Nowadays, Fog architecture or Edge architecture is becoming a popular research trend to distribute a
substantial amount of computing resources, data processing and resource management at the extreme edge
of the wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Industrial communication is a research track in next generation
wireless sensor networks for the fourth revolution in the industrial process. Adopting fog architecture into
Industrial communication systems is a promising technology within sensor networks architecture. With
Software Defined Network (SDN) architecture, in this paper, we address edge controller placement as an
optimization problem with the objective of more robustness while minimizing the delay of network
management and the associated synchronization overhead. The optimization problem is provided and
modelled as submodular function. Two algorithms are provided to find the optimal solution using a real
wireless network to get more realistic results. Greedy Algorithm and Connectivity Ranking Algorithm are
provided. Greedy algorithm outperforms connectivity ranking algorithm to find the optimum balance
between the different metrics. Also, based on the network operator preference, the number of edge
controllers to be placed will be provided. This research paper plays a great role in standardization of
softwarization into Industrial communication systems for next generation wireless sensor networks.
CONTAINERIZED SERVICES ORCHESTRATION FOR EDGE COMPUTING IN SOFTWARE-DEFINED W...IJCNCJournal
As SD-WAN disrupts legacy WAN technologies and becomes the preferred WAN technology adopted by corporations, and Kubernetes becomes the de-facto container orchestration tool, the opportunities for deploying edge-computing containerized applications running over SD-WAN are vast. Service orchestration in SD-WAN has not been provided with enough attention, resulting in the lack of research focused on service discovery in these scenarios. In this article, an in-house service discovery solution that works alongside Kubernetes’ master node for allowing improved traffic handling and better user experience when running micro-services is developed. The service discovery solution was conceived following a design science research approach. Our research includes the implementation of a proof-ofconcept SD-WAN topology alongside a Kubernetes cluster that allows us to deploy custom services and delimit the necessary characteristics of our in-house solution. Also, the implementation's performance is tested based on the required times for updating the discovery solution according to service updates. Finally, some conclusions and modifications are pointed out based on the results, while also discussing possible enhancements.
Secure Data Aggregation Of Wireless Sensor NetworksAmy Moore
Wireless sensor networks are used to monitor environmental conditions like temperature and humidity under controlled environments for seed germination experiments. A wireless remote monitoring system using sensors can precisely monitor temperature, humidity, and water content of seeds in closed containers. ZigBee wireless sensor networks are effective for real-time monitoring of the conditions necessary for seed germination and growth. Researchers aim to design a wireless sensor network integrated with sensors to remotely manage and monitor the environmental parameters for seed germination experiments under controlled conditions.
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This document presents a virtual grid-based dynamic routes adjustment (VGDRA) scheme for wireless sensor networks with a mobile sink. The scheme aims to conserve network energy while dynamically routing information towards the moving sink. It divides the sensor field into a virtual grid with cell header nodes. These cell header nodes participate in adjusting routes according to the latest location of the mobile sink, reducing communication costs and energy consumption compared to having all nodes participate. The VGDRA scheme balances energy expenditure of nodes and allows data to be efficiently disseminated to the mobile sink as it changes locations through dynamic routing reconstruction using the virtual grid structure.
This document presents a virtual grid-based dynamic routes adjustment (VGDRA) scheme for wireless sensor networks with a mobile sink. The scheme aims to minimize the energy consumed when sensor nodes adjust their routes to the sink's new location. It divides the sensor field into a virtual grid with cell headers. When the sink moves, only the cell headers participate in rerouting to the new location, reducing the communication cost compared to all nodes adjusting routes. The VGDRA scheme maintains nearly optimal routes to the mobile sink while minimizing the cost of route reconstruction as the sink moves.
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This document provides an overview of wireless communication network architectures and sensor networks. It discusses several key points:
- Hybrid network architectures that combine high-speed core networks (e.g. internet VPNs) with various last-mile connectivity options like power line communication, satellite communication, and wireless communication are well-suited for electric utility automation applications.
