With the rapid growth of mobile data traffic and vast traffic offloaded from cellular network, Wi-Fi has been considered as an essential component to cope with the tremendous growth of mobile data traffic. Although op...With the rapid growth of mobile data traffic and vast traffic offloaded from cellular network, Wi-Fi has been considered as an essential component to cope with the tremendous growth of mobile data traffic. Although operators have deployed a lot of carrier grade Wi-Fi networks, but there are still a multitude of arrears for nowadays Wi-Fi networks, such as supporting seamless handover between APs, automatic network access and unified authentication, etc. In this paper, we propose an SDN based carrier grade Wi-Fi network framework, namely SWN. The key conceptual contribution of SWN is a principled refactoring of Wi-Fi networks into control and data planes. The control plane has a centralized global view of the whole network, can perceive the underlying network state by network situation awareness(NAS) technique, and bundles the perceived information and network management operations into northbound Application Programming Interface(API) for upper applications. In the data plane, we construct software access point(SAP) to abstract the connection between user equipment(UE) and access point(AP). Network operators can design network applications by utilizing these APIs and the SAP abstraction to configure and manage the whole network, which makes carrier grade Wi-Fi networks more flexible, user-friendly, and scalable.展开更多
Group multicast routing algorithms satisfying quality of service requirements of real-time applications are essential for high-speed networks. A heuristic algorithm was presented for group multicast routing with bandw...Group multicast routing algorithms satisfying quality of service requirements of real-time applications are essential for high-speed networks. A heuristic algorithm was presented for group multicast routing with bandwidth and delay constrained. A new metric was designed as a function of available bandwidth and delay of link. And source-specific routing trees for each member were generated in the algorithm by using the metric, which satisfy member′s bandwidth and end-to-end delay requirements. Simulations over random network were carried out to compare the performance of the proposed algorithm with that from literature.Experimental results show that the algorithm performs better in terms of network cost and ability in constructing feasible multicast trees for group members. Moreover,the algorithm can avoid link blocking and enhance the network behavior efficiently.展开更多
Today's data center networks are designed using densely interconnected hosts in the data center.There are multiple paths between source host and destination server.Therefore,how to balance traffic is key issue wit...Today's data center networks are designed using densely interconnected hosts in the data center.There are multiple paths between source host and destination server.Therefore,how to balance traffic is key issue with the fast growth of network applications.Although lots of load balancing methods have been proposed,the traditional approaches cannot fully satisfy the requirement of load balancing in data center networks.The main reason is the lack of efficient ways to obtain network traffic statistics from each network device.As a solution,the OpenFlow protocol enables monitoring traffic statistics by a centralized controller.However,existing solutions based on OpenFlow present a difficult dilemma between load balancing and packet reordering.To achieve a balance between load balancing and packet reordering,we propose an OpenFlow based flow slice load balancing algorithm.Through introducing the idea of differentiated service,the scheme classifies Internet flows into two categories:the aggressive and the normal,and applies different splitting granularities to the two classes of flows.This scheme improves the performance of load balancing and also reduces the number of reordering packets.Using the trace-driven simulations,we show that the proposed scheme gains over 50%improvement over previous schemes under the path delay estimation errors,and is a practical and efficient algorithm.展开更多
Heterogeneous network （Het-Net） is part of the long-term evolution advanced （LTE-A） study item and represents cellular deployments with a mixture of cells of different overlapping coverage areas, e.g., a number of...Heterogeneous network （Het-Net） is part of the long-term evolution advanced （LTE-A） study item and represents cellular deployments with a mixture of cells of different overlapping coverage areas, e.g., a number of relay and pico cells overlaid by a macro cell in the same frequency. Traffic balancing and interference management are required in Het-Net design for LTE-A to maintain system performance. In this paper, we propose an inter-domain cooperative traffic balancing scheme focusing on reducing the effective resource cost and mitigating the co-channel interference in multi-domain Het-Net. We first set up the conception of multi-domain in Het-Net and incorporate the co-channel interference into the proposed traffic balancing scheme. Then we model the traffic balancing issue as a multi-domain traffic resource optimization problem for minimizing the effective resource cost. The detailed implementation for the proposed traffic balancing scheme is designed. In the numerical evaluation, the genetic algorithm （GA） as an optimization method is used to demonstrate that the total effective resource cost is significantly reduced through our proposed inter-domain traffic balancing scheme, comparing with the intra-domain traffic balancing scheme. The 43% of the resource cost is saved. In the system level simulation, the performance results of signal interference noise ratio （SINR） and throughput demonstrate that the proposed scheme has great advantages in interference management in Het-Net.展开更多
