This document lists publications related to SDN/NFV, cloud computing & data center networks, network virtualization, and optical networks by Hongfang Yu and collaborators. It includes 29 publications related to SDN/NFV, 16 related to cloud computing & data center networks, 23 related to network virtualization, and 15 related to optical networks. The publications span conference proceedings, journal articles, and book chapters covering topics such as flow table aggregation, service function chaining, virtual network mapping, coflow scheduling, data center topology design, network function consolidation, reliable virtual infrastructure design, and impairment-aware routing.

1. SDN/NFV
1. 1. Shouxi Luo, Hongfang Yu, and Lemin Li, Practical Flow Table Aggregation in SDN, Computer
Networks, Volume 92, Part 1, 9 December 2015, Pages 72–88.
2. 2. Zhilong Ye, Xiaojun Cao, Jianping Wang, Hongfang Yu, Chunming Qiao, Joint Topology
Design and Mapping of Service Function Chains for Efficient, Scalable and Reliable Network
Function Virtualization, accepted by IEEE Network Magazine
3. 3. Shouxi Luo, Hongfang Yu, and Lemin Li, Consistency is Not Easy: How to Use Two-phase
Update for Wildcard Rules?, IEEE Communications Letters, vol.19, no.3, 2015, pp.347-350.
4. 4. Long Luo, Hongfang Yu, Shouxi Luo, Mingui Zhang, Fast Lossless Traffic Migration for SDN
Updates, In Proc. of IEEE ICC, London, UK, Jun 2015.
5. 5. Shouxi Luo, Hongfang Yu, and Lemin Li, Fast Incremental Flow Table Aggregation in SDN, In
Proc. of IEEE ICCCN, Shanghai, China, Aug 2014.
6. 6. 刘鎏、虞红芳. 基于资源拆分的虚拟网络功能服务链映射算法.计算机应用研究[J].
7. 7. Information-agnostic Coflow Scheduling with Optimal Demotion Thresholds, Yuanxiang
Gao, Hongfang Yu, Shouxi Luo and Shui Yu, ICC 2016
8. 8. Achieving Consistent, Fast and Light-weight Updates using Segment Routing in SDN, Long
Luo, Hongfang Yu, Shouxi Luo, Mingui Zhang∗ and Shui Yu†, ICC 2016
9. 9. Network Function Consolidation in Service Function Chaining Orchestration（ICC 审稿
中）,Tao Wen, Hongfang Yu, Liu Liu, ICC 2016
Cloud Computing &Data Center Network
1. Shouxi Luo, Hongfang Yu, Yangming Zhao, Bin Wu, Sheng Wang, and Lemin Li, Minimizing
Average Coflow Completion Time with Decentralized Scheduling, In Proc. of IEEE ICC, London,
UK, Jun 2015.
2. Shouxi Luo, Hongfang Yu, Yangming Zhao, Sheng Wang, Shui Yu, and Lemin Li, Towards
Practical and Near-optimal Coflow Scheduling for Data Center Networks, IEEE Transactions
on Parallel and Distributed Systems (TPDS), (second review)
3. Yangming Zhao, Sheng Wang, Shouxi Luo, Vishal Anand, Hongfang Yu, Shizhong Xu and
Xiaoning Zhang, Dynamic Topology Management in Optical Datacenter Networks, Journal
of Lightwave Technology, vol.33, no.19, pp.4050-4062, Oct.1, 1 2015.
4. Hongfang Yu, Shouxi Luo, Yangming Zhao, Sheng Wang, Shizhong Xu and Xiaoning Zhang, A
Progressive Topology Reconfiguration Algorithm in Optical Data Center Networks (invited
talk), In Proc. of International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN),
Nanjing, China, Jul. 2015.
5. Yangming Zhao, ShengWang, Shouxi Luo, Hongfang Yu, Shizhong Xu and Xiaoning Zhang,
Dynamic Topology Management in Optical Datacenter Networks, In Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM,
Austin, USA, Dec. 2014.
