Liang, K., Zhao, L., Chu, X. orcid.org/0000-0003-1863-6149 et al. (1 more author) (2017) An integrated architecture for software defined and virtualized radio access networks with fog computing. IEEE Network, 31 (1). pp. 80-87. ISSN 0890-8044
Abstract
Today, billions of communication devices connecting to wireless networks impose serious challenges in network deployment, management, and data processing. Amongst all emerging technologies tackling these challenges, software defined networks (SDNs) decouple control plane from data plane to provide network programmability and virtualization, which can share network and radio resources among various applications. On the other hand, fog computing offloads computing services from cloud to the edge of networks, offering real time data services to nearby data terminals. In this paper, we present an integrated architecture for software defined and virtualized radio access networks with fog computing. We propose a design of software-as-a-service (SaaS) called OpenPipe, which enables network level virtualizaiton. To integrate SDNs and network virtualization with fog computing, we adopt a hybrid control model with two hierarchical control levels, where a SDN controller forms the higher level, and local controllers comprise the lower level. Typical user cases of the proposed network architecture are validated through laboratory demonstrations.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © IEEE, 2016. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in IEEE Network. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Software defined network; Network virtulization; Fog computing; OpenPipe and hybrid control model. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 19 Sep 2016 09:41 |
Last Modified: | 13 Apr 2017 16:15 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1109/MNET.2017.1600027NM |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1109/MNET.2017.1600027NM |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:104882 |