Table of Contents

 1     Scope          
 2     References               
 3     Definitions 
        3.1     Term defined elsewhere          
        3.2     Terms defined in this Recommendation            
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms             
 5     Conventions             
 6     Overview   
 7     Problem spaces       
        7.1     Coexistence of multiple networks        
        7.2     Simplified access to resources
        7.3     Flexibility in provisioning           
        7.4     Evolvability     
 8     Design goals              
        8.1     Isolation           
        8.2     Network abstraction  
        8.3     Topology awareness and quick reconfigurability            
        8.4     Performance 
        8.5     Programmability           
        8.6     Management
        8.7     Mobility           
        8.8     Wireless           
 9     Applicability              
10     Environmental considerations         
11     Security considerations      
Appendix I – Detailed description of LINP    
Appendix II – Use cases of network virtualization    
       II.1     Case 1: Network virtualization for network service providers   
       II.2     Case 2: Experiments on the feasibility of new network architectures [b-GENI GDD0608]    
       II.3     Case 3: mobility in virtualized network
       II.4     Case 4: Wireless access network virtualization 
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