- Internet-based VPNs can provide a cost-effective high-speed core network while ensuring security, quality of service, reliability and other requirements of electric utility automation if properly implemented.
- Various last-mile connectivity options like power line communication, satellite communication and wireless communication each have their own advantages and disadvantages for connecting substations to the core network. A
This document provides an overview of wireless communication network architectures and sensor networks. It discusses the need for reliable communication networks to support electric utility automation applications. A hybrid communication network architecture is proposed that combines a high-speed core network (e.g. internet VPN) with various last mile connectivity options like power line communication, satellite communication, optical fiber communication and wireless communication. Each connectivity option has advantages and disadvantages for use in electric utility automation. The document also discusses design considerations and challenges for implementing effective wireless communication networks to support various automation applications in the electric system.
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Hybrid Red Deer Algorithm with Physical Unclonable Function for Security Enha...IJCNCJournal
In this modern era, Wireless Sensor Network (WSNs) have turned out to be a more attractive option, because of the advancements in communication. If the network is insecure, an attacker can intercept messages and break the sensor nodes’ security; as well as duplicate the authentication codes to launch a variety of attacks. As a result, Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) with unpredictable features are encouraged to be used in the development of lightweight cryptographic protocols. This work introduced the Red Deer Algorithm (RDA) with PUF as a new mutual authentication system. When a sensor receives a challenge from the gateway, the inbuilt PUF generates a key and distributes it to the sensor by providing complete resilience against malicious attacks. PUF is resistant to node acquisition, cloning, and malicious attacks, as well as node physical security flaws. Key distribution is moving too quickly and the adversary won’t be able to conduct a harmful attack in time. Furthermore, PUF’s unclonability and unexpected qualities provide key uniqueness and two-way authentication for improving the security. When compared to existing Tunicate Swarm Grey Wolf optimization (TSGWO) and PUF-Based Mutual-Authenticated Key Distribution (PUF-MAKD), the proposed RDA-PUF demonstrated better results. The simulation results are obtained in terms of minimizing energy consumption as 0.7 J, end-to-end delay as 7 sec, packet delivery ratio of 97%, increasing network lifetime to 1330 sec, and improving secure connectivity to 1.211.
CONTAINERIZED SERVICES ORCHESTRATION FOR EDGE COMPUTING IN SOFTWARE-DEFINED W...IJCNCJournal
As SD-WAN disrupts legacy WAN technologies and becomes the preferred WAN technology adopted by corporations, and Kubernetes becomes the de-facto container orchestration tool, the opportunities for deploying edge-computing containerized applications running over SD-WAN are vast. Service orchestration in SD-WAN has not been provided with enough attention, resulting in the lack of research focused on service discovery in these scenarios. In this article, an in-house service discovery solution that works alongside Kubernetes’ master node for allowing improved traffic handling and better user experience when running micro-services is developed. The service discovery solution was conceived following a design science research approach. Our research includes the implementation of a proof-ofconcept SD-WAN topology alongside a Kubernetes cluster that allows us to deploy custom services and delimit the necessary characteristics of our in-house solution. Also, the implementation's performance is tested based on the required times for updating the discovery solution according to service updates. Finally, some conclusions and modifications are pointed out based on the results, while also discussing possible enhancements.
Secure Data Aggregation Of Wireless Sensor NetworksAmy Moore
Wireless sensor networks are used to monitor environmental conditions like temperature and humidity under controlled environments for seed germination experiments. A wireless remote monitoring system using sensors can precisely monitor temperature, humidity, and water content of seeds in closed containers. ZigBee wireless sensor networks are effective for real-time monitoring of the conditions necessary for seed germination and growth. Researchers aim to design a wireless sensor network integrated with sensors to remotely manage and monitor the environmental parameters for seed germination experiments under controlled conditions.
