灰盒光传输设备的SDN管控技术研究及应用

传统光传输网络正逐渐走向开放与解耦,“烟囱式”的单厂商单域管理模式也在软件定义网络（software defined network,SDN）理念渗透下向多厂商、多域统一管理模式发展,考虑到传输网络的设备差异性和协议复杂性,对传送SDN管控提出了一定的要求。首先,提出了介于黑盒设备与白盒设备之间的灰盒概念;然后,以灰盒化的接入型光传送网络（optical transport network,OTN）设备为例,探讨了接入型OTN的SDN统一管控关键技术,包括开放管控架构、业务模板化、拓扑自动生成、设备自动上线、设备远程升级等;最后,结合实践阐述了接入型OTN统一管控系统的实现和现网应用情况。     

5G电信云网络组网方案和关键技术分析

为了保障云的多租户、网络管控自动化、可视化运维,以及5G技术等能够在SDN技术应用的推动下快速发展,本文对5G电信云网络组网方案和关键技术进行分析,通过采用SDN网络部署模式,以期5G电信云网络运维工作能够实现自动化和透明化,让我国5G网络运维工作发挥最大价值.     

基于SDN的链路故障恢复

网络的灾备与故障恢复作为网络安全的一部分,一直以来是人们关注的重点,传统网络缺少自动化的网络故障检测与恢复工具.SDN打破了传统网络设计理念,实现了控制平面和数据平面的分离,并开放了网络的可编程能力,从而提高了网络的灵活性和可管控性.通过SDN技术,自动化的网络故障恢复与检测成为了可能.设计了一种基于SDN的链路故障检测与自动化恢复方案,通过链路发现协议来获得全网拓扑,监控网络链路状态,并通过SDN的集中管控特性和可编程性实现链路故障快速检测和故障恢复.     

基于SDN/NFV的未来网络实验平台

依据SDN/NFV集中管控、动态、灵活、高效、可编排等特点,提出了基于SDN/NFV技术的未来网络实验平台的构建方案.该平台主要采用OpenStack和OpenDaylight的开源架构,同时研发设计SDN跨域虚拟网络通信、虚拟网元管理以及网络服务编排三大关键技术,实现了底层异构资源的实时动态管理与开放共享.同时,根据实验用户对网络资源的需求,灵活按需编排各种网络资源与SFC服务,为用户提供端到端的网络实验验证服务.     

SDN在轨道交通通信网络中的应用

虽然5G通信技术日渐成熟,互联网业务高速发展,但在轨道交通的应用中,5G通信技术仍然存在许多挑战。将SDN技术应用在轨道交通通信网络技术中,实现网络设备的控制面和用户面的分离解耦,可以提高网络性能和数据管控能力,减小开发成本,提高资源管控效率。本文将结合既有的技术和文献资料,综述SDN在5G轨道交通通信网络中的研究与应用情况,并讨论软件定义网络在轨道交通通信系统应用中的挑战。     

SDN试验床网络虚拟化切片机制综述

未来网络体系架构和关键技术的研究需要灵活开放的测试验证环境,基于传统分布式的网络架构难以达到动态虚拟化、有效管控和新协议灵活部署的需求。随着软件定义网络（SDN）技术的出现和发展,上述问题找到了有效的解决途径,因此,基于SDN构建网络试验床成为了近年来该领域的主流研究方向之一。其中,基于SDN的网络虚拟化切片技术更是试验床中的核心支撑技术,可以根据不同试验的需求切分物理网络资源,从而提供并行、独立的网络环境。将重点研究基于SDN的试验床中使用的网络虚拟化切片机制,从“流量识别和切片网络标识”、“虚拟节点抽象”和“虚拟链路抽象”这3个关键技术出发,对当前基于SDN试验床中的典型网络虚拟化切片机制进行介绍与分析,并总结了该领域未来可行的研究方向。     

SDN网络与因特网互动技术探讨

软件定义网络SDN(Software Defined Network)是目前广受各界重视的网络新技术,SDN具备了可程序化的开放式网络架构,以及集中化管控网络的概念,不仅提升了网络传输效能,更能以弹性灵活的方式,提供各种创新应用服务。SDN网络可以和IP网络互运。     

