营商，服务提供商和数据中心提供商提供了许多优势。鉴于业界和学术界对电信网络和云计算基础设施的软化的浓厚兴趣，IEEE网络和服务管理事务中提出了一系列特殊问题，旨在及时发布有关管理方面的最新创新研究成果。软化的网络。