In dense traffic unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)ad-hoc networks,traffic congestion can cause increased delay and packet loss,which limit the performance of the networks;therefore,a traffic balancing strategy is required ...In dense traffic unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)ad-hoc networks,traffic congestion can cause increased delay and packet loss,which limit the performance of the networks;therefore,a traffic balancing strategy is required to control the traffic.In this study,we propose TQNGPSR,a traffic-aware Q-network enhanced geographic routing protocol based on greedy perimeter stateless routing(GPSR),for UAV ad-hoc networks.The protocol enforces a traffic balancing strategy using the congestion information of neighbors,and evaluates the quality of a wireless link by the Q-network algorithm,which is a reinforcement learning algorithm.Based on the evaluation of each wireless link,the protocol makes routing decisions in multiple available choices to reduce delay and decrease packet loss.We simulate the performance of TQNGPSR and compare it with AODV,OLSR,GPSR,and QNGPSR.Simulation results show that TQNGPSR obtains higher packet delivery ratios and lower end-to-end delays than GPSR and QNGPSR.In high node density scenarios,it also outperforms AODV and OLSR in terms of the packet delivery ratio,end-to-end delay,and throughput.展开更多
The rapid boosting in mobile traffic and the scarcity of available radio spectrum have hindered the improvement of capacity in cellular networks.It is necessary to discover an appropriate coexistence between cellular ...The rapid boosting in mobile traffic and the scarcity of available radio spectrum have hindered the improvement of capacity in cellular networks.It is necessary to discover an appropriate coexistence between cellular and other radio access technologies(mainly Wi-Fi)to offload the high traffic on to unlicensed bands.Dealing with joint time and power allocation to devices,a non-convex problem is modeled to maximize the throughput as well as guarantee the desired user satisfaction.A two-step traffic balancing scheme is proposed to derive the solution.We also focus on the inner competition among cellular users instead of traditional competition between cellular and Wi-Fi in the unlicensed bands.Finally,simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed two-step traffic balancing scheme.展开更多
To solve the traffic load imbalance issue in cellular networks, which is often in the form of hot-spots caused by the different user mobility levels, one of the good solutions at present is to construct heterogeneous ...To solve the traffic load imbalance issue in cellular networks, which is often in the form of hot-spots caused by the different user mobility levels, one of the good solutions at present is to construct heterogeneous integrated wireless networks that combine cellular networks and wireless local area networks （WLANs） together. In general, the traffic volume is significantly heavier in the hot-spots of cellular networks and a higher data transferring rate can be provided by introducing a WLAN so as to raise the utilization of the channel and achieve a good balance between user satisfaction and the efficiency of the network. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive performance comparison of the systems both before and after the integration, based on an existing mathematical model, focusing on both the qualitative and the quantitative analysis of changes in the performance of the system to validate the efficiency and superiority of the cellular/WLAN integrated systems over cellular-only systems.展开更多
基金supported by the WLAN achievement transformation based on SDN project of Beijing Municipal Commission of Education,the grant number is 201501001
文摘With the rapid growth of mobile data traffic and vast traffic offloaded from cellular network, Wi-Fi has been considered as an essential component to cope with the tremendous growth of mobile data traffic. Although operators have deployed a lot of carrier grade Wi-Fi networks, but there are still a multitude of arrears for nowadays Wi-Fi networks, such as supporting seamless handover between APs, automatic network access and unified authentication, etc. In this paper, we propose an SDN based carrier grade Wi-Fi network framework, namely SWN. The key conceptual contribution of SWN is a principled refactoring of Wi-Fi networks into control and data planes. The control plane has a centralized global view of the whole network, can perceive the underlying network state by network situation awareness(NAS) technique, and bundles the perceived information and network management operations into northbound Application Programming Interface(API) for upper applications. In the data plane, we construct software access point(SAP) to abstract the connection between user equipment(UE) and access point(AP). Network operators can design network applications by utilizing these APIs and the SAP abstraction to configure and manage the whole network, which makes carrier grade Wi-Fi networks more flexible, user-friendly, and scalable.
基金Supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No.20030056007).
文摘Group multicast routing algorithms satisfying quality of service requirements of real-time applications are essential for high-speed networks. A heuristic algorithm was presented for group multicast routing with bandwidth and delay constrained. A new metric was designed as a function of available bandwidth and delay of link. And source-specific routing trees for each member were generated in the algorithm by using the metric, which satisfy member′s bandwidth and end-to-end delay requirements. Simulations over random network were carried out to compare the performance of the proposed algorithm with that from literature.Experimental results show that the algorithm performs better in terms of network cost and ability in constructing feasible multicast trees for group members. Moreover,the algorithm can avoid link blocking and enhance the network behavior efficiently.