OSU管控技术标准化与应用研究

当前光网络典型业务场景存在对大小颗粒并存、带宽利用率提升的灵活管控和节能需求,光业务单元（Optical Service Unit,OSU）管控技术的软件定义网络（Software Defined Network,SDN）管控和小带宽资源利用优势能很好地解决该问题。通过梳理OSU管控技术国际国内标准化现状,结合OSU技术特点和典型业务场景需求,提出OSU管控架构、管控接口功能架构,详述南北向接口实现原理和管控功能验证方案,为OSU技术在光网络典型业务场景的现网应用提供管控技术支撑。     

SDN组网关键技术及标准化研究

本文首先介绍了软件定义网络(SDN)逻辑层次、网络结构和组网特性.对SDN网络建模、路由算法、可编程转发平面技术、控制器技术、扩展技术等关键技术进行简要介绍,调研并分析SDN发展趋势和标准化进程,以及SDN技术在各领域的应用场景,最后对SDN可扩展技术等关键技术的发展趋势进行了展望分析,提出SDN面对日益复杂的网络环境亟需解决的问题.     

基于SDN的IP网络与光网络协同编排系统

针对IP网络与光网络缺乏协同管控机制的问题,文章在分析IP网与光网络各自特性的基础上,以SDN(软件定义网络)技术为抓手,设计出基于SDN的IP网络与光网络协同编排系统,以IP网络SDN控制器负责全局信息的收集与处理、网络策略的制定与下发,光网络SDN控制器负责提供光网络信息并通过预配置方法实现快速建路,同时阐述说明协同编排系统各模块的功能和交互方式。以协同编排系统为基础,提出通过灵活设定预配置光路实现业务路径快速开通的方法。     

基于SDN的战术通信网络架构研究

战术通信网络具有高动态、弱连接、低带宽和多链路备份等特性,软件定义网络（software defined network,SDN）技术通过传统网络控制设备软硬件解耦,将核心控制功能软件化,通过集中控制策略获取全局视图,从而实现资源的灵活调度与信道资源的高效利用,推动战术通信网络朝着更加智能化的弹性适变网络发展。首先介绍了SDN的发展现状及优势,分析了传统架构战术通信网络的若干问题,并对SDN技术在外军战术通信领域的应用情况进行了分析,提出了SDN在军事通信领域应用的可行性思路,对应用场景进行了构想,最后对SDN在军事通信领域的应用可行性进行了总结。     

A virtualized infrastructure to offer network mapping functionality in SDN networks

The separation of control and forwarding planes in software‐defined networking (SDN) networks is a key issue of the SDN technology. This feature and the existence of the SDN controller allow the developing of dynamic, adaptable and manageable networks, networks that require adequate services, and applications. However, the separation of these planes prevents the use of existing powerful tools that were coded considering traditional networks. In this paper, we make use of the potential of network virtualization (NV) technologies to propose the use of a virtualized infrastructure that makes possible the incorporation of these existing services and/or applications to an SDN network, without the need for programming additional and complex software modules in the SDN controller. Thus, in this paper, NV is not employed to develop a network managed by SDN but to broaden and give support to the SDN control layer. As an example, we describe the incorporation of nmap (a versatile and powerful tool widely used by security experts for network exploration) into the SDN framework. It is only necessary to develop a simple control plane service that thanks to the proposed virtualized infrastructure allows the inclusion of this powerful management application. The result offers the complete functionality of the nmap utility to the network administrators, who control the SDN network through the out‐of‐band control plane. In addition, a northbound REST API has been defined to offer the main functionality of the tool (host discovery, port scanning, and operating system detection) to the application layer.     

