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Performance Analysis of OpenFlow in a Multi-Interface WMN Testbed

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Marcos Antônio Filho,

Matheus Ribeiro,

Carina Oliveira,

Reinaldo BragaAuthors Info & Claims

EATIS '18: Proceedings of the Euro American Conference on Telematics and Information Systems

Article No.: 46, Pages 1 - 8

https://doi.org/10.1145/3293614.3293616

Published: 12 November 2018 Publication History

Abstract

In the near future, a significant increase of new services is estimated due to the advent of several heterogeneous devices connected to the Internet, with the capacity to exchange information, collect data and interact with the environment. Therefore, robust network infrastructures will be required to make these services available. The adoption of the Software Defined Networking (SDN) paradigm in Wireless Mesh Networks (WMN) fits in this context, opening up space for new features that optimize the network data flow, such as traffic engineering, flow-based packet forwarding, and interoperability. In this work, a performance analysis of OpenFlow is performed in a multi-interface WMN testbed. Among the experiments, we highlight the impact of heterogeneous mesh routers on the OpenFlow performance in single-channel and multi-channel scenarios, as well as the comparison of OpenFlow with three traditional WMN routing protocols: B.A.T.M.A.N., AODV, and HWMP. The results show a better performance of the OpenFlow in scenarios with homogeneous multi-channel routers in terms of throughput, delivery rate, jitter, and number of lost packets. In addition, the paper introduces problems related to the high overhead of OpenFlow in scenarios with multiple flows, as well as some directions to solve them.

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Abdollahi MNi WAbolhasan MLi S(2021)Software-Defined Networking-Based Adaptive Routing for Multi-Hop Multi-Frequency Wireless MeshIEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology10.1109/TVT.2021.311626670:12(13073-13086)Online publication date: Dec-2021
https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2021.3116266
Bellavista PDolci AGiannelli CPadalino Montenero D(2020)SDN-Based Traffic Management Middleware for Spontaneous WMNsJournal of Network and Systems Management10.1007/s10922-020-09551-yOnline publication date: 10-Jul-2020
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10922-020-09551-y

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Performance Analysis of OpenFlow in a Multi-Interface WMN Testbed
1. Networks
  1. Network performance evaluation
  2. Network protocols

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EATIS '18: Proceedings of the Euro American Conference on Telematics and Information Systems

November 2018

297 pages

ISBN:9781450365727

DOI:10.1145/3293614

Co-chairs:
Gabriel Paillard
Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Brazil
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Francisco Milton Mendes Neto
Rural Federal University of the Semiarid (UFERSA), Brazil
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Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Brazil
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Rogério Patrício Chagas do Nascimento
Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Brazil

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Abdollahi MNi WAbolhasan MLi S(2021)Software-Defined Networking-Based Adaptive Routing for Multi-Hop Multi-Frequency Wireless MeshIEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology10.1109/TVT.2021.311626670:12(13073-13086)Online publication date: Dec-2021
https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2021.3116266
Bellavista PDolci AGiannelli CPadalino Montenero D(2020)SDN-Based Traffic Management Middleware for Spontaneous WMNsJournal of Network and Systems Management10.1007/s10922-020-09551-yOnline publication date: 10-Jul-2020
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10922-020-09551-y

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