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- Bozakov, Zdravko, et al.
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A NEAT framework for enhanced end-host integration in SDN environments
- 2017
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Ingår i: 2017 IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN). - : IEEE. - 9781538632857
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- SDN aims to facilitate the management of increasingly complex, dynamic network environments and optimize the use of the resources available therein with minimal operator intervention. To this end, SDN controllers maintain a global view of the network topology and its state. However, the extraction of information about network flows and other network metrics remains a non-trivial challenge. Network applications exhibit a wide range of properties, posing diverse, often conflicting, demands towards the network. As these requirements are typically not known, controllers must rely on error-prone heuristics to extract them. In this work, we develop a framework which allows applications deployed in an SDN environment to explicitly express their requirements to the network. Conversely, it allows network controllers to deploy policies on end-hosts and to supply applications with information about network paths, salient servers and other relevant metrics. The proposed approach opens the door for fine grained, application-aware resource optimization strategies in SDNs
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- Grinnemo, Karl-Johan, 1968-, et al.
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Deliverable D3.1 - Initial Report on the Extended Transport System
- 2017
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Rapport (refereegranskat)abstract
- The NEAT System offers an enhanced API for applications that disentangles them from the actual transport protocol being used. The system also enables applications to communicate their service requirements to the transport system in a generic, transport-protocol independent way. Moreover, the architecture of the NEAT System promotes the evolution of new transport services. Work Package 3 (WP3) enhances and extends the core parts of the NEAT Transport. Efforts have been devoted to developing transport-protocol mechanisms that enable a wider spectrum of NEAT Transport Services, and that assist the NEAT System in facilitating several of the commercial use cases. Work has also started on the development of optimal transport-selection mechanisms; mechanisms that enable for the NEAT System to make optimal transport selections on the basis of application requirements and network measurements. Lastly, another research activity has been initiated on how to use SDN to signal application requirements to routers, switches, and similar network elements. This document provides an initial report on all these WP3 activities—both on completed and on near-termplanned work.
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- Koslowski, Konstantin, et al.
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SDN Orchestration to Optimize Meshed Millimeter-Wave Backhaul Networks for MEC-enhanced eMBB Use Cases
- 2018
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Ingår i: 2018 13th IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting (BMSB). - : IEEE. - 9781538647295
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper presents a novel concept for enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) communication using millimeter-wave radio technologies enhanced by mobile edge computing to support a new class of applications requiring low latency and high data rates at the same time. The concept developed in the joint European/Japanese collaboration project 5G-MiEdge [1] builds on meshed backhaul topologies using millimeter wave links with beam forming capabilities and smart routing units for dynamic route, link and power management to be orchestrated by SDN. It is shown that dynamic changes in the topology at run time can be realized without experiencing losses in latency or throughput.
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- Mesodiakaki, Agapi, et al.
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Optimal User Association, Backhaul Routing and Switching off in 5G Heterogeneous Networks with Mesh Millimeter Wave Backhaul Links
- 2018
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Ingår i: Ad hoc networks. - : Elsevier. - 1570-8705 .- 1570-8713. ; 78, s. 99-114
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Next generation, i.e., fifth generation (5G), cellular networks will provide a significant higher capacity per area to support the ever-increasing traffic demands. In order to achieve that, many small cells need to be deployed that are connected using a combination of optical fiber links and millimeter-wave (mmWave) backhaul architecture to forward heterogeneous traffic over mesh topologies. In this paper, we present a general optimization framework for the design of policies that optimally solve the problem of where to associate a user, over which links to route its traffic towards which mesh gateway, and which base stations and backhaul links to switch off in order to minimize the energy cost for the network operator and still satisfy the user demands. We develop an optimal policy based on mixed integer linear programming (MILP) which considers different user distribution and traffic demands over multiple time periods. We develop also a fast iterative two-phase solution heuristic, which associates users and calculates backhaul routes to maximize energy savings. Our strategies optimize the backhaul network configuration at each timeslot based on the current demands and user locations. We discuss the application of our policies to backhaul management of mmWave cellular networks in light of current trend of network softwarization (Software-Defined Networking, SDN). Finally, we present extensive numerical simulations of our proposed policies, which show how the algorithms can efficiently trade-off energy consumption with required capacity, while satisfying flow demand requirements.
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- Nakamura, M., et al.
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Experimental verification of SDN/NFV in integrated mmwave access and mesh backhaul networks
- 2021
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Ingår i: IEICE transactions on communications. - : Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication, Engineers, IEICE. - 0916-8516 .- 1745-1345. ; E104B:3, s. 217-228
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this paper, a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) architecture is constructed, and the effectiveness of mmWave overlay heterogeneous network (HetNet) with mesh backhaul utilizing route-multiplexing and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) utilizing prefetching algorithm is verified by measuring the throughput and the download time of real contents. The architecture can cope with the intensive mobile data traffic since data delivery utilizes multiple backhaul routes based on the mesh topology, i.e. route-multiplexing mechanism. On the other hand, MEC deploys the network edge contents requested in advance by nearby User Equipment (UE) based on pre-registered context information such as location, destination, demand application, etc. to the network edge, which is called prefetching algorithm. Therefore, mmWave access can be fully exploited even with capacity-limited backhaul networks by introducing the proposed algorithm. These technologies solve the problems in conventional mmWave HetNet to reduce mobile data traffic on backhaul networks to cloud networks. In addition, the proposed architecture is realized by introducing wireless Software Defined Network (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV). In our architecture, the network is dynamically controlled via wide-coverage microwave band links by which UE's context information is collected for optimizing the network resources and controlling network infrastructures to establish backhaul routes and MEC servers. In this paper, we develop the hardware equipment and middleware systems, and introduce these algorithms which are used as a driver of IEEE802.11ad and open source software. For 5G and beyond, the architecture integrated in mmWave backhaul, MEC and SDN/NFV will support some scenarios and use cases.