软件定义网络中可靠性优化控制器的位置研究(英)

By decoupling control plane and data plane,Software-Defined Networking(SDN) approach simplifies network management and speeds up network innovations.These benefits have led not only to prototypes,but also real SDN deployments.For wide-area SDN deployments,multiple controllers are often required,and the placement of these controllers becomes a particularly important task in the SDN context.This paper studies the problem of placing controllers in SDNs,so as to maximize the reliability of SDN control networks.We present a novel metric,called expected percentage of control path loss,to characterize the reliability of SDN control networks.We formulate the reliability-aware control placement problem,prove its NP-hardness,and examine several placement algorithms that can solve this problem.Through extensive simulations using real topologies,we show how the number of controllers and their placement influence the reliability of SDN control networks.Besides,we also found that,through strategic controller placement,the reliability of SDN control networks can be significantly improved without introducing unacceptable switch-to-controller latencies.     

SDN智能管控编排系统技术方案研究

随着用户对网络提出更为苛刻的服务质量要求,运营商着力进行各专业网络的智能化改造建设。首先,简单介绍了产业界各专业网络软件定义网络（software defined network,SDN）改造建设现状,并对改造过程中存在的问题进行了分析;然后,提出了SDN智能管控编排系统方案,以满足用户对跨专业业务端到端自动开通的需求,并在网络层面实现资源数据的智能分析,提升运维效率;最后,介绍了在提出架构下的专线业务开通流程和实时告警流程与实践。     

Pluggable SDN framework for managing heterogeneous SDN networks

Software‐defined networking (SDN) is a new network paradigm that is separating the data plane and the control plane of the network, making one or more centralized controllers to supervise the behaviour of the entire network. Different types of SDN controller software exist, and research dealing with the difficulties of consistently integrating these different controller types has mostly been declared future work. In this paper, the Domino framework is proposed, a pluggable SDN framework for managing heterogeneous SDN networks. In contrast to related work, the proposed framework allows research into SDN networks controlled by different types of SDN controllers attempting to standardize the northbound API of them. Domino implements a microservice plugin architecture where users can link different SDN networks to a processing algorithm. Such an algorithm allows for, eg, adapting the flows by building a pipeline using plugins that either invoke other SDN operations or generic data processing algorithms. The Domino framework is evaluated by implementing a proof‐of‐concept implementation, which is tested on the initial requirements. It achieves the modifiability and the interoperability with an average successful exchange ratio of 99.99%. The performance requirements are met for the frequently used commands with an average response time of 0.26 seconds, and the framework can handle at least 72 plugins simultaneously depending on the available amount of RAM. The proposed framework is evaluated by means of the implementation of a shortest path routing algorithm between heterogeneous SDN networks.     

SDN/NFV‐based handover management approach for ultradense 5G mobile networks

With the great increase of connected devices and new types of applications, mobile networks are witnessing exponential growth of traffic volume. To meet emerging requirements, it is widely agreed that the fifth‐generation mobile network will be ultradense and heterogeneous. However, the deployment of a high number of small cells in such networks poses challenges for the mobility management, including frequent, undesired, and ping‐pong handovers, not to mention issues related to increased delay and failure of the handover process. The adoption of software‐defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) technologies into 5G networks offers a new way to address the above‐mentioned challenges. These technologies offer tools and mechanisms to make networks flexible, programmable, and more manageable. The SDN has global network control ability so that various functions such as the handover control can be implemented in the SDN architecture to manage the handover efficiently. In this article, we propose a Software‐Defined Handover (SDHO) solution to optimize the handover in future 5G networks. In particular, we design a Software‐Defined Handover Management Engine (SDHME) to handle the handover control mechanism in 5G ultradense networks. The SDHME is defined in the application plane of the SDN architecture, executed by the control plane to orchestrate the data plane. Simulation results demonstrate that, compared with the conventional LTE handover strategy, the proposed approach significantly reduces the handover failure ratio and handover delay.     

