Theoretical Framework for a Polymorphic Network Environment

The question of whether an ideal network exists with global scalability in its full life cycle has always been a first-principles problem in the research of network systems and architectures.Thus far,it has not been possible to scientifically practice the design criteria of an ideal network in a unimorphic network system,making it difficult to adapt to known services with clear application scenarios while supporting the ever-growing future services with unexpected characteristics.Here,we theoretically prove that no unimorphic network system can simultaneously meet the scalability requirement in a full cycle in three dimensions—the service-level agreement(S),multiplexity(M),and variousness(V)—which we name as the“impossible SMV triangle”dilemma.It is only by transforming the current network development paradigm that the contradiction between global scalability and a unified network infrastructure can be resolved from the perspectives of thinking,methodology,and practice norms.In this paper,we propose a theoretical framework called the polymorphic network environment(PNE),the first principle of which is to separate or decouple application network systems from the infrastructure environment and,under the given resource conditions,use core technologies such as the elementization of network baselines,the dynamic aggregation of resources,and collaborative software and hardware arrangements to generate the capability of the“network of networks.”This makes it possible to construct an ideal network system that is designed for change and capable of symbiosis and coexistence with the generative network morpha in the spatiotemporal dimensions.An environment test for principle verification shows that the generated representative application network modalities can not only coexist without mutual influence but also independently match well-defined multimedia services or custom services under the constraints of technical and economic indicators.

Link Budget and Networking Analysis of FuTURE 4G TDD Trial System

The FuTURE 4G Time Division Duplex (TDD) trial system uses 3.5 GHz carrier frequency and several crucial technologies including broadband Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). These technologies challenge the link budget and networking analysis of the FuTURE 4G TDD trial network. This paper analyzes the practical 3.5 GHz propagation model and the link budget of Radio Frequency (RF) parameters of the trial system. Moreover,it introduces networking analysis and network planning of the trial system,which combines the field test results of the MIMO system. The FuTURE 4G TDD trial system and its trial network have been accomplished with successful checkup. The trial system fulfills all the requirements with two Access Points (AP) and three Mobile Terminals (MT),which supports multi-user,mobility,a high peak rate of 100 Mb/s,High-Definition TV (HDTV),high-speed data download,and Voice over IP (VoIP) services.

Network Virtualization Based Seamless Networking Scheme for Fiber-Wireless （FiWi） Networks

In order to reduce cost and complexity,fiber-wireless(FiWi) networks emerge,combining the huge amount of available bandwidth of fiber networks and the flexibility,mobility of wireless networks.However,there is still a long way to go before taking fiber and wireless systems as fully integrated networks.In this paper,we propose a network visualization based seamless networking scheme for FiWi networks,including hierarchical model,service model,service implementation and dynamic bandwidth assignment(DBA).Then,we evaluate the performance changes after network virtualization is introduced.Throughput for nodes,bandwidth for links and overheads leaded by network virtualization are analyzed.The performance of our proposed networking scheme is evaluated by simulation and real implementations,respectively.The results show that,compared to traditional networking scheme,our scheme has a better performance.

Caching Algorithm with a Novel Cost Model to Deliver Content and Its Interest over Content Centric Networks

Recently the content centric networks(CCNs) have been advocated as a new solution to design future networks. In the CCNs, content and its interest are delivered over the content store and pending interest table, respectively, where both have limited capacities. Therefore, how to design the corresponding algorithms to efficiently deliver content and inertest over them becomes an important issue. In this paper, based on the analysis of content distribution, status of content store, and pending interest, we propose a novel caching algorithm with which the resources of content store and pending interest table can be efficiently used. Simulation results prove that the proposal can outperform the conventional methods.

Technologies for Compensation or Mitigation of Transmission Impairments in Future High-Speed Optical Networks

The presentation will give an overview over different classes of signal impairments in ultra-long-haul and high-speed optical WDM transmission systems and adequate approaches for suppression, mitigation or compensation are discussed.

The controller placement problem or the controller selection problem?

In SDN,the control logic of packet processing devices is moved onto the SDN centralized controller.This decoupled networking architecture creates some critical concerns when compared to traditional distributed architectures.One primary concern in this architecture is the placement of the controller,which is commonly known as the CPP.From our extensive literature review,we identify that there is no strict placement rule that best fits every network in SDN.Dynamic addition and deletion of controllers is inevitable.Motivated from this,in this paper,we attempt to transform the CPP into a CSP.We show that,in the dynamic SDN environment,researchers need to pay attention to CSP issues.The clear advantage of CSP over CPP is that,in the dynamic SDN ecosystem,we can answer fundamental questions about the control plane performance,i.e.,minimum number of controllers,their workload distribution,and placement/locations.Furthermore,we can meet strict,application-specific,QoS constraints.