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ASM-SDN: an automated station migration system in cluster-based heterogeneous software-defined network

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Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is a paradigm that intends to decouple the control and data layers. It has provided us with a shift in the power of the network to turn into a singular centralized entity. This allows for the introduction of a better form of network management. The traditional SDN architecture uses a single controller to control the networks, which can be prone to exhibiting the flaws of a Single Point of Failure (SPoF) system. In order to overcome the hurdle of SPoF, researchers have come up with practices involving initializing a cluster of controllers to handle failing controllers. However, minimal advances exist on the frontier of controller heterogeneity, and mobility in SDNs. In this paper, we propose ASM-SDN as a solution to minimize the packet loss during Station Migration scenarios in Heterogeneous Controllers Clusters. The proposed solution incorporates three complementary mechanisms to establish Fault Tolerance: Controller Prioritization mechanism based on the Markov Chain rule, the Migrating Station Detection mechanism to support Station Migration in ASM-SDN externally, and Flow Table Modifier mechanisms, for controllers that lack the feature set for Automated Station Migration. The results indicate that ASM-SDN can provide better network performance in terms of mobility in comparison to the traditional system.

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VDAG carried out the study, set up the heterogeneous controller environment, conducted the experiment to retrieve results, and drafted the manuscript. RKD conceived the study, participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript.

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Gadhamsetty, V.D.A., Das, R.K. ASM-SDN: an automated station migration system in cluster-based heterogeneous software-defined network. J Supercomput 79, 18993–19018 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11227-023-05392-z

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