Reliable and efficient deployment for virtual network functions

Jian Sun, Gang Sun, Dan Liao*, Yao Li, Muthu Ramachandran, Victor Chang

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Network function virtualization (NFV) is a promising technique aimed at reducing capital expenditures (CAPEX) and operating expenditures (OPEX), and improving the flexibility and scalability of an entire network. However, this emerging technique has some challenges. A major problem is reliability, which involves ensuring the availability of deployed SFCs, namely, the probability of successfully chaining a series of big-data-based virtual network functions (VNFs) while considering both the feasibility and the specific requirements of clients, because the substrate network remains vulnerable to earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters. Based on the premise of users’ demands for SFC requirements, we present an Ensure Reliability Cost Saving (ER_CS) algorithm to reduce the CAPEX and OPEX of telecommunication service providers (TSPs) by reducing the reliability of the SFC deployments. We employ big-data-based arbitrary topologies as the substrate network. The results of extensive experiments indicate that the proposed algorithms perform efficiently in terms of the blocking ratio, resource consumption and time consumption.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSmart Computing and Communication - 2nd International Conference, SmartCom 2017, Proceedings
EditorsMeikang Qiu
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages375-384
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783319738291
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event2nd International Conference on Smart Computing and Communication, SmartCom 2017 - Shenzhen, China
Duration: 10 Dec 201712 Dec 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10699 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Smart Computing and Communication, SmartCom 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShenzhen
Period10/12/1712/12/17

Keywords

  • Economical big data networking
  • Network function virtual
  • Reliability
  • Service function chains

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