A Virtual Grid-Based Dynamic Routes Adjustment (VGDRA) Scheme for Wireless ...IRJET Journal
This document presents a virtual grid-based dynamic routes adjustment (VGDRA) scheme for wireless sensor networks with a mobile sink. The scheme aims to conserve network energy while dynamically routing information towards the moving sink. It divides the sensor field into a virtual grid with cell header nodes. These cell header nodes participate in adjusting routes according to the latest location of the mobile sink, reducing communication costs and energy consumption compared to having all nodes participate. The VGDRA scheme balances energy expenditure of nodes and allows data to be efficiently disseminated to the mobile sink as it changes locations through dynamic routing reconstruction using the virtual grid structure.
This document presents a virtual grid-based dynamic routes adjustment (VGDRA) scheme for wireless sensor networks with a mobile sink. The scheme aims to minimize the energy consumed when sensor nodes adjust their routes to the sink's new location. It divides the sensor field into a virtual grid with cell headers. When the sink moves, only the cell headers participate in rerouting to the new location, reducing the communication cost compared to all nodes adjusting routes. The VGDRA scheme maintains nearly optimal routes to the mobile sink while minimizing the cost of route reconstruction as the sink moves.
A Brief Study on Wireless Communication Network Architectureand Sensor NetworksM. A. Nakib Juris
This document provides an overview of wireless communication network architectures and sensor networks. It discusses several key points:
- Hybrid network architectures that combine high-speed core networks (e.g. internet VPNs) with various last-mile connectivity options like power line communication, satellite communication, and wireless communication are well-suited for electric utility automation applications.
- Internet-based VPNs can provide a cost-effective high-speed core network while ensuring security, quality of service, reliability and other requirements of electric utility automation if properly implemented.
- Various last-mile connectivity options like power line communication, satellite communication and wireless communication each have their own advantages and disadvantages for connecting substations to the core network. A
This document provides an overview of wireless communication network architectures and sensor networks. It discusses the need for reliable communication networks to support electric utility automation applications. A hybrid communication network architecture is proposed that combines a high-speed core network (e.g. internet VPN) with various last mile connectivity options like power line communication, satellite communication, optical fiber communication and wireless communication. Each connectivity option has advantages and disadvantages for use in electric utility automation. The document also discusses design considerations and challenges for implementing effective wireless communication networks to support various automation applications in the electric system.
Hybrid Red Deer Algorithm with Physical Unclonable Function for Security Enha...IJCNCJournal
In this modern era, Wireless Sensor Network (WSNs) have turned out to be a more attractive option, because of the advancements in communication. If the network is insecure, an attacker can intercept messages and break the sensor nodes’ security; as well as duplicate the authentication codes to launch a variety of attacks. As a result, Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) with unpredictable features are encouraged to be used in the development of lightweight cryptographic protocols. This work introduced the Red Deer Algorithm (RDA) with PUF as a new mutual authentication system. When a sensor receives a challenge from the gateway, the inbuilt PUF generates a key and distributes it to the sensor by providing complete resilience against malicious attacks. PUF is resistant to node acquisition, cloning, and malicious attacks, as well as node physical security flaws. Key distribution is moving too quickly and the adversary won’t be able to conduct a harmful attack in time. Furthermore, PUF’s unclonability and unexpected qualities provide key uniqueness and two-way authentication for improving the security. When compared to existing Tunicate Swarm Grey Wolf optimization (TSGWO) and PUF-Based Mutual-Authenticated Key Distribution (PUF-MAKD), the proposed RDA-PUF demonstrated better results. The simulation results are obtained in terms of minimizing energy consumption as 0.7 J, end-to-end delay as 7 sec, packet delivery ratio of 97%, increasing network lifetime to 1330 sec, and improving secure connectivity to 1.211.
