Presentation 2022-03-11
Middlebox for Satellite Network Slicing Completed by Ground Stations
Takamitsu Iwai, Norihiro Fukumoto, Akihiro Nakao,
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Abstract(in English) Combining 5G network slicing and novel satellite communications such as high-throughput satellite links and low earth orbit constellations is expected to realize extensive network slicing, including in rural areas. To realize network slicing over satellite links, we need to control the network traffic through each satellite. However, existing traffic controls to govern all of the satellites have difficulties in deployment and scalability. In this paper, we propose the delay and bandwidth control for satellite network slicing completed between ground stations. We can control both delay and bandwidth by using congestion control to keep the RTT constant with a system that exchanges RTT and transmission rate between middleboxes. Evaluation on a simulated satellite link shows that we can preserve delay and bandwidth between multiple middleboxes with variable link capacity and propagation delay. In particular, we show StarBundler can reduce the 95th percentile of RTT by 78% compared to the case without it.
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Keyword(in English) Traffic Control / Satellite Communications
Paper # NS2021-156
Date of Issue 2022-03-03 (NS)

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Committee NS / IN
Conference Date 2022/3/10(2days)
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Place (in English) Online
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Topics (in English) General
Chair Akihiro Nakao(Univ. of Tokyo) / Kenji Ishida(Hiroshima City Univ.)
Vice Chair Tetsuya Oishi(NTT) / Kunio Hato(Internet Multifeed)
Secretary Tetsuya Oishi(NTT) / Kunio Hato(Chuo Univ.)
Assistant Kotaro Mihara(NTT)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Network Systems / Technical Committee on Information Networks
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Middlebox for Satellite Network Slicing Completed by Ground Stations
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Traffic Control
Keyword(2) Satellite Communications
1st Author's Name Takamitsu Iwai
1st Author's Affiliation The University of Tokyo(UTokyo)
2nd Author's Name Norihiro Fukumoto
2nd Author's Affiliation The University of Tokyo(UTokyo)
3rd Author's Name Akihiro Nakao
3rd Author's Affiliation The University of Tokyo(UTokyo)
Date 2022-03-11
Paper # NS2021-156
Volume (vol) vol.121
Number (no) NS-433
Page pp.pp.199-206(NS),
#Pages 8
Date of Issue 2022-03-03 (NS)