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Exploiting Parallelism in Optical Network Systems: A Case Study of Random Linear Network Coding (RLNC) in Ethernet-over-Optical Networks
As parallelism becomes critically important in the semiconductor technology,
high-performance computing, and cloud applications, parallel network systems
will increasingly follow suit. Today, parallelism is an essential architectural
feature of 40/100/400 Gigabit Ethernet standards, whereby high speed Ethernet
systems are equipped with multiple parallel network interfaces. This creates
new network topology abstractions and new technology requirements: instead of a
single high capacity network link, multiple Ethernet end-points and interfaces
need to be considered together with multiple links in form of discrete parallel
paths. This new paradigm is enabling implementations of various new features to
improve overall system performance. In this paper, we analyze the performance
of parallel network systems with network coding. In particular, by using random
LNC (RLNC), - a code without the need for decoding, we can make use of the fact
that we have codes that are both distributed (removing the need for
coordination or optimization of resources) and composable (without the need to
exchange code information), leading to a fully stateless operation. We propose
a novel theoretical modeling framework, including derivation of the upper and
lower bounds as well as an expected value of the differential delay of parallel
paths, and the resulting queue size at the receiver. The results show a great
promise of network system parallelism in combination with RLNC: with a proper
set of design parameters, the differential delay and the buffer size at the
Ethernet receiver can be reduced significantly, while the cross-layer design
and routing can be greatly simplified