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HetSDN: Exploiting SDN for intelligent network usage in heterogeneous wireless networks


Abstract:

Mobile devices nowadays can find multiple wireless networks, such as WiFi, 4G/LTE and relay through devices. These networks have different characteristics in terms of cov...Show More

Abstract:

Mobile devices nowadays can find multiple wireless networks, such as WiFi, 4G/LTE and relay through devices. These networks have different characteristics in terms of coverage, data rate, and price. Meanwhile, mobile applications (and even different TCP/UDP connections) often have diverse and time-variant network needs. Thus, to better use all wireless network resources, it would be ideal to enable a TCP/UDP connection to 1) select the most appropriate network dynamically and 2) migrate between networks transparently. However, existing methods fail to provide both functions in a systematic and efficient way at the TCP/UDP connection level. In this paper, we adopt Software-Defined Networking (SDN) to realize such a feature. We use the features of SDN to realize intelligent network selection that is adaptive to time-variant application needs, network availability, and scheduling commands. To support transparent migration, an intelligent home agent (HA) is designed with the SDN to anchor packets from the mobile device. It can intelligently determine which wireless network a TCP/UDP connection is running over. Finally, our implementation demonstrates the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed system.
Date of Conference: 20-21 June 2016
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 18 October 2016
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Conference Location: Beijing

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