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Intelligent routing using convolutional neural network in software-defined data center network

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A Data Center Network (DCN) is composed of a large number of computing and storage nodes that are interconnected by well-organized switches. The Software-Defined Networking (SDN) based DCN (SD-DCN) improves resource utilization and provides virtual network access by separating the data plane and control plane of DCN. However, the routing strategies in current SD-DCN systems are based on traditional mechanisms that lack in real-time modification and are less efficient in resource utilization. To overcome these limitations, Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) deep learning model is proposed in this paper to improve the routing computation in SD-DCN, i.e., FAT-tree topology. The CNN deep learning model gives intelligent paths according to online training of traffic patterns. Moreover, the achieved network performance is compared with specific existing routing algorithms for SD-DCN. It is observed that the average network throughput is almost doubled for hot-spot traffic as compared with existing routing algorithms OSPF and FlowDCN. The experimental results show that, compared to ANN, the proposed model has increased the average network throughput by approximately 40%. Also, the proposed CNN model has outperformed the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model in terms of average network delay and packet loss rate. Similarly, the overall bandwidth utilization is achieved by approximately 70% as compared to existing mechanisms.

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  1. The iPerf is integrated into each host and each host can activate iPerf individually.

  2. Here, assumed that 50 Mbps link bandwidth is optimal.

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Modi, T.M., Swain, P. Intelligent routing using convolutional neural network in software-defined data center network. J Supercomput 78, 13373–13392 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11227-022-04348-z

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