With the advancements of software defined network(SDN)and network function virtualization(NFV),service function chain(SFC)placement becomes a crucial enabler for flexible resource scheduling in low earth orbit(LEO)sat...With the advancements of software defined network(SDN)and network function virtualization(NFV),service function chain(SFC)placement becomes a crucial enabler for flexible resource scheduling in low earth orbit(LEO)satellite networks.While due to the scarcity of bandwidth resources and dynamic topology of LEO satellites,the static SFC placement schemes may cause performance degradation,resource waste and even service failure.In this paper,we consider migration and establish an online migration model,especially considering the dynamic topology.Given the scarcity of bandwidth resources,the model aims to maximize the total number of accepted SFCs while incurring as little bandwidth cost of SFC transmission and migration as possible.Due to its NP-hardness,we propose a heuristic minimized dynamic SFC migration(MDSM)algorithm that only triggers the migration procedure when new SFCs are rejected.Simulation results demonstrate that MDSM achieves a performance close to the upper bound with lower complexity.展开更多
Service function chains(SFC)mapping takes the responsibility for managing virtual network functions(VNFs).In SFC mapping,existing solutions duplicate VNFs with redundant instances to provide high availability in respo...Service function chains(SFC)mapping takes the responsibility for managing virtual network functions(VNFs).In SFC mapping,existing solutions duplicate VNFs with redundant instances to provide high availability in response to failures.However,as a compromise,these solutions result in high resource consumption due to device maintenance.In this paper,we propose a novel method named dynamic backup sharing(DBS)that allows SFCs to dynamically share backups to reduce resource consumption.DBS formulates the problem of sharing backups among different VNFs as an integer linear programming(ILP).Thereafter,we design a novel online algorithm based on dynamic programming to solve the problem.The experimental results indicate that DBS outperforms state-ofthe-art works by reducing resource consumption and improving the number of accepted requests.展开更多
Due to the development of network technology,the number of users is increasing rapidly,and the demand for emerging multicast services is becoming more and more abundant,traffic data is increasing day by day,network no...Due to the development of network technology,the number of users is increasing rapidly,and the demand for emerging multicast services is becoming more and more abundant,traffic data is increasing day by day,network nodes are becoming denser,network topology is becoming more complex,and operators’equipment operation and maintenance costs are increasing.Network functions virtualization multicast issues include building a traffic forwarding topology,deploying the required functions,and directing traffic.Combining the two is still a problem to be studied in depth at present,and this paper proposes a two-stage solution where the decisions of these two stages are interdependent.Specifically,this paper decouples multicast traffic forwarding and function delivery.The minimum spanning tree of traffic forwarding is constructed by Steiner tree,and the traffic forwarding is realized by Viterbi-algorithm.Use a general topology network to examine network cost and service performance.Simulation results show that this method can reduce overhead and delay and optimize user experience.展开更多
