针对服务功能链(SFC)部署过程中存在虚拟网络功能(VNF)实例部署成本和转发路径成本难以权衡的问题,提出了基于VNF实例共享的SFC部署算法。首先针对多链SFC建立VNF和虚拟链路映射模型,并预估路径部署长度上限,保证SFC时延需求;其次,在路...针对服务功能链(SFC)部署过程中存在虚拟网络功能(VNF)实例部署成本和转发路径成本难以权衡的问题,提出了基于VNF实例共享的SFC部署算法。首先针对多链SFC建立VNF和虚拟链路映射模型,并预估路径部署长度上限,保证SFC时延需求;其次,在路径部署长度限制范围内,尽可能使VNF实例共享最大化,以平衡链路转发成本和VNF部署成本,最终得到SFC部署策略。与已有的SPH(shortest path heuristic)和GUS(greedy on used server)部署算法相比,所提算法所得的总运营成本分别降低6.6%和12.15%,且当SFC数量增多时,该算法的服务接受率可达89.33%。仿真实验结果表明,提出算法可以在保证用户服务质量的同时有效降低SFC部署成本。展开更多
针对如何构建服务功能链(Service Function Chain,SFC)并进行资源分配为用户提供满意服务的问题,本文提出了一种包括候选路径构建、依赖冲突检测与避免以及虚拟网络功能(Virtual Network Function,VNF)部署的机制.首先,为了给SFC部署提...针对如何构建服务功能链(Service Function Chain,SFC)并进行资源分配为用户提供满意服务的问题,本文提出了一种包括候选路径构建、依赖冲突检测与避免以及虚拟网络功能(Virtual Network Function,VNF)部署的机制.首先,为了给SFC部署提供充足的资源,提出二级筛选及最优化选取的候选路径构建规则,为服务提供预选路径.其次,在SFC构建过程中,检测复用性与依赖关系之间的冲突,将依赖关系划分二元组后进行冲突判断,若产生冲突则进行等价类划分,给出冲突集合.然后,提出基于冲突集合以及LFGL(Least-First-Greatest-Last)原则的VNF部署规则,以最大化链路剩余带宽,保证端到端延迟.最后,在进行服务递交时,检测VNF流入流出比对数据量的影响,若产生冲突则进行冲突避免,若无法成功避免则执行规避策略.最后基于小型和大型两种网络拓扑对仿真系统进行性能评价.实验结果表明,本文设计的机制在复用率、时延、部署成功率方面所表现出的性能均优于对比算法.展开更多
With the continuous development of network func-tions virtualization(NFV)and software-defined networking(SDN)technologies and the explosive growth of network traffic,the requirement for computing resources in the netw...With the continuous development of network func-tions virtualization(NFV)and software-defined networking(SDN)technologies and the explosive growth of network traffic,the requirement for computing resources in the network has risen sharply.Due to the high cost of edge computing resources,coordinating the cloud and edge computing resources to improve the utilization efficiency of edge computing resources is still a considerable challenge.In this paper,we focus on optimiz-ing the placement of network services in cloud-edge environ-ments to maximize the efficiency.It is first proved that,in cloud-edge environments,placing one service function chain(SFC)integrally in the cloud or at the edge can improve the utilization efficiency of edge resources.Then a virtual network function(VNF)performance-resource(P-R)function is proposed to repre-sent the relationship between the VNF instance computing per-formance and the allocated computing resource.To select the SFCs that are most suitable to deploy at the edge,a VNF place-ment and resource allocation model is built to configure each VNF with its particular P-R function.Moreover,a heuristic recur-sive algorithm is designed called the recursive algorithm for max edge throughput(RMET)to solve the model.Through simula-tions on two scenarios,it is verified that RMET can improve the utilization efficiency of edge computing resources.展开更多
