Nogales Dorado, BorjaSánchez Agüero, VíctorVidal Fernández, IvánValera Pintor, FranciscoGarcía Reinoso, Jaime José2019-04-222019-04-222018DroNet'18: Proceedings of the 4th ACM Workshop on Micro Aerial Vehicle Networks, Systems, and Applications, Munich, Germany, June 10-15, 2018. ACM. Pp. 39-44978-1-4503-5839-2https://hdl.handle.net/10016/28314Proceeding of: DroNet 2018, 4th ACM Workshop on Micro Aerial Vehicle Networks, Systems, and Applications (Co-located with ACM MobiSys 2018)In this paper, we explore the strong potential of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) technologies to enable multi-mission small unmanned aircraft systems. In this context, we analyze the main challenges of using NFV technologies in this emergent field, and we present the design of an NFV system that supports the flexible, automated and cost-effective deployment of network services over small unmanned aerial vehicles. To validate our design, we implemented its most relevant components with open-source technologies, using this first prototype of the system to carry out a set of preliminary experiments that showcase its feasibility and functionality.6application/pdfeng2018 Association for Computing MachinerySUAVNFVMANOconference paperTelecomunicacioneshttps://doi.org/10.1145/3213526.3213534open access3944DroNet'18: Proceedings of the 4th ACM Workshop on Micro Aerial Vehicle Networks, Systems, and Applications, Munich, Germany, June 10-15, 2018CC/0000029471