针对优化服务功能链(Service Function Chain,SFC)可靠性时资源利用率低的问题,提出了特征关联的服务功能链可靠性优化算法。首先,从底层节点的资源可用率、周边资源密集度、全网中心性评价其作为虚拟网络功能(Virtual Network Function...针对优化服务功能链(Service Function Chain,SFC)可靠性时资源利用率低的问题,提出了特征关联的服务功能链可靠性优化算法。首先,从底层节点的资源可用率、周边资源密集度、全网中心性评价其作为虚拟网络功能(Virtual Network Function,VNF)实例备选节点的优势,从VNF实例的节点度数与带宽流量评价其作为备选对象的优势。其次,逐个对优越性最高的VNF实例选择备份底层节点,直到所有SFC的可靠性满足客户要求。在为VNF实例选择备份底层节点时,提出了基于资源特征关联感知的备份节点选择算法,将当前VNF实例所映射的底层节点与其他待备份VNF实例的底层节点的邻接节点进行关联,为当前VNF实例选择最优备份底层节点的同时,减少为其他待备份VNF实例选择备份底层节点时链路的开销。仿真结果表明,相比于已有算法,该SFC可靠性优化算法下备份实例数降低了约29%,备份带宽资源消耗降低了约42%,SFC接受率提升了约12%。展开更多
移动边缘计算(Mobile Edge Computing,MEC)通过在网络边缘部署服务器,提供计算和存储资源,可为用户提供超低时延和高带宽业务。网络功能虚拟化(Network Function Virtualization,NFV)与MEC技术相结合,可在MEC服务器上提供服务功能链(Ser...移动边缘计算(Mobile Edge Computing,MEC)通过在网络边缘部署服务器,提供计算和存储资源,可为用户提供超低时延和高带宽业务。网络功能虚拟化(Network Function Virtualization,NFV)与MEC技术相结合,可在MEC服务器上提供服务功能链(Service Function Chain,SFC),提升用户的业务体验。为了保证移动用户的服务质量,需要在用户跨基站移动时将SFC迁移到合适的边缘服务器上。主要以最小化用户服务的端到端时延和运行成本为目标,提出了MEC网络中具有资源容量约束的SFC迁移策略,以实现移动用户业务的无缝迁移。仿真结果表明,与现有方案相比,该策略具有更好的有效性和高效性。展开更多
为解决移动边缘计算中面向用户的服务功能链(Service Function Chain,SFC)部署成本开销过大、时延过长问题,提出了针对SFC的支出成本与时延联合自适应优化的部署策略。首先,在虚拟网络功能(Virtualized Network Function,VNF)节点选取阶...为解决移动边缘计算中面向用户的服务功能链(Service Function Chain,SFC)部署成本开销过大、时延过长问题,提出了针对SFC的支出成本与时延联合自适应优化的部署策略。首先,在虚拟网络功能(Virtualized Network Function,VNF)节点选取阶段,考虑路径损耗这一无线信道衰落问题,根据有线用户与无线用户的位置情况,选择当前最佳节点以降低SFC的响应时延。其次,在服务节点配置阶段,根据用户请求处理的数据内容的新鲜度记录,自适应动态增加和删减相应的缓存,利用资源感知算法在保证数据传递可靠性的同时,减少服务节点的配置个数,降低配置开销。最后,在SFC部署阶段,利用基于KSP(K-shortest Paths)的功耗感知算法确定最佳节点映射排序与通信链路,在减少通信链路重映射的同时还能保证部署的SFC的低成本与低时延。实验仿真结果表明,相比于已有方案,该方法能够有效降低部署成本与时延,并能对不同用户的SFC部署做到自适应优化,提高了SFC的部署成功率。展开更多
针对在底层网络可能发生单点和单链路故障情况下的服务功能链(service function chain,SFC)映射问题,提出一种区分等级的可生存SFC映射方法,为提供重要服务的关键SFC预先分配备用资源,为提供普通服务的普通SFC快速重映射失效部分,从而...针对在底层网络可能发生单点和单链路故障情况下的服务功能链(service function chain,SFC)映射问题,提出一种区分等级的可生存SFC映射方法,为提供重要服务的关键SFC预先分配备用资源,为提供普通服务的普通SFC快速重映射失效部分,从而兼顾提高SFC可生存能力和降低底层网络资源开销的需求.首先,在考虑最小化SFC服务时延的条件下,分别为关键SFC和普通SFC的可生存映射问题建立混合整数线性规划模型.其次,提出2种启发式的模型求解算法,其中,面向关键SFC的主备服务路径构建算法采用贪心思想交替进行节点和链路映射,以减小SFC服务时延,并在主备服务路径之间建立桥接路径,以提高路径切换速度和降低路径切换过程的丢包率;面向普通SFC的失效服务路径重建算法引入最大流问题求解失效节点的最佳重映射位置,以提高成功恢复的失效普通SFC数目,并利用改进的Dijkstra最短路径算法选择时延低的重映射路径.最后,在不同网络条件下实验验证了启发式算法的性能,并且在模拟网络环境中所提可生存SFC映射方法能保证SFC的成功运行率在59.2%以上.展开更多
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)under grant numbers U22A2007 and 62171010the Open project of Satellite Internet Key Laboratory in 2022(Project 3:Research on Spaceborne Lightweight Core Network and Intelligent Collaboration)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation under grant number L212003.
文摘With the advancements of software defined network(SDN)and network function virtualization(NFV),service function chain(SFC)placement becomes a crucial enabler for flexible resource scheduling in low earth orbit(LEO)satellite networks.While due to the scarcity of bandwidth resources and dynamic topology of LEO satellites,the static SFC placement schemes may cause performance degradation,resource waste and even service failure.In this paper,we consider migration and establish an online migration model,especially considering the dynamic topology.Given the scarcity of bandwidth resources,the model aims to maximize the total number of accepted SFCs while incurring as little bandwidth cost of SFC transmission and migration as possible.Due to its NP-hardness,we propose a heuristic minimized dynamic SFC migration(MDSM)algorithm that only triggers the migration procedure when new SFCs are rejected.Simulation results demonstrate that MDSM achieves a performance close to the upper bound with lower complexity.
基金This work is supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFB1800601)the Key R&D Program of Zhejiang Province(2021C01036,2020C01021)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Zhejiang University NGICS Platform:ZJUNGICS2021021).
