Performance Analysis of Packet Aggregation Mechanisms and Their Applications in Access (e.g., IoT, 4G/5G), Core, and Data Centre Networks
The transmission of massive amounts of small packets generated by access networks through high-speed Internet core networks to other access networks or cloud computing data centres has introduced several challenges such as poor throughput, underutilisation of network resources, and higher energy con...
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| author | Godlove Suila Kuaban Tülin Atmaca Amira Kamli Tadeusz Czachórski Piotr Czekalski |
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| description | The transmission of massive amounts of small packets generated by access networks through high-speed Internet core networks to other access networks or cloud computing data centres has introduced several challenges such as poor throughput, underutilisation of network resources, and higher energy consumption. Therefore, it is essential to develop strategies to deal with these challenges. One of them is to aggregate smaller packets into a larger payload packet, and these groups of aggregated packets will share the same header, hence increasing throughput, improved resource utilisation, and reduction in energy consumption. This paper presents a review of packet aggregation applications in access networks (e.g., IoT and 4G/5G mobile networks), optical core networks, and cloud computing data centre networks. Then we propose new analytical models based on diffusion approximation for the evaluation of the performance of packet aggregation mechanisms. We demonstrate the use of measured traffic from real networks to evaluate the performance of packet aggregation mechanisms analytically. The use of diffusion approximation allows us to consider time-dependent queueing models with general interarrival and service time distributions. Therefore these models are more general than others presented till now. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e40b80403af34752a04f33559602d4972023-11-21T22:53:30ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202021-06-012111389810.3390/s21113898Performance Analysis of Packet Aggregation Mechanisms and Their Applications in Access (e.g., IoT, 4G/5G), Core, and Data Centre NetworksGodlove Suila Kuaban0Tülin Atmaca1Amira Kamli2Tadeusz Czachórski3Piotr Czekalski4Institute of Theoretical and Applied Informatics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bałtycka 5, 44-100 Gliwice, PolandSamovar, Télécom Sud Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 9, rue Charles Fourier, 91011 Evry, FranceSamovar, Télécom Sud Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 9, rue Charles Fourier, 91011 Evry, FranceInstitute of Theoretical and Applied Informatics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bałtycka 5, 44-100 Gliwice, PolandFaculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science, Department of Distributed Systems and Informatic Devices, Silesian University of Technology, Akademicka 16, 44-100 Gliwice, PolandThe transmission of massive amounts of small packets generated by access networks through high-speed Internet core networks to other access networks or cloud computing data centres has introduced several challenges such as poor throughput, underutilisation of network resources, and higher energy consumption. Therefore, it is essential to develop strategies to deal with these challenges. One of them is to aggregate smaller packets into a larger payload packet, and these groups of aggregated packets will share the same header, hence increasing throughput, improved resource utilisation, and reduction in energy consumption. This paper presents a review of packet aggregation applications in access networks (e.g., IoT and 4G/5G mobile networks), optical core networks, and cloud computing data centre networks. Then we propose new analytical models based on diffusion approximation for the evaluation of the performance of packet aggregation mechanisms. We demonstrate the use of measured traffic from real networks to evaluate the performance of packet aggregation mechanisms analytically. The use of diffusion approximation allows us to consider time-dependent queueing models with general interarrival and service time distributions. Therefore these models are more general than others presented till now.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/11/3898packet aggregationInternet of Things (IoT)programming Protocol-independent Packet Processor (P4)performance evaluationsmobile networks (4G/5G)optical backbone/metro networks |
| spellingShingle | Godlove Suila Kuaban Tülin Atmaca Amira Kamli Tadeusz Czachórski Piotr Czekalski Performance Analysis of Packet Aggregation Mechanisms and Their Applications in Access (e.g., IoT, 4G/5G), Core, and Data Centre Networks Sensors packet aggregation Internet of Things (IoT) programming Protocol-independent Packet Processor (P4) performance evaluations mobile networks (4G/5G) optical backbone/metro networks |
| title | Performance Analysis of Packet Aggregation Mechanisms and Their Applications in Access (e.g., IoT, 4G/5G), Core, and Data Centre Networks |
| title_full | Performance Analysis of Packet Aggregation Mechanisms and Their Applications in Access (e.g., IoT, 4G/5G), Core, and Data Centre Networks |
| title_fullStr | Performance Analysis of Packet Aggregation Mechanisms and Their Applications in Access (e.g., IoT, 4G/5G), Core, and Data Centre Networks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Performance Analysis of Packet Aggregation Mechanisms and Their Applications in Access (e.g., IoT, 4G/5G), Core, and Data Centre Networks |
| title_short | Performance Analysis of Packet Aggregation Mechanisms and Their Applications in Access (e.g., IoT, 4G/5G), Core, and Data Centre Networks |
| title_sort | performance analysis of packet aggregation mechanisms and their applications in access e g iot 4g 5g core and data centre networks |
| topic | packet aggregation Internet of Things (IoT) programming Protocol-independent Packet Processor (P4) performance evaluations mobile networks (4G/5G) optical backbone/metro networks |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/11/3898 |
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