Evaluation of Underlying Switching Mechanism for Future Networks with P4 and SDN (Workshop Paper)

Omesh Fernando; Hannan Xiao; Xianhui Che

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-30146-0_38

Evaluation of Underlying Switching Mechanism for Future Networks with P4 and SDN (Workshop Paper)

Omesh Fernando, Hannan Xiao, Xianhui Che

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Abstract

Software Defined Networking (SDN) was introduced with a philosophy of decoupling the control plane from the data plane which facilitates network management while ensuring programmability in order to improve performance and monitoring. OpenFlow which enabled SDN was first introduced to match twelve header fields whilst at current it matches forty one which is expected to grow exponentially. Therefore future networks must have the ability to flexibly parse packets through a common interface. Programming Protocol independent Packet Processing (P4) was introduced to achieve the aforementioned by programming the underlying switch, providing instructions and utilizing APIs to populate the forwarding tables. A P4 programmed switch will forward packets through a parser into multiple stages of match+action tables to find the destination node which is considered the most efficient mechanism for routing. This paper takes into the account the latest platform developed for service providers, Open Networking Operating System (ONOS) to deploy two environments configured in the aforementioned technologies in order to test their performance. Four case studies were drawn which were simulated in Mininet which incorporated SDN + P4 switches. A significant increase of performances were recorded when compared with the performance of cases using SDN only.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Collaborative Computing
Subtitle of host publication	Networking, Applications and Worksharing - 15th EAI International Conference, CollaborateCom 2019, Proceedings
Editors	Xinheng Wang, Honghao Gao, Muddesar Iqbal, Geyong Min
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	549-568
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Print)	9783030301453
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30146-0_38
Publication status	Published - 18 Aug 2019
Event	15th EAI International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing - London, United Kingdom Duration: 19 Aug 2019 → 22 Aug 2019

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST
Volume	292
ISSN (Print)	1867-8211

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Conference	15th EAI International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	19/08/19 → 22/08/19

Keywords

Mininet
ONOS
P4
SDN

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Fernando, O., Xiao, H., & Che, X. (2019). Evaluation of Underlying Switching Mechanism for Future Networks with P4 and SDN (Workshop Paper). In X. Wang, H. Gao, M. Iqbal, & G. Min (Eds.), Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing - 15th EAI International Conference, CollaborateCom 2019, Proceedings (pp. 549-568). (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST; Vol. 292). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30146-0_38

Fernando, Omesh ; Xiao, Hannan ; Che, Xianhui. / Evaluation of Underlying Switching Mechanism for Future Networks with P4 and SDN (Workshop Paper). Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing - 15th EAI International Conference, CollaborateCom 2019, Proceedings. editor / Xinheng Wang ; Honghao Gao ; Muddesar Iqbal ; Geyong Min. Springer Nature, 2019. pp. 549-568 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST).

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Fernando, O, Xiao, H & Che, X 2019, Evaluation of Underlying Switching Mechanism for Future Networks with P4 and SDN (Workshop Paper). in X Wang, H Gao, M Iqbal & G Min (eds), Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing - 15th EAI International Conference, CollaborateCom 2019, Proceedings. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST, vol. 292, Springer Nature, pp. 549-568, 15th EAI International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing, London, United Kingdom, 19/08/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30146-0_38

Evaluation of Underlying Switching Mechanism for Future Networks with P4 and SDN (Workshop Paper). / Fernando, Omesh; Xiao, Hannan; Che, Xianhui.
Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing - 15th EAI International Conference, CollaborateCom 2019, Proceedings. ed. / Xinheng Wang; Honghao Gao; Muddesar Iqbal; Geyong Min. Springer Nature, 2019. p. 549-568 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST; Vol. 292).

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