Hybrid Red Deer Algorithm with Physical Unclonable Function for Security Enha...IJCNCJournal
In this modern era, Wireless Sensor Network (WSNs) have turned out to be a more attractive option, because of the advancements in communication. If the network is insecure, an attacker can intercept messages and break the sensor nodes’ security; as well as duplicate the authentication codes to launch a variety of attacks. As a result, Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) with unpredictable features are encouraged to be used in the development of lightweight cryptographic protocols. This work introduced the Red Deer Algorithm (RDA) with PUF as a new mutual authentication system. When a sensor receives a challenge from the gateway, the inbuilt PUF generates a key and distributes it to the sensor by providing complete resilience against malicious attacks. PUF is resistant to node acquisition, cloning, and malicious attacks, as well as node physical security flaws. Key distribution is moving too quickly and the adversary won’t be able to conduct a harmful attack in time. Furthermore, PUF’s unclonability and unexpected qualities provide key uniqueness and two-way authentication for improving the security. When compared to existing Tunicate Swarm Grey Wolf optimization (TSGWO) and PUF-Based Mutual-Authenticated Key Distribution (PUF-MAKD), the proposed RDA-PUF demonstrated better results. The simulation results are obtained in terms of minimizing energy consumption as 0.7 J, end-to-end delay as 7 sec, packet delivery ratio of 97%, increasing network lifetime to 1330 sec, and improving secure connectivity to 1.211.
Towards internet of things iots integration of wireless sensor network to clo...IJCNCJournal
Cloud computing provides great benefits for applications hosted on the Web that also have special
computational and storage requirements. This paper proposes an extensible and flexible architecture for
integrating Wireless Sensor Networks with the Cloud. We have used REST based Web services as an
interoperable application layer that can be directly integrated into other application domains for remote
monitoring such as e-health care services, smart homes, or even vehicular area networks (VAN). For proof
of concept, we have implemented a REST based Web services on an IP based low power WSN test bed,
which enables data access from anywhere. The alert feature has also been implemented to notify users via
email or tweets for monitoring data when they exceed values and events of interest.
Real-World Multimedia Streaming for Software Defined Vehicular Ad Hoc NetworksIJCNCJournal
Multimedia services with required Quality of Service (QoS) is one of the most critical challenges in Software Defined Network (SDN) based Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks (VANETs). It forms an essential part of the Intelligent Transport System (ITS), where infotainment services play an essential role. Streaming multimedia is one of the most popular applications and has a high demand for VANET infotainment services. The major issues for multimedia streaming on VANET are scalability, mobility of vehicles, frequent connection failures, frequent change in network topology, and distributed architecture with heterogeneous devices. To overcome these problems and provide a better QoS, we propose using a hybridarchitecture with a combination of VANET and SDN called Software-Defined Vehicular Networks (SDVN). This work presents a modified POX controller-based SDN framework for VANETs, especially for multimedia streaming applications in realistic traffic patterns. The proposed work has a real-world setup developed using Simulation of Urban Mobility (SUMO), where iPerf generates multimedia traffic. Also, streaming standard-definition YouTube videos in real-time between the vehicular nodes was done. The modified POX controller could take advantage of the centralised perspective of the network for action determination, and the integrated spanning tree algorithm reduced the redundancy. Despite the dynamic nature of the testing environments, the proposed Modified POX Controller consistently outperformed VANET, with up to 21 to 42% better packet delivery ratio for higher data transfer rates. The overall improvement in QoS parameters also accompanies an improvement in the consumers Quality of Experience (QoE) factors.
