TY - GEN
T1 - Coopetition between network operators and content providers in SDN/NFV core networks
AU - Gazit, Nir
AU - Malandrino, Francesco
AU - Hay, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/9/6
Y1 - 2016/9/6
N2 - It is widely expected that the core of next-generation cellular networks will be (i) based on software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV), and (ii) shared between multiple parties, including traditional mobile operators and content providers. Such parties are normally competing with each other; however, they can obtain significant, mutual benefits even from limited and defined cooperation. We study how such a coopetition relationship influences the decisions of (i) how to place virtual network functions on physical hardware and (ii) how to steer traffic between them. We present an efficient, online algorithm to make such placement and steering decisions, and study its performance in a realistic scenario. We find that our algorithm would allow mobile operators and content providers to reduce their reliance on third-party vendors by 60%.
AB - It is widely expected that the core of next-generation cellular networks will be (i) based on software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV), and (ii) shared between multiple parties, including traditional mobile operators and content providers. Such parties are normally competing with each other; however, they can obtain significant, mutual benefits even from limited and defined cooperation. We study how such a coopetition relationship influences the decisions of (i) how to place virtual network functions on physical hardware and (ii) how to steer traffic between them. We present an efficient, online algorithm to make such placement and steering decisions, and study its performance in a realistic scenario. We find that our algorithm would allow mobile operators and content providers to reduce their reliance on third-party vendors by 60%.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84988847911&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1109/INFCOMW.2016.7562106
DO - https://doi.org/10.1109/INFCOMW.2016.7562106
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - Proceedings - IEEE INFOCOM
SP - 383
EP - 388
BT - 2016 IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, INFOCOM WKSHPS 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 35th IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, INFOCOM WKSHPS 2016
Y2 - 10 April 2016 through 14 April 2016
ER -