6. Shouxi Luo, Hongfang Yu, Lemin Li, Dan Liao, and Gang Sun, Traffic-aware VDC Embedding in
DataCenter: A Case Study of FatTree (extended), China Communications, vol.11.7,
pp.142-152, Jul 2014

2. 7. Shouxi Luo, Hongfang Yu, Lemin Li, Dan Liao and Gang Sun, Traffic-aware VDC Embedding in
DataCenter: A Case Study of FatTree, In Proc. of COIN 2013, Aug 2014 (Best Student Paper
Award)
8. Xuejiao Lai, Shouxi Luo, Hongfang Yu, Dan Liao, Gang Sun, Towards Energy Saving in Data
Centers Using Traffic-aware VM Migration, Fiber Optics and Optical Communications 2014,
Vol. 43.
9. L.Liu, S. Zheng, H. Yu, et al. Correlation-based virtual machine migration in dynamic cloud
environments[J]. Photonic Network Communications, 2015:1-11.
10. L. Liu, J. Xu, H. Yu, et al. A novel performance preserving VM Splitting and Assignment
Scheme[C]. 2014 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Sydney, Australia,
2014, 4215-4220.
11. L. Liu, J. Xu, H. Yu, et al. Joint admission control and provisioning for virtual machines[C].
2015 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), London, UK, 2015, 332-337.
12. Z. Yang, L. Liu, C. Qiao, et al. Availability-aware energy-efficient virtual machine placement[C].
2015 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), London, UK, 2015, 5853-5858.
13. 刘鎏，虞红芳，郑少平. 面向业务动态变化的虚拟机迁移技术研究.计算机应用研究[J].
（已录用，待刊）
14. L. Liu, J. Xu, H. Yu et al.VMSA: A Performance Preserving Online VM Splitting and Placement
Algorithm in Dynamic Cloud Environments. Submitted to The Journal of Supercomputing[J].
（SCI 刊源，审稿中）
15. 左成、虞红芳，可靠性感知的虚拟数据中心映射算法，计算机应用, 2015, 35(02):299-304
16. Shouxi Luo, Hongfang Yu, Lemin Li, Dan Liao, Gang Sun. Traffic-aware VDC Embedding in
DataCenter: A Case Study of FatTree. China Communications, Vol.11, Issue.7, PP.142-152,
July 2014.
Network Virtualization
1. Hongfang Yu, Chunming Qiao, Jianping Wang, Lemin Li, and Bin Wu, “A Virtualization
Layer Approach to Survivability”, IEEE Transaction on Networking and Service Management,
Dec 2014,11(4), pp.504-515.
2. Hongfang Yu, Chunming Qiao, Jianping Wang, Lemin Li, Vishal Anand, and Bin Wu, Regional
Failure-Resilient Virtual Infrastructure Mapping in a Federated Computing and Networking
System, IEEE/OSA Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol.6, No.11, Nov.
2014
3. Hongfang Yu, Tao Wen, Hao Di, Vishal Anand, Lemin Li, Cost Efficient Virtual Network
Mapping Across Multiple Domains with Joint Intra-domain and Inter-domain Mapping,
Optical Switching and Networking, Volume 14, Part 3, Pages 195-302 (August 2014), SI:
Optimization and Application in Converged Optical and Data Center Networks
4. Bingli Guo, Chunming Qiao, Jianping Wang, Hongfang Yu, Yongxia Zuo, Juhao Li, Zhangyuan
Chen, Yongqi He, "Survivable Virtual Network Design and Embedding to Survive a Facility
Node Failure", IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, 32(3),PP. 483-493, 2014.