Real-World Multimedia Streaming for Software Defined Vehicular Ad Hoc NetworksIJCNCJournal
Multimedia services with required Quality of Service (QoS) is one of the most critical challenges in
Software Defined Network (SDN) based Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks (VANETs). It forms an essential part
of the Intelligent Transport System (ITS), where infotainment services play an essential role. Streaming
multimedia is one of the most popular applications and has a high demand for VANET infotainment
services. The major issues for multimedia streaming on VANET are scalability, mobility of vehicles,
frequent connection failures, frequent change in network topology, and distributed architecture with
heterogeneous devices. To overcome these problems and provide a better QoS, we propose using a
hybridarchitecture with a combination of VANET and SDN called Software-Defined Vehicular Networks
(SDVN). This work presents a modified POX controller-based SDN framework for VANETs, especially for
multimedia streaming applications in realistic traffic patterns. The proposed work has a real-world setup
developed using Simulation of Urban Mobility (SUMO), where iPerf generates multimedia traffic.
Flexible handover solution for vehicular ad-hoc networks based on software de...IJECEIAES
Vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANET) suffer from dynamic network environment and topological instability that caused by high mobility feature and varying vehicles density. Emerging 5G mobile technologies offer new opportunities to design improved VANET architecture for future intelligent transportation system. However, current software defined networking (SDN) based handover schemes face poor handover performance in VANET environment with notable issues in connection establishment and ongoing communication sessions. These poor connectivity and inflexibility challenges appear at high vehicles speed and high data rate services. Therefore, this paper proposes a flexible handover solution for VANET networks by integrating SDN and fog computing (FC) technologies. The SDN provides global knowledge, programmability and intelligence functions for simplified and efficient network operation and management. FC, on the other hand, alleviates the core network pressure by providing real time computation and transmission functionalities at edge network to maintain the demands of delay sensitive applications. The proposed solution overcomes frequent handover challenges and reduces the processing overhead at core network. Moreover, the simulation evaluation shows significant handover performance improvement of the proposed solution compared to current SDN based schemes, especially in terms of handover latency and packet loss ratio under various simulation environments.
Mobile Web Services for Distributed In-Network Communications and ComputationsDr. Fahad Aijaz
1) The document proposes a scientific framework that introduces mobile web services-based collector nodes to perform distributed in-network computations for wireless sensor networks (WSNs).
2) Network computations in wireless networks present a scientific challenge compared to fixed networks. The collaboration between collector nodes can produce higher-valued mobile web services.
3) The research aims to contribute to the state-of-the-art network computation theory of WSNs in the long run by focusing on real-world problems and developing solutions, with the potential to support the UMIC RA B1 project concerning wireless communications in infrastructure-less environments.
EECRPSID: Energy-Efficient Cluster-Based Routing Protocol with a Secure Intru...IJCNCJournal
A revolutionary idea that has gained significance in technology for Internet of Things (IoT) networks backed by WSNs is the " Energy-Efficient Cluster-Based Routing Protocol with a Secure Intrusion Detection" (EECRPSID). A WSN-powered IoT infrastructure's hardware foundation is hardware with autonomous sensing capabilities. The significant features of the proposed technology are intelligent environment sensing, independent data collection, and information transfer to connected devices. However, hardware flaws and issues with energy consumption may be to blame for device failures in WSN-assisted IoT networks. This can potentially obstruct the transfer of data. A reliable route significantly reduces data retransmissions, which reduces traffic and conserves energy. The sensor hardware is often widely dispersed by IoT networks that enable WSNs. Data duplication could occur if numerous sensor devices are used to monitor a location. Finding a solution to this issue by using clustering. Clustering lessens network traffic while retaining path dependability compared to the multipath technique. To relieve duplicate data in EECRPSID, we applied the clustering technique. The multipath strategy might make the provided protocol more dependable. Using the EECRPSID algorithm, will reduce the overall energy consumption, minimize the End-to-end delay to 0.14s, achieve a 99.8% Packet Delivery Ratio, and the network's lifespan will be increased. The NS2 simulator is used to run the whole set of simulations. The EECRPSID method has been implemented in NS2, and simulated results indicate that comparing the other three technologies improves the performance measures.