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- Nakamura, M., et al.
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Performance evaluation of prefetching algorithm for real-time edge content delivery in 5G system
- 2019
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Ingår i: IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference. - : IEEE. - 9781728112206
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Recently, high-density deployment of mmWave small cell base stations has been focused as a means to cope with the rapidly increasing mobile data traffic. MmWave overlay heterogeneous network (HetNet) is proposed to realize eMBB, however laying cost of backbone utilizing high-capacity optical fibers is very costly to support ultra- broadband accesses. On the other hand, Multi- access Edge Computing (MEC) is proposed to reduce mobile data traffic on backhaul networks. MEC deploys contents requested by User Equipment (UE) nearby in advance based on registered context information e.g. location, destination, and required contents to the orchestrator. Therefore, it is possible to utilize mmWave access under existing backhaul networks by introducing prefetching algorithm. The architecture is enabled by wireless Software Defined Network (SDN) technology. In this paper, Proof-of-Concept (PoC) architecture is proposed, and the effectiveness of mmWave HetNet with MEC utilizing prefetching algorithm is confirmed by measuring the download time of real content.
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- Santos, Ricardo, 1990-
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5G Backhauling with Software-defined Wireless Mesh Networks
- 2018
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Current technological advances have caused an exponential growth of the number of mobile Internet-connected devices, along with their respective traffic demands. To cope with this increase of traffic demands, fifth generation (5G) network architectures will need to provide multi-gigabit capacity at the access base stations (BSs), through the deployment of ultra-dense small cells (SCs) operating with millimeter-wave (mmWave) frequencies, e.g. 60 GHz. To connect the BSs to the core network, a robust and high capacity backhaul infrastructure is required. As it is unfeasible to connect all the SCs through optical fiber links, a solution for the future 5G backhaul relies on the usage of mmWave frequencies to interconnect the SCs, forming multi-hop wireless mesh topologies. In this thesis, we explore the application of the Software-defined Networking (SDN) paradigm for the management of a SC wireless backhaul. With SDN, the data and control planes are separated and the network management is done by a centralized controller entity that has a global network view. To that end, we provide multiple contributions. Firstly, we provide an SDN-based architecture to manage SC backhaul networks, which include an out-of-band Long Term Evolution (LTE) control channel and where we consider aspects such as energy efficiency, resiliency and flexible backhaul operation. Secondly, we demonstrate the benefit of the wireless backhaul configuration using the SDN controller, which can be used to improve the wireless resource allocation and provide resiliency mechanisms in the network. Finally, we investigate how a SC mesh backhaul can be optimally reconfigured between different topologies, focusing on minimizing the network disruption during the reconfiguration.
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- Santos, Ricardo, 1990-, et al.
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A NEAT framework for application-awareness in SDN environments
- 2017
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Ingår i: 2017 IFIP Networking Conference (IFIP Networking) and Workshops. - : IEEE. - 9783901882944
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Software-Defined Networking (SDN) has led to a paradigm shift in the way how networks are managed and operated. In SDN environments the data plane forwarding rules are managed by logically centralized controllers operating on global view of the network. Today, SDN controllers typically posses little insight about the requirements of the applications executed on the end-hosts. Consequently, they rely on heuristics to implement traffic engineering or QoS support. In this work, we propose a framework for application-awareness in SDN environments where the end-hosts provide a generic interface for the SDN controllers to interact with. As a result, SDN controllers may enhance the end-host’s view of the attached network and deploy policies into the edge of the network. Further, controllers may obtain information about the specific requirements of the deployed applications. Our demonstration extends the OpenDaylight SDN controller to enable it to interact with end-hosts running a novel networking stack called NEAT. We demonstrate a scenario in which the controller distributes policies and path information to manage bulk and low-latency flows.
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- Santos, Ricardo, 1990-, et al.
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Fast Steerable Wireless Backhaul Reconfiguration
- 2019
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE Global Communications Conference: Mobile and Wireless Networks, Dec 9-13, 2019, Big island, Hawaii, USA. - : IEEE. - 9781728109626
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Future mobile traffic growth will require 5G cellular networks to densify the deployment of small cell base stations (BS). As it is not feasible to form a backhaul (BH) by wiring all BSs to the core network, directional mmWave links can be an attractive solution to form BH links, due to their large available capacity. When small cells are powered on/off or traffic demands change, the BH may require reconfiguration, leading to topology and traffic routing changes. Ideally, such reconfiguration should be seamless and should not impact existing traffic. However, when using highly directional BH antennas which can be dynamically rotated to form new links, this can become time- consuming, requiring the coordination of BH interface movements, link establishment and traffic routing. In this paper, we propose greedy-based heuristic algorithms to solve the BH reconfiguration problem in real-time. We numerically compare the proposed algorithms with the optimal solution obtained by solving a mixed integer linear program (MILP) for smaller instances, and with a sub- optimal reduced MILP for larger instances. The obtained results indicate that the greedy-based algorithms achieve good quality solutions with significantly decreased execution time.
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