Latest Trends in Traffic Matrix Modeling and Its Application to Multilayer TE

Rie HAYASHI
Takashi MIYAMURA
Daisaku SHIMAZAKI
Eiji OKI
Kohei SHIOMOTO

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications   Vol.E90-B    No.8    pp.1912-1921
Publication Date: 2007/08/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1345
DOI: 10.1093/ietcom/e90-b.8.1912
Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: Special Section SURVEY PAPER (Special Section on Feature Topics on Latest Trends in Optical Networks)
Category: Traffic Engineering and Multi-Layer Networking
Keyword: 
traffic matrix,  modeling,  multilayer,  traffic engineering,  PCE (Path Computation Element),  GMPLS,  

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Summary: 
We survey traffic matrix models, whose elements represent the traffic demand between source-destination pair nodes. Modeling the traffic matrix is useful for multilayer Traffic Engineering (TE) in IP optical networks. Multilayer TE techniques make the network so designed flexible and reliable. This is because it allows reconfiguration of the virtual network topology (VNT), which consists of a set of several lower-layer (optical) paths and is provided to the higher layer, in response to fluctuations (diurnal) in traffic demand. It is, therefore, important to synthetically generate traffic matrices as close to the real ones as possible to maximize the performance of multilayer TE. We compare several models and clarify their applicability to VNT design and control. We find that it is difficult in practice to make an accurate traffic matrix with conventional schemes because of the high cost for data measurement and the complicated calculations involved. To overcome these problems, we newly introduce a simplified traffic matrix model that is practical; it well mirrors real networks. Next, this paper presents our developed server, the IP Optical TE server. It performs multilayer TE in IP optical networks. We evaluate the effectiveness of multilayer TE using our developed IP Optical server and the simplified traffic matrix. We confirm that multilayer TE offers significant CAPEX savings. Similarly, we demonstrate basic traffic control in IP optical networks, and confirm the dynamic control of the network and the feasibility of the IP Optical TE server.