Nature‐inspired meta‐heuristic algorithms for solving the load balancing problem in the software‐defined network

The growth of the networks has difficult network management. Recently, a concept called software‐defined network (SDN) has been proposed to address this issue, which makes network management more adaptable. Control and forwarding planes are separated in SDN. The control plane is a centralized logical controller that controls the network. The forwarding plane that consists of transfer devices is responsible for transmitting packets. Because the network resources are limited, optimizing the use of resources in the networks is an important issue. Load balancing improves the balanced distribution of loads across multiple resources in order to maximize the reliability and network resources efficiency. SDN controllers can create an optimal load balancing compared to traditional networks because they have a network global view. The load‐balancing problem can be solved using many different nature‐inspired meta‐heuristic techniques because it has the NP‐complete nature. Hence, for solving load balancing problem in SDN, nature‐inspired meta‐heuristic techniques are important methods. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is not a survey or systematic review on studying these matters. Accordingly, in the area of the load balancing in the SDN, this paper reviews systematically the nature‐inspired meta‐heuristic techniques. Also, this study demonstrates advantages and disadvantages regarded of the chosen nature‐inspired meta‐heuristic techniques and considers their algorithms metrics. Moreover, to apply better load balancing techniques in the future, the important challenges of these techniques have been investigated.     

Virtual network embedding in software-defined hybrid networks

Network virtualization provides a powerful way of sharing substrate networks. Efficient allocation of network resources for multiple virtual networks (VNs) has always been a challenging task. In particular, with the demands of the customized VN requests are increasing, many problems arise as network conditions change dynamically. Especially, when the resources conflicting appear during the lifetime of VNs, it needs service provider (SP) to provide a fast and effective solution. Recently, software defined network (SDN) has emerged as a new networking paradigm, SDN’s centralized control and customizable routing features present new opportunities for convenient and flexible embedding VNs in the network. However, due to the limitations of the SDN, in the short term, replacing all legacy devices in current operational networks by SDN-enabled switches is impractical. Thus, in our study, we focus on the scenario of VN embedding (VNE) in software-defined hybrid networks. In this work, first of all, we propose partially deploying SDN nodes, and then, we use the characteristics of SDN to allocate resources for VN requests, and redirect the path for requests conflict in hybrid SDN network. We formulate the problems and provide simple algorithms to solve them. Simulation results show that our scheme is high responsiveness and acceptance ratio.     

Software‐defined networking approach for enhanced evolved packet core network

The evolved packet core (EPC) network is the mobile network standardized by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project and represents the recent evolution of mobile networks providing high‐speed data rates and on‐demand connectivity services. Software‐defined networking (SDN) is recently gaining momentum in network research as a new generation networking technique. An SDN‐based EPC is expected to introduce gains to the EPC control plane architecture in terms of simplified, and perhaps even software‐based, vendor independent infrastructure nodes. In this paper, we propose a novel SDN‐based EPC architecture along with the protocol‐level detailed implementation and provide a mechanism for identifying information fields exchanged between SDN‐EPC entities that maintains correct functionality with minimal impact on the conventional design. Furthermore, we present the first comprehensive network performance evaluation for the SDN‐based EPC versus the conventional EPC and provide a comparative analysis of 2 networks performances identifying potential bottlenecks and performance issues. The evaluation focuses on 2 network control operations, namely, the S1‐handover and registration operations, taking into account several factors, and assessing performance metrics such as end‐to‐end delay (E2ED) for completion of the respective control operation, and EPC nodes utilization figures.     

Balanced multiple controllers placement with latency and capacity bound in software-defined network

Software-defined network (SDN) used a network architecture which separates the control plane and data plane. The control logic of SDN was implemented by the controller. Because controller's capacity was limited, in large scale SDN networks, single controller can not satisfy the requirement of all switches. Multiple controllers were needed to han-dle all data flows. By the reason that the latency between controller and switch would significantly affect the forwarding of new data flow, the rational placement of controllers would effectively improve the performance of entire network. By partition the network into multiple sub domains, on the base of spectral clustering, a method that added a balanced de-ployment object function into k-means was given and a balanced multiple controllers placement algorithm in SDN net-works which has the latency and capacity limitations was proposed. In this approach, a penalty function was introduced in the algorithm to avoid isolation nodes appearing. The simulations show that this algorithm can balance partition the net-work, keep the latency between controller and switch small and keep loads balancing between controllers.