文摘Service function chains(SFC)mapping takes the responsibility for managing virtual network functions(VNFs).In SFC mapping,existing solutions duplicate VNFs with redundant instances to provide high availability in response to failures.However,as a compromise,these solutions result in high resource consumption due to device maintenance.In this paper,we propose a novel method named dynamic backup sharing(DBS)that allows SFCs to dynamically share backups to reduce resource consumption.DBS formulates the problem of sharing backups among different VNFs as an integer linear programming(ILP).Thereafter,we design a novel online algorithm based on dynamic programming to solve the problem.The experimental results indicate that DBS outperforms state-ofthe-art works by reducing resource consumption and improving the number of accepted requests.
基金supported by the R&D Program of Beijing Municipal Education Commission(Nos.KM202110858003 and2022X003-KXD)。
文摘Due to the development of network technology,the number of users is increasing rapidly,and the demand for emerging multicast services is becoming more and more abundant,traffic data is increasing day by day,network nodes are becoming denser,network topology is becoming more complex,and operators’equipment operation and maintenance costs are increasing.Network functions virtualization multicast issues include building a traffic forwarding topology,deploying the required functions,and directing traffic.Combining the two is still a problem to be studied in depth at present,and this paper proposes a two-stage solution where the decisions of these two stages are interdependent.Specifically,this paper decouples multicast traffic forwarding and function delivery.The minimum spanning tree of traffic forwarding is constructed by Steiner tree,and the traffic forwarding is realized by Viterbi-algorithm.Use a general topology network to examine network cost and service performance.Simulation results show that this method can reduce overhead and delay and optimize user experience.
文摘针对优化服务功能链(Service Function Chain,SFC)可靠性时资源利用率低的问题,提出了特征关联的服务功能链可靠性优化算法。首先,从底层节点的资源可用率、周边资源密集度、全网中心性评价其作为虚拟网络功能(Virtual Network Function,VNF)实例备选节点的优势,从VNF实例的节点度数与带宽流量评价其作为备选对象的优势。其次,逐个对优越性最高的VNF实例选择备份底层节点,直到所有SFC的可靠性满足客户要求。在为VNF实例选择备份底层节点时,提出了基于资源特征关联感知的备份节点选择算法,将当前VNF实例所映射的底层节点与其他待备份VNF实例的底层节点的邻接节点进行关联,为当前VNF实例选择最优备份底层节点的同时,减少为其他待备份VNF实例选择备份底层节点时链路的开销。仿真结果表明,相比于已有算法,该SFC可靠性优化算法下备份实例数降低了约29%,备份带宽资源消耗降低了约42%,SFC接受率提升了约12%。
文摘移动边缘计算(Mobile Edge Computing,MEC)通过在网络边缘部署服务器,提供计算和存储资源,可为用户提供超低时延和高带宽业务。网络功能虚拟化(Network Function Virtualization,NFV)与MEC技术相结合,可在MEC服务器上提供服务功能链(Service Function Chain,SFC),提升用户的业务体验。为了保证移动用户的服务质量,需要在用户跨基站移动时将SFC迁移到合适的边缘服务器上。主要以最小化用户服务的端到端时延和运行成本为目标,提出了MEC网络中具有资源容量约束的SFC迁移策略,以实现移动用户业务的无缝迁移。仿真结果表明,与现有方案相比,该策略具有更好的有效性和高效性。
文摘针对在底层网络可能发生单点和单链路故障情况下的服务功能链(service function chain,SFC)映射问题,提出一种区分等级的可生存SFC映射方法,为提供重要服务的关键SFC预先分配备用资源,为提供普通服务的普通SFC快速重映射失效部分,从而兼顾提高SFC可生存能力和降低底层网络资源开销的需求.首先,在考虑最小化SFC服务时延的条件下,分别为关键SFC和普通SFC的可生存映射问题建立混合整数线性规划模型.其次,提出2种启发式的模型求解算法,其中,面向关键SFC的主备服务路径构建算法采用贪心思想交替进行节点和链路映射,以减小SFC服务时延,并在主备服务路径之间建立桥接路径,以提高路径切换速度和降低路径切换过程的丢包率;面向普通SFC的失效服务路径重建算法引入最大流问题求解失效节点的最佳重映射位置,以提高成功恢复的失效普通SFC数目,并利用改进的Dijkstra最短路径算法选择时延低的重映射路径.最后,在不同网络条件下实验验证了启发式算法的性能,并且在模拟网络环境中所提可生存SFC映射方法能保证SFC的成功运行率在59.2%以上.