Results of simulation modeling of technical parameters of a multiservice networkTELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
In a scientific article, the authors presented the results of simulation modeling of the technical parameters of a multiservice network. As a model of a multiservice communication network for the computational experiment, the model proposed in the previous scientific publications of the author was chosen. The selected model uses the Laplase-Stilles transform. Simulation modeling was carried out using the technical parameters of the multiservice network’s availability factor and network load. Scientific results of experimental research work are given in the form of tables. Relations of the probability of betime servicing of an application on the load of a multiservice communication network for various availability factors and the probability of untimely service of an application on the availability factor for numerous network loadings are obtained. The character of the distribution of costs necessary for the implementation of solutions for different categories of technical operation is shown. Scientific research on determining the objective function’s minimum value is presented in graphs and diagrams. The results of simulation modeling of the technical parameters of multiservice networks are presented in the form of diagrams using the Matlab software environment.
Efficient Provisioning of On-Demand Security Services using Chained Virtual S...IRJET Journal
This document presents a model called On-Demand Virtual Security Services (ODVSS) for efficiently provisioning virtualized security network functions (VSNFs) in an SDN/NFV environment. It formulates the VSNF placement problem as an integer linear program (ILP) that aims to minimize end-to-end latency while satisfying resource, routing, and security constraints. The ILP is used to determine the optimal locations for VSNFs and paths between them. As the problem is NP-hard, the document also proposes a heuristic algorithm based on branch-and-cut search to find near-optimal solutions. Simulation results show that ODVSS significantly reduces latency and resource usage compared to other VSNF
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have much variation in capacity. In recent years, a new concept of Network Functions
Virtualisation (NFV) has come into use. The intention is to implement a variety of network functions
with software on general-purpose servers and this allows the network operator to select any
capabilities and locations of network functions without any physical constraints.
This paper focuses on the deployment of NFV-based routing functions which are one of critical
virtual network functions, and present the algorithm of virtual routing function allocation that
minimize the total network cost. In addition, this paper presents the useful allocation policy of
virtual routing functions, based on an evaluation with a ladder-shaped network model. This policy
takes the ratio of the cost of a routing function to that of a circuit and traffic distribution in the
network into consideration. Furthermore, this paper shows that there are cases where the use of
NFV-based routing functions makes it possible to reduce the total network cost dramatically, in
comparison to a conventional network, in which it is not economically viable to distribute smallcapacity
routing functions
Automotive Ethernet architecture and security: challenges and technologies IJECEIAES
Vehicle infrastructure must address the challenges posed by today's advances toward connected and autonomous vehicles. To allow for more flexible architectures, high-bandwidth connections and scalability are needed to connect many sensors and electronic control units (ECUs). At the same time, deterministic and low latency is a critical and significant design requirement to support urgent real-time applications in autonomous vehicles. As a recent solution, the time-sensitive network (TSN) was introduced as Ethernet-based amendments in IEEE 802.1 TSN standards to meet those needs. However, it had hurdle to be overcome before it can be used effectively. This paper discusses the latest studies concerning the automotive Ethernet requirements, including transmission delay studies to improve worst-case end-to-end delay and end-to-end jitter. Also, the paper focuses on the securing Ethernet-based in-vehicle networks (IVNs) by reviewing new encryption and authentication methods and approaches.
An Improved Enhanced Real Time Routing Protocol (IERT) for Mobile Wireless Se...IRJET Journal
This document discusses an improved enhanced real-time routing protocol (IERT) for mobile wireless sensor networks. The protocol aims to increase network lifetime by using a backup coordinator node if the primary coordinator fails. It also uses a corona-based routing structure to reduce routing holes and increase throughput. The protocol is simulated using NS2 and is shown to increase network lifetime by 30% compared to the previous ERTLD protocol, while also achieving lower delays and higher delivery rates. It provides improvements over real-time routing protocols for wireless sensor networks.
