Scalable resilient virtual network design algorithms for cloud services

Isil Burcu Barla Harter, Marco Hoffmann, Dominic A. Schupke, Georg Carle

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Abstract

The dependency of businesses and private applications on cloud solutions is increasing day by day. Still, many businesses are reluctant to adopt cloud solutions mainly due to reliability concerns. Service degradation or outages can be caused both due to the cloud domain and the communication network connecting the users to the cloud, which are operated mainly by different entities. Network virtualization with combined control for network and IT domains enables an end-toend resilience design. Resilience, however, can be very costly due to requirements for redundant resources. Shared protection is a solution that offers a compromise between reduced redundant resource requirements and fast recovery. In this paper, we present a mathematical model for resilient virtual network design with shared protection for cloud services. Due to the scalability issues of the optimization model, we also provide two novel heuristic algorithms. Both algorithms are scalable, enable a near optimal resilient virtual network design with shared protection for cloud services. We show that shared protection offers 10-20% less cost and resource requirement compared with dedicated protection.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2014 6th International Workshop on Reliable Networks Design and Modeling, RNDM 2014
EditorsJacek Rak, James P.G. Sterbenz, James P.G. Sterbenz, Gangxiang Shen, Krzysztof Walkowiak
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages123-130
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781479970407
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Jan 2014
Event6th International Workshop on Reliable Networks Design and Modeling, RNDM 2014 - Barcelon, Spain
Duration: 17 Nov 201419 Nov 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2014 6th International Workshop on Reliable Networks Design and Modeling, RNDM 2014

Conference

Conference6th International Workshop on Reliable Networks Design and Modeling, RNDM 2014
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelon
Period17/11/1419/11/14

Keywords

  • ILP
  • Network virtualization
  • Resilience
  • Shared protection
  • heuristic

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