基金supported by a grant from the National Basic Research Development Program of China(973 Program)(No.2012CB315901,2012CB315906)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program)(No.2011AA01A103)
文摘Today's data center networks are designed using densely interconnected hosts in the data center.There are multiple paths between source host and destination server.Therefore,how to balance traffic is key issue with the fast growth of network applications.Although lots of load balancing methods have been proposed,the traditional approaches cannot fully satisfy the requirement of load balancing in data center networks.The main reason is the lack of efficient ways to obtain network traffic statistics from each network device.As a solution,the OpenFlow protocol enables monitoring traffic statistics by a centralized controller.However,existing solutions based on OpenFlow present a difficult dilemma between load balancing and packet reordering.To achieve a balance between load balancing and packet reordering,we propose an OpenFlow based flow slice load balancing algorithm.Through introducing the idea of differentiated service,the scheme classifies Internet flows into two categories:the aggressive and the normal,and applies different splitting granularities to the two classes of flows.This scheme improves the performance of load balancing and also reduces the number of reordering packets.Using the trace-driven simulations,we show that the proposed scheme gains over 50%improvement over previous schemes under the path delay estimation errors,and is a practical and efficient algorithm.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (60961004/F0104)
文摘Heterogeneous network （Het-Net） is part of the long-term evolution advanced （LTE-A） study item and represents cellular deployments with a mixture of cells of different overlapping coverage areas, e.g., a number of relay and pico cells overlaid by a macro cell in the same frequency. Traffic balancing and interference management are required in Het-Net design for LTE-A to maintain system performance. In this paper, we propose an inter-domain cooperative traffic balancing scheme focusing on reducing the effective resource cost and mitigating the co-channel interference in multi-domain Het-Net. We first set up the conception of multi-domain in Het-Net and incorporate the co-channel interference into the proposed traffic balancing scheme. Then we model the traffic balancing issue as a multi-domain traffic resource optimization problem for minimizing the effective resource cost. The detailed implementation for the proposed traffic balancing scheme is designed. In the numerical evaluation, the genetic algorithm （GA） as an optimization method is used to demonstrate that the total effective resource cost is significantly reduced through our proposed inter-domain traffic balancing scheme, comparing with the intra-domain traffic balancing scheme. The 43% of the resource cost is saved. In the system level simulation, the performance results of signal interference noise ratio （SINR） and throughput demonstrate that the proposed scheme has great advantages in interference management in Het-Net.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61501399)the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018AAA0102302)。
文摘In dense traffic unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)ad-hoc networks,traffic congestion can cause increased delay and packet loss,which limit the performance of the networks;therefore,a traffic balancing strategy is required to control the traffic.In this study,we propose TQNGPSR,a traffic-aware Q-network enhanced geographic routing protocol based on greedy perimeter stateless routing(GPSR),for UAV ad-hoc networks.The protocol enforces a traffic balancing strategy using the congestion information of neighbors,and evaluates the quality of a wireless link by the Q-network algorithm,which is a reinforcement learning algorithm.Based on the evaluation of each wireless link,the protocol makes routing decisions in multiple available choices to reduce delay and decrease packet loss.We simulate the performance of TQNGPSR and compare it with AODV,OLSR,GPSR,and QNGPSR.Simulation results show that TQNGPSR obtains higher packet delivery ratios and lower end-to-end delays than GPSR and QNGPSR.In high node density scenarios,it also outperforms AODV and OLSR in terms of the packet delivery ratio,end-to-end delay,and throughput.
基金supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61471058)Beijing Nova Program(No.xx2012037).
文摘The rapid boosting in mobile traffic and the scarcity of available radio spectrum have hindered the improvement of capacity in cellular networks.It is necessary to discover an appropriate coexistence between cellular and other radio access technologies(mainly Wi-Fi)to offload the high traffic on to unlicensed bands.Dealing with joint time and power allocation to devices,a non-convex problem is modeled to maximize the throughput as well as guarantee the desired user satisfaction.A two-step traffic balancing scheme is proposed to derive the solution.We also focus on the inner competition among cellular users instead of traditional competition between cellular and Wi-Fi in the unlicensed bands.Finally,simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed two-step traffic balancing scheme.
文摘To solve the traffic load imbalance issue in cellular networks, which is often in the form of hot-spots caused by the different user mobility levels, one of the good solutions at present is to construct heterogeneous integrated wireless networks that combine cellular networks and wireless local area networks （WLANs） together. In general, the traffic volume is significantly heavier in the hot-spots of cellular networks and a higher data transferring rate can be provided by introducing a WLAN so as to raise the utilization of the channel and achieve a good balance between user satisfaction and the efficiency of the network. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive performance comparison of the systems both before and after the integration, based on an existing mathematical model, focusing on both the qualitative and the quantitative analysis of changes in the performance of the system to validate the efficiency and superiority of the cellular/WLAN integrated systems over cellular-only systems.