3. 5. Gang Sun, Hongfang Yu, Vishal Anand, Dan Liao, Lemin Li. Power-efficient provisioning for
online virtual network requests in cloud-based datacenters. IEEE Systems Journal, 2014:
6. 温涛、虞红芳、李乐民，网络虚拟化的过去、现在和未来，中兴通讯，网络以及功能虚
拟化专刊，2014 年 5 月
7. Hao Di, Vishal Anand, Dan Liao, Du Xu, Lemin Li,Gang Sun, Ninghai Bao. Local Protection: A
Cost Efficient Technique for Reliable Virtual Infrastructure Design. Optical Switching and
Networking, Volume 11, Part B, January 2014, Pages 154–166
8. Hao Di, Vishal Anand, Hongfang Yu, Lemin Li, Gang Sun. Design of Reliable Virtual
Infrastructure with Resource Sharing. Computer Networks, Vol.62, April 2014:137-151
9. Gang Sun, Hongfang Yu, Vishal Anand, Lemin Li. A Cost Efficient Framework and
Algorithm for Embedding Dynamic Virtual Network Requests. Future Generation Computer
Systems, 2013, 29(5): 1265-1277. (SCI 检索)
10. Hao Di, Hongfang Yu, Vishal Anand, Lemin Li, Gang Sun, Binhong Dong, “Efficient Online
Virtual Network Mapping Using Resource Evaluation”, Journal of Network and Systems
Management, 20(4):468-488, 2012/11 （SCI:013XY）
11. Gang Sun, Hongfang Yu, Lemin Li, Vishal Anand, Yanyang Cai, Hao Di. Exploring online
virtual networks mapping with stochastic bandwidth demand in multi-datacenter. Photonic
Network Communications, 2012, 23(2): 109-122. (SCI: 906GJ)
12. Gang Sun, Hongfang Yu, Vishal Anand, Lemin Li, Hao Di. Optimal Provisioning for Virtual
Network Request in Cloud-based Data Centers. Photonic Network Communications, 2012,
24(2):118-131. (SCI: 999QZ)
13. Hao Di, Hongfang Yu, Lemin Li, Dan Liao and Gang Sun, Cost Efficient Reliable Virtual
Infrastructure Design,11th International Conference on Optical Internet (COIN2013), Beijing,
China, October 18-20,2013
14. Hongfang Yu, Gang Sun, Chunming Qiao, Jianping Wang, Survivable Virtual Infrastructure
Mappings in Multi-datacenter Systems (invited paper), 5th International Workshop on
Reliable Networks Design and Modeling (RNDM 2013), September 10-13, 2013, Almaty,
Kazakhstan
15. Gang Sun, Vishal Anand, Hongfang Yu, Dan Liao, Lemin Li. Optimal Provisioning for Elastic
Service Oriented Virtual Network Request in Cloud Computing. IEEE GLOBECOM,
Anaheim, CA, 2012/12/02-08.
16. Gang Sun, Vishal Anand, Hongfang Yu, Dan Liao, Yanyang Cai, Lemin Li. Adaptive
Provisioning for Evolving Virtual Network Request in Cloud-based Datacenters. IEEE
GLOBECOM, Anaheim, CA, 2012/12/02-08.
17. Hao Di, Vishal Anand, Hongfang Yu, Lemin Li, Binhong Dong, Qingrui Meng, “Reliable
Virtual Infrastructure Mapping with Efficient Resource Sharing”, ICCCAS, pp. 198-202,
2012/08/08-12, TaiWan
18. Hongfang Yu, Yanyang Cai, Vishal Anand, “Reliable Virtual Infrastructure Designs to
Recover From Facility Node and Link Failures (invited paper)”, The 6th International
Conference on Ubiquitous Information Technologies & Applications (CUTE2011),
Dec.15-17, Korea
19. Gang Sun, Hongfang Yu, Vishal Anand, Lemin Li et al., “Mapping the virtual networks with
stochastic bandwidth resource request in multi-datacenters” IET AIAI, pp.234-238, 2011.
