Network virtualization is seen as a key networking paradigm for building diverse network services and architectures over a shared network infrastructure. Assigning network resources to virtual links and, more generally to virtual network topologies, efficiently and on-demand is one of the most challenging components of any network virtualization solution. This paper addresses the problem of on-line resource allocation of multiple virtual links on a Software Defined Network (SDN) infrastructure. The application context…
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Infrastructure to Vehicle Throughput Performance in LTE-A Using 2D and 3D 3GPP/ITU Channel Models
This paper considers infrastructure to vehicle communications using Advanced-LTE. The paper compares the downlink throughput performance experienced by mobile users in an urban-macro-cell in cases of 2D and 3D channel models, where the impact of the 3D component on MIMO performance is investigated. Recently there has been strong interest in extending the MIMO processing from…
Re-Dimensioning Number of Active eNodeBs for Green LTE Networks Using Genetic Algorithms
With the tremendous growth of cellular networks, energy consumption reduction has become a critical requirement. Recent research has focused on the base station as the main constituent that drains the highest percentage of energy consumption within cellular infrastructures. In LTE, the predominance of data traffic might result in significant volatility in traffic loads across evolved Node…
I-WBAN: Enabling Information-centric data retrieval in heterogeneous WBAN
Reliable data retrieval in Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN) is critical in the patient monitoring and other medical services. The limitation of energy supply and the mobility of body sensors exacerbate the difficulties of efficient data transmission. This paper proposed the Information-centric data retrieval in WBAN (named by I-WBAN) to improve the reliability and efficiency, which was featured by: (i) adopting the…
Exploration of Centralized Car2X-Systems over LTE
Car2X-Communication is a method for data exchange between vehicles and infrastructure units to increase traffic safety and efficiency. Usually data processing and control is performed within the vehicle i.e decentralized. Centrally organized systems hardly get any attention in latest research, although they have many advantages. Since communication systems are improving, even safety-critical centralized systems become…
Experimental Demonstration of Datacenter Resources Integrated Provisioning Over Multi-Domain Software Defined Optical Networks
Due to the emergence of cloud computing and various cloud services which are remote and geographically distributed, datacenters interconnected by optical networks have attracted much attention of network operators and service providers. With the purpose of supporting cloud services more effectively and efficiently, IT resources and interconnected network resources provisioning could be considered in an…
NDNFlow: Software-defined Named Data Networking
In this paper, we introduce NDNFlow: an open-source software implementation of a Named DataNetworking based forwarding scheme in OpenFlow-controlled Software-Defined Networks (SDNs). By setting up an application-specific communication channel and controller layer parallel to the application agnostic OpenFlow protocol, we obtain a mechanism to deploy specific optimizations into a networkwithout requiring a full network upgrade or OpenFlow protocol change. Our open-source softwareimplementation consists of both…
Software defined networking applied to the heterogeneous infrastructure of Smart Grid
The increased need for power quality monitoring and active control of distribution grid necessitates the introduction of the Smart Grid (SG) approach, requiring an efficient ICT system for the monitoring and control of distribution grid state. The main obstacle to deployment of SG in real system is the lack of an efficient communication infrastructure. The…
An Analysis of the Overhead and Energy Consumption in Flooding, Random Walk and Gossip Based Resource Discovery Protocols in MP2P Networks
All major mobile communication architectures are mainly centralized. When the mobile devices are switched on it will search for nearby base station or access point. The content being searched is mostly stored in a centralized directory manner. Peer-to-Peer platform can be one of the best possibilities to overcome the restrictions and resolve issues incurred due…
Sensor Network Tomography: The Revenge of the Detected
A sensor network is deployed to detect the presence of a moving object (a target) in a surveyed region. Sensors make decisions about the presence of the target. Let us assume the target is aware of the detections it has caused, but has no idea which sensor has made which call. Can the target infer…