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Data Center Networking (DCN): Infrastructure and Operation

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Infrastructure design of data centers; Operation and maintenance of data centers

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Due to the unique requirements in data center networks (DCNs) such as large scale, high application diversity, high power consumption, strict reliability, etc., the design of infrastructure and operations in DCNs face significant technical challenges. Researchers have been working on respective areas including network topology, optical networking, wireless networking, network virtualization, etc.

Historical Background

The rapid expansion of Internet services make data centers (DC) become a key infrastructure to promote this growing trend. A DC usually accommodates a large number of computation and storage nodes which are interconnected through a DC network (DCN). As the vital part of communication, DCN plays a key role in DC operation.

Foundations

DCN Infrastructure

Transmission Technology

The data transmission in a DCN can be implemented in a wired or wireless form. Most conventional...

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  1. Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China

    Rongtao Xu

  2. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China

    Shiwen Liu

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

    Xuemin (Sherman) Shen

  2. Faculty of Business and Information Technology, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON, Canada

    Xiaodong Lin

  3. Dpt.of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Omaha, NE, USA

    Kuan Zhang

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  1. School of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, North Queensland, Australia

    Lei Lei

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Xu, R., Liu, S. (2019). Data Center Networking (DCN): Infrastructure and Operation. In: Shen, X., Lin, X., Zhang, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Wireless Networks. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32903-1_320-1

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