NFV(network function virtualization,网络功能虚拟化)系统主要包括NFVI、VNF和MANO三大功能模块以及子功能模块,相对传统网络架构,网络功能虚拟化解耦了传统专用设备的软硬件,引入了虚拟化技术来池化物理资源,对网络架构的改动很大。...NFV(network function virtualization,网络功能虚拟化)系统主要包括NFVI、VNF和MANO三大功能模块以及子功能模块,相对传统网络架构,网络功能虚拟化解耦了传统专用设备的软硬件,引入了虚拟化技术来池化物理资源,对网络架构的改动很大。对NFV弹性技术进行了分析,强调了网络虚拟化的弹性目标主要是确保业务的连续性,应用设计本身和虚拟化设施均受此目标影响。归纳了弹性结构设计原则,给出弹性用例并进行总结。展开更多
文摘针对服务功能链(SFC)部署过程中存在虚拟网络功能(VNF)实例部署成本和转发路径成本难以权衡的问题,提出了基于VNF实例共享的SFC部署算法。首先针对多链SFC建立VNF和虚拟链路映射模型,并预估路径部署长度上限,保证SFC时延需求;其次,在路径部署长度限制范围内,尽可能使VNF实例共享最大化,以平衡链路转发成本和VNF部署成本,最终得到SFC部署策略。与已有的SPH(shortest path heuristic)和GUS(greedy on used server)部署算法相比,所提算法所得的总运营成本分别降低6.6%和12.15%,且当SFC数量增多时,该算法的服务接受率可达89.33%。仿真实验结果表明,提出算法可以在保证用户服务质量的同时有效降低SFC部署成本。
文摘针对如何构建服务功能链(Service Function Chain,SFC)并进行资源分配为用户提供满意服务的问题,本文提出了一种包括候选路径构建、依赖冲突检测与避免以及虚拟网络功能(Virtual Network Function,VNF)部署的机制.首先,为了给SFC部署提供充足的资源,提出二级筛选及最优化选取的候选路径构建规则,为服务提供预选路径.其次,在SFC构建过程中,检测复用性与依赖关系之间的冲突,将依赖关系划分二元组后进行冲突判断,若产生冲突则进行等价类划分,给出冲突集合.然后,提出基于冲突集合以及LFGL(Least-First-Greatest-Last)原则的VNF部署规则,以最大化链路剩余带宽,保证端到端延迟.最后,在进行服务递交时,检测VNF流入流出比对数据量的影响,若产生冲突则进行冲突避免,若无法成功避免则执行规避策略.最后基于小型和大型两种网络拓扑对仿真系统进行性能评价.实验结果表明,本文设计的机制在复用率、时延、部署成功率方面所表现出的性能均优于对比算法.
基金This work was supported by the Key Research and Development(R&D)Plan of Heilongjiang Province of China(JD22A001).
文摘With the continuous development of network func-tions virtualization(NFV)and software-defined networking(SDN)technologies and the explosive growth of network traffic,the requirement for computing resources in the network has risen sharply.Due to the high cost of edge computing resources,coordinating the cloud and edge computing resources to improve the utilization efficiency of edge computing resources is still a considerable challenge.In this paper,we focus on optimiz-ing the placement of network services in cloud-edge environ-ments to maximize the efficiency.It is first proved that,in cloud-edge environments,placing one service function chain(SFC)integrally in the cloud or at the edge can improve the utilization efficiency of edge resources.Then a virtual network function(VNF)performance-resource(P-R)function is proposed to repre-sent the relationship between the VNF instance computing per-formance and the allocated computing resource.To select the SFCs that are most suitable to deploy at the edge,a VNF place-ment and resource allocation model is built to configure each VNF with its particular P-R function.Moreover,a heuristic recur-sive algorithm is designed called the recursive algorithm for max edge throughput(RMET)to solve the model.Through simula-tions on two scenarios,it is verified that RMET can improve the utilization efficiency of edge computing resources.
文摘NFV(network function virtualization,网络功能虚拟化)系统主要包括NFVI、VNF和MANO三大功能模块以及子功能模块,相对传统网络架构,网络功能虚拟化解耦了传统专用设备的软硬件,引入了虚拟化技术来池化物理资源,对网络架构的改动很大。对NFV弹性技术进行了分析,强调了网络虚拟化的弹性目标主要是确保业务的连续性,应用设计本身和虚拟化设施均受此目标影响。归纳了弹性结构设计原则,给出弹性用例并进行总结。