20. Hongfang Yu, Xiaoning Zhang, Li Wang, Vishal Anand, “Cost-effective Multilayer Network

4. Optimization: A top down decomposition solution (invited paper)”, Chinacom 2011, August
17-19, Haerbin, China
21. Hongfang Yu, Vishal Anand, Chunming Qiao, et al.,” Cost Efficient Design of Survivable
Virtual Infrastructure to Recover from Facility Node Failures”, ICC 2011, June 5-9,
Ktoyo,Japan
22. Hongfang Yu, Vishal Anand, Chunming Qiao, et al., “Migration based Protection for Virtual
Infrastructure Survivability for Link Failure”, OFC/NFOEC 2011, March 2011, Los Angeles,
California, USA
23. Hongfang Yu, Vishal Anand, Chunming Qiao and Gang Sun,” Enhancing Virtual
Infrastructure to Survive Facility Node Failures”, OFC/NFOEC 2011, March 201,1 Los
Angeles, California, USA
24. Jianping Wang, Chunming Qiao, Hongfang Yu, “Progressive Network Recovery After a Major
Disruption”, IEEE Infocom 2011, May, Shanghai, China
Optical Networks
1. Ning-Hai Bao, Le-Min Li, Hong-Fang Yu, Zhi-Zhong Zhang, Hong-Bin Luo, “Power-aware
Provisioning Strategy with Shared Path Protection in Optical WDM Networks,” Optical Fiber
Technology, 18(3),March 2012:81-87.
2. Ning-Hai Bao, Le-Min Li, Hong-Bin Luo, Hong-Fang Yu, Zhi-Zhong Zhang, “Impairment
Aware Sharing Constraint Relaxed Path Protection in Translucent Optical Networks,” Optical
Engineering, April 2012, 51(4): 045002-045002-6
3. Ning-Hai Bao, Zhi-Zhong Zhang, Le-Min Li, Hong-Fang Yu, Hong-Bin Luo, “A hybrid
protection strategy based on node-disjointness against double failures in optical mesh
networks,” Photonic Network Communications 2011, vol.22, no.1:13-22.
4. Hongfang Yu and Chunxia Yang, ”Partial Network Recovery to Maximize Traffic Demand,
IEEE Communication Letter,No.12, 2011
5. Hongfang Yu, Vishal Anand, Chunming Qiao, Hao Di and Xuetao Wei, Cost Efficient Design
of Virtual Infrastructure with Joint Node and Link Mapping, Journal of Network System
Management,no.3, 1-19 (2011).
6. Gang Sun, Hongfang Yu, Lemin Li, Vishal Anand et al, “The Framework and Algorithms for
Survivable Mapping Virtual Network onto a Substrate Network,” IETE Technical Review,
Vol. 28, No.5, pp. 381-391, 2011.
7. Gang Sun, Hongfang Yu, Lemin Li, Vishal Anand et al., “Exploring Online Virtual Networks
Mapping with Stochastic Bandwidth Demand in Multi-datacenter,” Photonic Network
Communications, vol.23,issue.2, pp.109-123, April 2012.
8. Gang Sun, Hongfang Yu, Lemin Li, Vishal Anand et al., “Rate Control based Framework and
Algorithm for Optimal Provisioning,”Photonic Network Communications, Vol. 22, No.2, pp.
180-190, 2011
9. Gang Sun, Lemin Li and Hongfang Yu and Hao Di, “A distributed algorithm for optimal
network resource allocation considering delay sensitive traffic”, IEEE ICCCAS, pp. 298-302,
2010. (EI 检索号: 20104613394050)
10. Ning-Hai Bao, Zhi-Zhong Zhang, Le-Min Li, Hong-Fang Yu, Hong-Bin Luo, A Hybrid
Protection Strategy Based on Node-disjointness Against Double Failures in Optical Mesh
Networks, Photonic Network Communications，vol.22, issue.1, pp.13-22, Aug. 2011

5. 11. Hongbin Luo, Lemin Li, Hongfang Yu, "Routing connections with differentiated reliability
requirements in WDM mesh networks”, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, Vol. 17,
No. 1, pp. 253-266, 2009 (SCI，EI)
