P roteus : a network service control platform for service evolution in a mobile software defined infrastructure

We present P roteus , a mobile network service control platform to enable safe and rapid evolution of services in a mobile software defined infrastructure (SDI). P roteus allows for network service and network component functionality to be specified in templates. These templates are used by the P roteus orchestrator to realize and modify service instances based on the specifics of a service creation request and the availability of resources in the mobile SDI and allows for service specific policies to be implemented. We evaluate our P roteus prototype in a realistic mobile networking testbed illustrating its ability to support service evolution.