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
服务功能链(Service Function Chain, SFC)部署是实现网络服务灵活多样的关键技术,SFC可靠性是SFC部署工作中的重要指标。现有方法在提高SFC可靠性的同时造成了网络资源的浪费。为了平衡SFC可靠性和网络资源消耗,设计了一种VNF分集式备...服务功能链(Service Function Chain, SFC)部署是实现网络服务灵活多样的关键技术,SFC可靠性是SFC部署工作中的重要指标。现有方法在提高SFC可靠性的同时造成了网络资源的浪费。为了平衡SFC可靠性和网络资源消耗,设计了一种VNF分集式备份(VNF Diversity Backup, VDB)机制,利用有限的网络资源改良SFC,将低可靠VNF实例拆分为两个副本实例,并对VNF副本实例进行交叉备份。在SFC部署阶段,提出了一种基于VDB机制的服务功能链部署方法,根据VDB机制的改良结果及网络拓扑属性构建多阶段图,采用基于Viterbi的动态规划算法在多阶段图中搜索最优部署路径。此外,引入评价指标备份性价比来衡量SFC可靠性和网络资源消耗的平衡效果。仿真结果表明,所提方法有效地平衡了可靠性和网络资源消耗,并且优化了传输时延。展开更多
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
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。
