TCP over OBS的性能分析及改进

在光突发网络中，边缘路由器的FAP封装策略有减缓TCP流发送速率的趋势，这使得TCP流“相关受益”减小，导致其吞吐率也随之下降。对于这一问题，可以通过一种增大ACK封装时间的汇聚方案来解决。通过仿真验证，该方案的确大幅提高了TCP流的吞吐率。     

Performance analysis of timer-based burst assembly with slotted scheduling for optical burst switching networks

In this paper, we analyze the performance of a timer-based burst assembly for optical burst switching (OBS) networks. In our analytical model, an ingress edge node has multiple buffers where IP packets are stored depending on their egress edge nodes, and bursts are assembled at the buffers in round-robin manner. Moreover, bursts are transmitted in accordance with slotted scheduling where each burst transmission starts at the slot boundary. We construct a loss model with two independent arrival streams, and explicitly derive the burst loss probability, burst throughput, and data throughput. In numerical examples, we show the effectiveness of our analysis in comparison with the Erlang loss system. It is shown that our model is quite useful for an OBS network with a large number of input and output links.     

Provision of differentiated performance in Optical Burst Switching networks based on burst assembly processes

Optical Burst Switching (OBS) has been designed as a practical solution for the high-speed transport network using enabling optical technologies, which can work without optical buffering or pure optical signal processing in the intermediate nodes. As a collection of many packets, optical bursts exhibit different traffic characteristics in the bufferless optical core networks compared to the packet-level traffic in the conventional electronic switching systems. However, many OBS studies often neglect this issue by assuming the inputs to be optical bursts when analyzing the system performance. This paper demonstrates that the loss performance of optical bursts is dramatically different when considering burst assembly process at the edge nodes and the connectivity of the core nodes. We develop some analytical models which can model the loss performance more accurately than the traditional methods. Based on our observations, we propose a scheme to support differentiated loss performances for optical bursts by modifying the burst assembly parameters at the source edge nodes. Our scheme is implemented at the edge nodes and there is no specific requirement to the core nodes. Thus, our design provides good flexibility and scalability in the heterogeneous Internet.     

An optical burst reordering model for time-based and random selection assembly strategies

Contention resolution schemes in optical burst switched networks (OBS) as well as contention avoidance schemes delay burst delivery and change the burst arrival sequence. The burst arrival sequence usually changes the packet arrival sequence and degrades the upper layer protocols performance, e.g., the throughput of the transmission control protocol (TCP).In this paper, we present and analyze a detailed burst reordering model for two widely applied burst assembly strategies: time-based and random selection. We apply the IETF reordering metrics and calculate explicitly three reordering metrics: the reordering ratio, the reordering extent metric and the TCP relevant metric. These metrics allow estimating the degree of reordering in a certain network scenario. They estimate the buffer space at the destination to resolve reordering and quantify the number of duplicate acknowledgements relevant for investigations on the transmission control protocol.We show that our model reflects the burst/packet reordering pattern of simulated OBS networks very well. Applying our model in a network emulation scenario, enables investigations on real protocol implementations in network emulation environments. It therefore serves as a substitute for extensive TCP over OBS network simulations with a focus on burst reordering.     

OBS网络中基于优先级与概率的偏射路由算法*

摘 要：为了保证OBS网络中不同优先级业务的服务质量和解决偏射算法在偏射控制上的问题,提出了一种基于优先级与概率的偏射路由算法。该算法根据突发包的优先级和转发概率来控制突发包的偏射,并从网络突发阻塞概率的意义上寻找最佳偏射路由。当冲突发生时,分割优先级低的突发包,并将分割突发包偏射到空闲的链路上;节点根据链路上指定的权值,按概率为分割突发包选择一条可以使网络突发阻塞概率最小的最佳偏射路由。仿真结果表明,虽然网络中可选路由数目的增加对网络性能的改善非常有限,但是该算法能够有效的降低整个网络的丢包率,并且得到的高优先级突发包的丢失率低于低优先级突发包的丢失率,从而很好的保障了网络的服务质量。故这种方法能够有效的提高OBS网络的性能。     

A novel framework for IP DiffServ over optical burst switching networks

This paper presents a novel framework for IP Differentiated Services (DiffServ) over optical bursts witching (OBS), namely, DS-OBS. The network architecture, functional model of edge nodes and core nodes,the control packet format, a novel burst assembly scheme at ingress nodes and scheduling algorithm of core nodes are presented. The basic idea is to apply DiffServ capable burst assembly at ingress nodes and perform different per hop behavior (PHB) electronic treatments for control packets of different QoS class services at core nodes. Simulation results show that the proposed schemes can provide the best differentiated service for expedited forwarding (EF), assured forwarding (AF) and best effort (BE) services in terms of end-to-end delay, throughput and IP packet loss probability.     

