Presentation 2020-06-18
Optimal VNF Management with Model Predictive Control for Multiple Service Chains
Masaya Kumazaki, Masaki Ogura, Takuji Tachibana,
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Abstract(in English) Network function virtualization (NFV) provides network functions by implementing virtual network function (VNF) on a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) server. In a service chain that uses multiple VNFs in a suitable order, the number of VNF instances and route selection have to be managed dynamically according to the amount of traffic. In this paper, we propose an optimal VNF placement and route selection with model predictive control for service chains. Our proposed method utilizes the predicted value of injected traffic for each service chain to decide the optimal number of VNF instances. In addition, this method selects the optimal route for each service chain. These processes are performed with model predictive control (MPC). We evaluate the performance of the proposed method with simulation and investigate its effectiveness.
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Keyword(in English) VNF / Service chain / Model predictive control / Optimization problem
Paper # NS2020-22
Date of Issue 2020-06-11 (NS)

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Committee PN / NS / OCS
Conference Date 2020/6/18(2days)
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Chair Takehiro Tsuritani(KDDI Research) / Akihiro Nakao(Univ. of Tokyo) / Joji Maeda(Tokyo Univ. of Science)
Vice Chair Haruki Ogoshi(Furukawa Electric) / Kohei Shiomoto(Tokyo City Univ.) / Hideaki Furukawa(NICT) / Tetsuya Oishi(NTT)
Secretary Haruki Ogoshi(NTT) / Kohei Shiomoto(Univ. of Electr-Comm.) / Hideaki Furukawa(NTT) / Tetsuya Oishi(Chuo Univ.) / (NTT)
Assistant Takahiro Kodama(Kagawa Univ) / Kenji Ishii(Mitsubishi Electric) / Shinya Kawano(NTT)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Photonic Network / Technical Committee on Network Systems / Technical Committee on Optical Communication Systems
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Optimal VNF Management with Model Predictive Control for Multiple Service Chains
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Keyword(1) VNF
Keyword(2) Service chain
Keyword(3) Model predictive control
Keyword(4) Optimization problem
1st Author's Name Masaya Kumazaki
1st Author's Affiliation University of Fukui(Univ. Fukui)
2nd Author's Name Masaki Ogura
2nd Author's Affiliation Osaka University(Osaka Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Takuji Tachibana
3rd Author's Affiliation University of Fukui(Univ. Fukui)
Date 2020-06-18
Paper # NS2020-22
Volume (vol) vol.120
Number (no) NS-69
Page pp.pp.1-6(NS),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2020-06-11 (NS)