Title
Joint topology design and mapping of service function chains for efficient, scalable, and reliable network functions virtualization.
Abstract
NFV is promising to lower the network operator's capital expenditure and operational expenditure by replacing proprietary hardware-based network equipment with software-based VNFs that can be consolidated into telecom clouds. In particular, NFV provides an efficient way to deploy network services using SFCs that consist of a set of VNFs interconnected by virtual links. A practical but theoretically challenging problem related to NFV management and orchestration is how to jointly optimize the topology design and mapping of multiple SFCs such that the TBC is minimized, which is called the JTDM problem. In this article, we propose a novel heuristic algorithm, Closed-Loop with Critical Mapping Feedback, to efficiently address the JTDM problem. While minimizing the TBC, we also propose scalable and reliable JTDM strategies that can significantly reduce the network reconfigurations and enhance the service reliability, respectively.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1109/MNET.2016.7474348
IEEE Network
Keywords
Field
DocType
Network topology,Bandwidth,Substrates,Telecommunication network reliability,Virtualization,Capital expenditures
Logical topology,Computer science,Networking hardware,Network architecture,Computer network,Network simulation,Network topology,Network management application,Network traffic control,Distributed computing,Network management station
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
30
3
0890-8044
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
28
1.37
2
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Zilong Ye17811.97
Xiaojun Cao253074.55
Jianping Wang3313.14
Hongfang Yu467962.42
Chunming Qiao53971400.49