An integrated congestion control mechanism for optimized performance using two-step rate controller in optical burst switching networks

Optical burst switching (OBS) is a promising solution to implement the optical internet backbone. However, the lack of adequate congestion-control mechanisms may result in high burst loss. Schemes such as fiber delay line (FDL), wavelength conversion, and deflection routing to reduce burst collision are unable to prevent the network congestion effectively. To address this problem, we propose and investigate a global solution, called Integrated Congestion-Control Mechanism (ICCM), for OBS networks. ICCM, which combines congestion avoidance with recovery mechanism, restricts the amount of burst flows entering the network according to the feedback information from core routers to edge routers to prevent network congestion. Also, a flow-policing scheme is proposed to intentionally drop the overloaded traffic with a certain probability at a core router to support fairness among flows. Moreover, the transmission rate of each flow is controlled to achieve optimized performance such as maximizing throughput or minimizing loss probability using two-step rate controller at the edge router. Simulation results show that ICCM effectively eliminates congestion within the network and that, when combined with a flow-policing mechanism, the fairness for competing flows can be supported while maintaining effective network performance.     

Data uploading time estimation for CUBIC TCP in long distance networks

CUBIC is a TCP-friendly algorithm that uses a cubic curve, independent of the round-trip time, to rapidly recover from a packet loss. New releases of Linux use CUBIC for the TCP protocol. In this paper, we show that if the socket buffer size of a sender TCP is small compared with the bandwidth-delay product, Linux TCP window size drops to almost zero every time a packet loss occurs. Using this fact, we estimate data uploading time in long distance networks with packet loss. Also we discuss the improvement of the uploading time by increasing cumulative socket buffer size in two ways: large buffer size or parallel connections.     

基于误码丢包率监测的无线TCP改进

针对无线环境下TCP错误调用拥塞控制算法致使性能下降的情况,提出一种基于误码丢包率监测的无线TCP改进方法。利用显式拥塞通知的路由器配合区分分组丢失性质,在数据发送端采用实时误码丢包率监测,并根据监测结果调整TCP段尺寸。仿真结果表明,改进后的TCP吞吐量在误码率为1E-4时超过TCP_SACK和TCP_Reno近1倍。     

OBS网络中汇聚机制对边缘结点时延特性的影响

提出了一种边缘结点时延特性分析模型,将边缘结点时延分为组装时延、突发排队时延和偏置时延;在分析光突发交换汇聚机制的基础上指出组装时延对时延特性影响最大;从理论上分析了三种不同组装算法的组装时延,并通过仿真验证了理论分析的正确性;利用仿真研究了在Possion和自相似业务输入下边缘结点的时延特性。分析和仿真结果表明,边缘结点时延特性主要由组装时延决定,与所选取的组装算法和算法参数有密切关系,并且爱输入业务自相似性的影响。     

On using forward error correction for loss recovery in optical burst switched networks

An important issue in optical burst switched (OBS) networks is the loss of bursts at intermediate nodes due to contention. Such contention losses, usually do not mean a situation of congestion. In this paper, we propose for the first time, a loss recovery mechanism using Forward Error Correction (FEC) to recover bursts that are lost due to contention. Using FEC, for every K bursts, N − K redundant bursts are also sent to the destination. This redundancy can be used to recover from losses in the K data bursts. Our mechanism can also be used to recover from losses due to network component (link/node) failures. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our mechanism by comparing with no protection and 1 + 1 protection using simulation studies.     

适用于异构网络的改进TCP协议研究

在有线网络中,网络丢包主要是网络拥塞造成的,而传统的TCP协议主要是针对有线网络设计的。对于无线网络,链路错误的随机丢包成为其主要的丢包,传统的TCP已不再适用。为了使TCP适用于有线-无线的异构网络中,提出一种改进的TCP协议(命名为TCP-Ackflag)。此协议通过接收端判断分组数据的相对延迟趋势来判断网络拥塞情况,并在接收端反馈给发送端的ACK包中定义一个拥塞标志位。接收端在接收ACK包中,记录这个拥塞标志位。为了使网络能达到最大吞吐量,发送端只有在发现产生网络丢包现象后再立即对记录的拥塞标志位的值进行检测,通过检测到的拥塞标志位的值来判断网络拥塞情况,最终决定是进入网络拥塞处理过程还是简单地快速重传过程,从而保证了有线-无线异构网络的传输性能。仿真结果表明,此方案对网络拥塞判断准确性和灵敏性都有极大提高,并在此基础上保证了网络传输性能。     

A novel TCP with dynamic Burst-Contention Loss notification over OBS networks

In this paper, a novel congestion control scheme with dynamic Burst-Contention Loss notifications in Optical Burst Switching (OBS) networks is proposed. The proposed scheme, called TCP-BCL, aims to handle various OBS bursty conditions that negatively affect TCP throughput performance and fairness. The basic design principle of the scheme is to tune the congestion control parameters α and β such that the congestion window sizes in the corresponding TCP senders can be adjusted with an explicit notification from the OBS edge node. The performance impact on TCP in terms of burst dropping due to random contention, which is also known as false congestion detection is considered and investigated. An analytical model is developed and further verified through extensive simulation.     

