Scheduling multi-flow network updates in Software-Defined NFV systems

Yujie Liu, Yong Li, Marco Canini, Yue Wang, Jian Yuan

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Abstract

Combining Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) with Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is an emerging solution to provide fine-grained control over scalable and elastic packet processing functions. Due to changes in network policy, traffic characteristics, or physical topology in Software-Defined NFV (SDNFV) systems, the controller needs to carry out network updates frequently, i.e., change the data plane configuration from one state to another. In order to adapt to a newly desired network state quickly, the network update process is expected to be completed in the shortest time possible. However, the update scheduling schemes need to address resource constraints including flow table sizes, CPU capacities of Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) and link bandwidths, which are closely coupled. Thus, the problem is difficult to solve, especially when multiple flows are involved in the network update. In this work we investigate the multi-flow update problem in SDNFV systems, and formulate it as a mixed integer programming problem, which is NP-complete. We propose an approximation algorithm via linear relaxation. By extensive simulations, we demonstrate that our algorithm approaches the optimal solution, while requiring 10x-100x less computing time.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2016 IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, INFOCOM WKSHPS 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages548-553
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781467399555
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 6 2016
Event35th IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, INFOCOM WKSHPS 2016 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: Apr 10 2016Apr 14 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE INFOCOM
Volume2016-September
ISSN (Print)0743-166X

Other

Other35th IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, INFOCOM WKSHPS 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period04/10/1604/14/16

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Computer Science
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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