12. Hongfang Yu, Lemin Li, Sheng Wang. 光纤通信网络的生存性研究. 光纤通信信息集锦.
2008.12
13. Sheng Wang, Hongfang Yu, Du Xu and Lemin Li. 新一代高可信网络的研究. 中兴通讯专
刊. 2008.5
14. Hongbin Luo, Lemin Li, Hongfang Yu, Sheng Wang, “Achieving shared protection for
dynamic multicast sessions in survivable mesh WDM networks”, IEEE Journal on Selected
Areas in Communications, Vol. 25, No. 9, pp. 83-95, Dec. 2007. (SCI)
15. Hongbin Luo, Hongfang Yu, and Lemin Li, “Comments on ‘Segment shared protection in
mesh communication networks with bandwidth guaranteed tunnels’”, IEEE/ACM
Transaction on Networking, vol.15, no. 6, p. 1616, Dec. 2007. (SCI)
16. Hongfang Yu, Dongling Wu, Lemin Li, Fiber-Level P-Cycles Optimal Design for Survivable
Mesh WDM Networks, Journal of University of Electronic Science and Technology of
China,2007 February, No.2
17. Jin Cao, Lei Guo, Hongfang Yu, Lemin Li, Partial SRLG-disjoint Shared Path Protection with
Differentiated Reliability in Survivable WDM Network, International Journal of Electronic &
Communication, Volume 61, Issue 6, June 2007: 353-362
18. Lei Guo, Jin Cao, Hongfang Yu, and Lemin Li. A new shared-risk link groups (SRLG)-
disjoint path provisioning with shared protection in WDM optical networks. Journal of
Network and Computer Applications, Elsevier Journal, April 2007, 30(2)
19. Jin Cao, Lei Guo, Hongfang Yu, Lemin Li, A Novel Recursive Shared Segment Protection
Algorithm in Survivable WDM Networks, Journal of Network and Computer
-694, April 2007
20. Rongping Lin, Sheng Wang, Lemin Li, Protections for Multicast Session in WDM Optical
Networks Under Reliability Constraints, Journal of Network and Computer
-705 , April 2007.
21. Lei Guo, Lemin Li, Hongfang Yu, and Jin Cao. New and enhanced protection scheme in
survivable meshed WDM optical networks. European Transactions on
Telecommunications.18.163-168, March 2007
22. Lei Guo, Lemin Li, Jin Cao,Hongfang Yu and Xuetao Wei. On finding feasible solutions with
shared backup resources for surviving double-link failures in path protected WDM mesh
networks. IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, 25(1), January 2007:287-296.
23. Lei Guo, Hongfang Yu, and Lemin Li. Dynamic survivable algorithm for meshed WDM
optical networks. Journal of Network and Computer Applications.30.282-295, January 2007
24. Lei Guo, Lemin Li, Hongfang Yu, and Jin Cao. An effective survivable routing algorithm with
sharing spare resources and fast failures recovery in WDM mesh networks. Optical
Engineering, SPIE Journal, 2007 January, vol.46 (1).
25. Hongbin Luo, Lemin Li, and Hongfang Yu. Algorithm for protecting light-trees in survivable
-1083,2006
26. Taifei Zhao, Lemin Li, Jin Cao, and Hongfang Yu. Optimal Capacity Assignment for p-Cycle
-9, December 2006

6. 27. Hongbin Luo, Hongfang Yu, Lemin Li. A heuristic algorithm for shared segment protection in
mesh WDM networks with limited backup path/segments length. Computer
-3213,2006.
Satellite Networks
1. 申建平, 虞红芳,章小宁, 王海燕. 基于 OPNET 的低轨卫星网络仿真平台研究.计算机工
程,2009,18
2. Feng Shen, Hongfang Yu, Xiaoning Zhang, Dan Liao HATS: a handover optimized routing
algorithm for the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks. 7th International Conference on
Information, Communications and Signal Processing. 2009 (EI，ISTP)
3. Jianping Shen, Hongfang Yu, Xiaoning Zhang, Dan Liao. A Performance Enhancing Proxy for
Terrestrial-Satellite Hybrid Networks. ICCCAS, 2008 May, (EI 检索：090211852588, funded
by 60872032)