502 research outputs found
Evolving SDN for Low-Power IoT Networks
Software Defined Networking (SDN) offers a flexible and scalable architecture
that abstracts decision making away from individual devices and provides a
programmable network platform. However, implementing a centralized SDN
architecture within the constraints of a low-power wireless network faces
considerable challenges. Not only is controller traffic subject to jitter due
to unreliable links and network contention, but the overhead generated by SDN
can severely affect the performance of other traffic. This paper addresses the
challenge of bringing high-overhead SDN architecture to IEEE 802.15.4 networks.
We explore how traditional SDN needs to evolve in order to overcome the
constraints of low-power wireless networks, and discuss protocol and
architectural optimizations necessary to reduce SDN control overhead - the main
barrier to successful implementation. We argue that interoperability with the
existing protocol stack is necessary to provide a platform for controller
discovery and coexistence with legacy networks. We consequently introduce
{\mu}SDN, a lightweight SDN framework for Contiki, with both IPv6 and
underlying routing protocol interoperability, as well as optimizing a number of
elements within the SDN architecture to reduce control overhead to practical
levels. We evaluate {\mu}SDN in terms of latency, energy, and packet delivery.
Through this evaluation we show how the cost of SDN control overhead (both
bootstrapping and management) can be reduced to a point where comparable
performance and scalability is achieved against an IEEE 802.15.4-2012 RPL-based
network. Additionally, we demonstrate {\mu}SDN through simulation: providing a
use-case where the SDN configurability can be used to provide Quality of
Service (QoS) for critical network flows experiencing interference, and we
achieve considerable reductions in delay and jitter in comparison to a scenario
without SDN
Optical network democratization
The current Internet infrastructure is not able to support independent evolution and innovation at physical and network layer functionalities, protocols and services, while at same time supporting the increasing bandwidth demands of evolving and heterogeneous applications. This paper addresses this problem by proposing a completely democratized optical network infrastructure. It introduces the novel concepts of the optical white box and bare metal optical switch as key technology enablers for democratizing optical networks. These are programmable optical switches whose hardware is loosely connected internally and is completely separated from their control software. To alleviate their complexity, a multi-dimensional abstraction mechanism using software-defined network technology is proposed. It creates a universal model of the proposed switches without exposing their technological details. It also enables a conventional network programmer to develop network applications for control of the optical network without specific technical knowledge of the physical layer. Furthermore, a novel optical network virtualization mechanism is proposed, enabling the composition and operation of multiple coexisting and application-specific virtual optical networks sharing the same physical infrastructure. Finally, the optical white box and the abstraction mechanism are experimentally evaluated, while the virtualization mechanism is evaluated with simulation.</jats:p
Seer: Empowering Software Defined Networking with Data Analytics
Network complexity is increasing, making network control and orchestration a
challenging task. The proliferation of network information and tools for data
analytics can provide an important insight into resource provisioning and
optimisation. The network knowledge incorporated in software defined networking
can facilitate the knowledge driven control, leveraging the network
programmability. We present Seer: a flexible, highly configurable data
analytics platform for network intelligence based on software defined
networking and big data principles. Seer combines a computational engine with a
distributed messaging system to provide a scalable, fault tolerant and
real-time platform for knowledge extraction. Our first prototype uses Apache
Spark for streaming analytics and open network operating system (ONOS)
controller to program a network in real-time. The first application we
developed aims to predict the mobility pattern of mobile devices inside a smart
city environment.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures, Big data, data analytics, data mining, knowledge
centric networking (KCN), software defined networking (SDN), Seer, 2016 15th
International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Communications and 2016
International Symposium on Cyberspace and Security (IUCC-CSS 2016
A Novel QoS provisioning Scheme for OBS networks
This paper presents Classified Cloning, a novel QoS provisioning mechanism for OBS networks carrying real-time
applications (such as video on demand, Voice over IP, online
gaming and Grid computing). It provides such applications with a minimum loss rate while minimizing end-to-end delay and jitter. ns-2 has been used as the simulation tool, with new OBS modules having been developed for performance evaluation purposes. Ingress node performance has been investigated, as well as the overall performance of the suggested scheme. The results obtained showed that new scheme has superior performance to classical cloning. In particular, QoS provisioning offers a guaranteed burst loss rate, delay and expected value of jitter, unlike existing proposals for QoS implementation in OBS which use the burst offset time to provide such differentiation. Indeed, classical schemes increase both end-to-end delay and
jitter. It is shown that the burst loss rate is reduced by 50% reduced over classical cloning
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