Abstract
SDN introduces the separation of network control and network data plane. The control plane is removed from distributed network entities and logically centralized as the SDN controller. To provide resilience and performance such a logically centralized controller may again be physically distributed. Scenarios featuring distributed controller architectures include data center deployments, where controller instances synchronize states on small distances and delays, or continental WAN deployments with long distances and delays between controllers. The contribution of this paper is an OMNeT++ based simulation framework for assessing the performance of distributed SDN controller architectures. Relevant protocols and controller applications are modelled with a high level of detail. Further, an exemplary implementation of two different controller architectures, namely Hyperflow and Kandoo, is included. Initial results based on the provided implementations are presented.
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This work has been performed in the framework of the CELTIC EUREKA project SENDATE-PLANETS (Project ID C2015/3-1), and it is partly funded by the German BMBF (Project ID 16KIS0474). The authors alone are responsible for the content of the paper.
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Gray, N., Zinner, T., Gebert, S., Tran-Gia, P. (2017). Simulation Framework for Distributed SDN-Controller Architectures in OMNeT++. In: Agüero, R., Zaki, Y., Wenning, BL., Förster, A., Timm-Giel, A. (eds) Mobile Networks and Management. MONAMI 2016. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 191. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52712-3_1
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