AQM router design for TCP network via input constrained fuzzy control of time-delay affine Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy models

In this article, Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy control theory is proposed as a key tool to design an effective active queue management (AQM) router for the transmission control protocol (TCP) networks. The probability control of packet marking in the TCP networks is characterised by an input constrained control problem in this article. By modelling the TCP network into a time-delay affine T–S fuzzy model, an input constrained fuzzy control methodology is developed in this article to serve the AQM router design. The proposed fuzzy control approach, which is developed based on the parallel distributed compensation technique, can provide smaller probability of dropping packets than previous AQM design schemes. Lastly, a numerical simulation is provided to illustrate the usefulness and effectiveness of the proposed design approach.     

Slotted Optical Burst Switching (SOBS) networks

In the paper, we study Optical Burst Switching (OBS) networks. Since OBS still suffers high loss ratio due to the lack of buffer at the OBS core routers, we study methods to reduce the loss without using optical buffers. We consider time-slotted OBS called Slotted OBS (SOBS), where routers are synchronized and only send fixed length bursts at the beginning of time slots. Our simulation results show that SOBS reduces the packet loss probability significantly. Moreover, we show that SOBS can be implemented with little or no additional cost and has other advantages such as providing better support for Quality of Service (QoS).     

A collaborative defense mechanism against SYN flooding attacks in IP networks

SYN flooding exploits the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) three-way handshake process by sending many connection requests using spoofed source IP addresses to a victim's host. This keeps that host from handling legitimate requests, causing it to populate its backlog queue with forged TCP connections. In this article, we propose a novel defense mechanism that makes use of the edge routers that are associated with the spoofed IP addresses’ networks to determine whether the incoming SYN–ACK segment is valid. This is accomplished by maintaining a matching table of the outgoing SYNs and incoming SYN–ACKs and also by using the ARP protocol. If an incoming SYN–ACK segment is not valid, the edge router resets the connection at the victim's host, freeing up an entry in the victim's backlog queue, and enabling it to accept other legitimate incoming connection requests. We also present a communication protocol to encourage collaboration between various networks to protect each other. We evaluated the performance of our proposed approach and studied its impact on the network. Our experimental and simulation results showed the efficiency of our proposed collaborative defense mechanism.     

光突发交换网络中无缓存冲突解决模型的研究

光突发交换网络被认为是未来光网络发展的趋势,而突发包在节点的冲突问题却是光突发交换网络中一个非常需要解决的问题,目前很多情况下使用的光缓存技术虽然可以缓解冲突问题,但是却增加了节点结构的复杂性和噪声。论文首先提出一种基于优先级的冲突解决方法,并给出了突发包的封装格式,然后利用三种无缓存的冲突解决模型对不同优先级突发包的冲突问题进行了详细的叙述和比较。     

On burst rescheduling in OBS networks with partial wavelength conversion capability

The core nodes in an optical burst switching (OBS) network are normally equipped with wavelength converters (WCs) to reduce the burst loss probability. Since WCs are expensive and still immature technologically, it is desirable to reduce the number of WCs in the network and to have partial wavelength conversion capability at the core nodes. Nevertheless, a majority of algorithms in the literature are proposed under the full wavelength conversion assumption. As a result, they do not consider the burst loss caused by insufficient WCs, i.e., bursts dropped due to the unavailability of free WCs to convert them to unused wavelengths. In this paper, we demonstrate how to use burst rescheduling to decrease the burst loss due to insufficient WCs and hence cut down on the overall burst loss probability in OBS networks. Two burst rescheduling algorithms are proposed. Their effectiveness in reducing the overall burst loss probability is verified through simulation experiments.     

LTE系统中提高TCP性能的资源调度算法研究

LTE可以提供真正无处不在基于IP的移动宽带业务,但随着承载网的IP化,网络拥塞、丢包、抖动、延时等质量问题将影响到LTE业务层的QoS质量.作为LTE无线资源管理的核心,研究并设计一个良好的资源调度算法是提高数据业务的性能和终端用户的体验是一个亟待解决的重要任务.本文通过借鉴LTE对VoIP数据分组的半持续调度算法的思想,提出了一种LTE的无线资源调度的改进方案.方案将TCP确认包映射到具有更高优先级的空闲逻辑信道,从而降低了ACK包在无线信道中发生丢弃和拥塞的概率,避免了TCP拥塞控制机制的频繁开启.仿真结果表明,本文提出的TCP确认包映射转换方案在RTT时延、吞吐量等方面均有一定的提升,具有一定的稳定性和性能优势.     

OBS中TCP业务的分段指示拥塞控制策略

传统的TCP拥塞控制算法主要是针对电通信网络中包交换机制提出的,当这种拥塞控制算法应用到光突发交换（OBS）中会出现很多问题,甚至会使网络性能急剧恶化。为了改善传统的TCP拥塞控制算法在OBS网络中的性能,提出了一种分段指示拥塞控制技术,它能根据光网络链路的占用情况,在OBS边缘节点随机地标记不同TCP流的数据包以阻止网络拥塞。该方法不仅能对网络拥塞迅速地做出反应,而且还能应对OBS的假超时现象（FTO）,进一步改善OBS网络的性能。