SDN and NFV dynamic operation of LTE EPC gateways for time-varying traffic patterns

Arsany Basta; Andreas Blenk; Marco Hoffmann; Hans Jochen Morper; Klaus Hoffmann; Wolfgang Kellerer

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16292-8_5

SDN and NFV dynamic operation of LTE EPC gateways for time-varying traffic patterns

Arsany Basta
, Andreas Blenk
, Marco Hoffmann
, Hans Jochen Morper
, Klaus Hoffmann
, Wolfgang Kellerer

Chair of Communication Networks

Technical University of Munich
Nokia Siemens Networks

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

8 Scopus citations

Abstract

The introduction of Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networking (SDN) to mobile networks enables operators to control and dimension their network resources with higher granularity and on a more fine-grained time scale. This dynamic operation allows operators to cope with the rapid growth of traffic and user demands, in addition to reducing costs. In this paper, we model and analyze a realization of the mobile core network as virtualized software instances running in datacenters (DC) and SDN transport network elements (NE), with respect to time-varying traffic demands. It is our objective to determine the datacenters placement that achieves the minimum transport network load considering time-varying traffic and under a data-plane delay budget. A second objective is to achieve power savings, considering the variation of traffic over time, by using the available datacenter resources or by acquiring additional resources.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Mobile Networks and Management - 6th International Conference, MONAMI 2014, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Ramón Agüero, Thomas Zinner, Phuoc Tran-Gia, Rossitza Goleva, Andreas Timm-Giel
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	63-76
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319162911
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16292-8_5
State	Published - 2015
Event	6th International ICST Conference on Mobile Networks and Management, MONAMI 2014 - Würzburg, Germany Duration: 22 Sep 2014 → 24 Sep 2014

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST
Volume	141
ISSN (Print)	1867-8211

Conference

Conference	6th International ICST Conference on Mobile Networks and Management, MONAMI 2014
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Würzburg
Period	22/09/14 → 24/09/14

Keywords

Datacenters
Mobile core gateways
Network Functions Virtualization
Software Defined Networking
Time-varying traffic

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Basta, A., Blenk, A., Hoffmann, M., Morper, H. J., Hoffmann, K., & Kellerer, W. (2015). SDN and NFV dynamic operation of LTE EPC gateways for time-varying traffic patterns. In R. Agüero, T. Zinner, P. Tran-Gia, R. Goleva, & A. Timm-Giel (Eds.), Mobile Networks and Management - 6th International Conference, MONAMI 2014, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 63-76). (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST; Vol. 141). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16292-8_5

Basta, Arsany ; Blenk, Andreas ; Hoffmann, Marco et al. / SDN and NFV dynamic operation of LTE EPC gateways for time-varying traffic patterns. Mobile Networks and Management - 6th International Conference, MONAMI 2014, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Ramón Agüero ; Thomas Zinner ; Phuoc Tran-Gia ; Rossitza Goleva ; Andreas Timm-Giel. Springer Verlag, 2015. pp. 63-76 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST).

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Basta, A, Blenk, A, Hoffmann, M, Morper, HJ, Hoffmann, K & Kellerer, W 2015, SDN and NFV dynamic operation of LTE EPC gateways for time-varying traffic patterns. in R Agüero, T Zinner, P Tran-Gia, R Goleva & A Timm-Giel (eds), Mobile Networks and Management - 6th International Conference, MONAMI 2014, Revised Selected Papers. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST, vol. 141, Springer Verlag, pp. 63-76, 6th International ICST Conference on Mobile Networks and Management, MONAMI 2014, Würzburg, Germany, 22/09/14. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16292-8_5

SDN and NFV dynamic operation of LTE EPC gateways for time-varying traffic patterns. / Basta, Arsany; Blenk, Andreas; Hoffmann, Marco et al.
Mobile Networks and Management - 6th International Conference, MONAMI 2014, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Ramón Agüero; Thomas Zinner; Phuoc Tran-Gia; Rossitza Goleva; Andreas Timm-Giel. Springer Verlag, 2015. p. 63-76 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST; Vol. 141).

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Basta A, Blenk A, Hoffmann M, Morper HJ, Hoffmann K, Kellerer W. SDN and NFV dynamic operation of LTE EPC gateways for time-varying traffic patterns. In Agüero R, Zinner T, Tran-Gia P, Goleva R, Timm-Giel A, editors, Mobile Networks and Management - 6th International Conference, MONAMI 2014, Revised Selected Papers. Springer Verlag. 2015. p. 63-76. (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-16292-8_5

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