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access icon free Network traffic control for multi-homed end-hosts via SDN

© The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Received 01/04/2020, Accepted 23/07/2020, Revised 14/06/2020, Published 30/07/2020

Software-defined networking (SDN) is an emerging technology of efficiently controlling and managing computer networks, such as in data centres, wide-area networks, as well as in ubiquitous communication. In this study, the authors explore the idea of embedding the SDN components, represented by SDN controller and virtual switch, in end-hosts to improve network performance. In particular, the authors consider load balancing across multiple network interfaces on end-hosts with different link capacity scenarios. The authors have explored and implemented different SDN-based load-balancing approaches based on OpenFlow software switches, and have demonstrated the feasibility and the potential of this approach. The proposed system has been evaluated with MultiPath transmission control protocol (MPTCP). The proposed results demonstrated the potential of applying the SDN concepts on multi-homed devices resulting in an increase in achieved throughput of 55% compared to the legacy single network approach and 10% compared to the MPTCP.

Inspec keywords: software defined networking; telecommunication traffic; telecommunication congestion control; resource allocation; computer networks; network interfaces; computer centres; transport protocols

Other keywords: different SDN-based load-balancing approaches; MultiPath transmission control protocol; virtual switch; computer networks; different link capacity scenarios; OpenFlow software switches; SDN concepts; SDN components; ubiquitous communication; multiple network interfaces; network traffic control; legacy single network approach; data centres; multihomed devices; wide-area networks; multihomed end-hosts; network performance; software-defined networking

Subjects: Protocols; Network interfaces; Computer networks and techniques; Protocols; Computer communications

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