层次型多中心的SDN控制器部署

Controller Placement Based on Hierarchical Multi-center SDN

软件定义网络(SDN)通过转发与控制分离,借助控制面的集中化实现网络的灵活性和开放性.控制器部署是SDN部署运行的基础和前提.针对层次型多中心SDN的控制器部署问题,该文采用多层k路划分方法实现大规模SDN网络的区域划分,将传统的SDN多控制器直接部署转化为区域划分和域内控制器部署,同时通过减少图划分的域间割边数以降低SDN跨域流数量以提高流表构建效率.通过实验验证,较其他传统方法,该文提出的层次型多中心控制器部署方法可有效减少网络通信代价,降低流表构建代价.

Software defined networking（ SDN） is a style of computer networking that separates the control plane from the data plane,shifting the control plane to a centralized controller in order to achieve network flexibility and openness. The controller placement is a key prerequisite to successful SDN. The current study examines the hierarchically distributed control plane controller placement problem,utilizing a multi-level k-way switch partition algorithm to divide large scale network topology. We also fix the traditional SDN controller placement problem,changing zoning and intra-domain controller placement by reducing the edge-cut in order to lower the number of inter-domain flows. Simulation results showthat the multilevel k-way switch partition algorithm can effectively reduce control flowoverhead and flowset-up time,compared with the other traditional algorithms.