A SURVEY OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS IN WSNIAEME Publication
Wireless sensor networks are harshly restricted by storage capacity, energy and computing power. Wireless Sensor Networks have acquired a lot of attention by research community, manufacturer as well as actual users for monitoring remote trades and how to gather data in different environment. The wireless sensor nodes are especially battery powered devices having life can be extended for some times while long lasting and reliable for maintaining consumption of energy and network lifetime while designs applications and protocols. So it is essential to design effective and energy efficient protocol in order to enhance the network lifetime. In this paper we present the study of different energy efficient communication protocols of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs).Then some of the communication protocols which are widely used in WSNs to improve network performance are also discussed advantages and disadvantages of each protocols.
Learning-based Orchestrator for Intelligent Software-defined Networking Contr...ijseajournal
This paper presents an overview of our learning-based orchestrator for intelligent Open vSwitch that we
present this using Machine Learning in Software-Defined Networking technology. The first task consists of
extracting relevant information from the Data flow generated from a SDN and using them to learn, to
predict and to accurately identify the optimal destination OVS using Reinforcement Learning and QLearning Algorithm. The second task consists to select this using our hybrid orchestrator the optimal
Intelligent SDN controllers with Supervised Learning. Therefore, we propose as a solution using Intelligent
Software-Defined Networking controllers (SDN) frameworks, OpenFlow deployments and a new intelligent
hybrid Orchestration for multi SDN controllers. After that, we feeded these feature to a Convolutional
Neural Network model to separate the classes that we’re working on. The result was very promising the
model achieved an accuracy of 72.7% on a database of 16 classes. In any case, this paper sheds light to
researchers looking for the trade-offs between SDN performance and IA customization
LEARNING-BASED ORCHESTRATOR FOR INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKING CONTR...ijseajournal
This paper presents an overview of our learning-based orchestrator for intelligent Open vSwitch that we present this using Machine Learning in Software-Defined Networking technology. The first task consists of extracting relevant information from the Data flow generated from a SDN and using them to learn, to predict and to accurately identify the optimal destination OVS using Reinforcement Learning and QLearning Algorithm. The second task consists to select this using our hybrid orchestrator the optimal
Intelligent SDN controllers with Supervised Learning. Therefore, we propose as a solution using Intelligent
Software-Defined Networking controllers (SDN) frameworks, OpenFlow deployments and a new intelligent
hybrid Orchestration for multi SDN controllers. After that, we feeded these feature to a Convolutional Neural Network model to separate the classes that we’re working on. The result was very promising the model achieved an accuracy of 72.7% on a database of 16 classes. In any case, this paper sheds light to
researchers looking for the trade-offs between SDN performance and IA customization.
Survey of optimizing dynamic virtual local area network algorithm for softwar...TELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
Software-defined network (SDN) is one of the most predominant technologies for networking in the existing and next-generation networks. Therefore, this paper is conducted to introduce a survey for researchers who are interested in exploiting the dynamic tunneling technique to optimize software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN). The main purpose of this survey is not only to investigate the related works of dynamic tunneling with SD-WAN but also to classify this related work according to the aim of each research into the practicable categories and present the most dominated employments for tunneling with SD-WAN, specifically virtual local area network (VLAN). The performed classification accompany dynamic tunneling in SDN can be summarized into four categories as following: exploring VLAN in SDN; management of multi VLAN in SDN; recover link failure of SDN; and development of SDN by using VLAN. Finally,
the intensive study of the literature in this paper discovers that the dominant path of research falls in the class that covers SDN’s link failure. This class takes full advantage of SD-WANs due to offering more robust networking and restoring most communication failures. In the event of a fault, the controller could respond and recover quickly by switching to a pre-computed backup route.
The document discusses challenges and security issues related to the Internet of Things (IoT). It notes that while IoT provides many benefits across various industries like healthcare, transportation, and more, it also faces challenges. Key challenges include the large number of devices and sensors requiring unique identification, and the need for proper data storage, management, and processing. Regarding security issues, the document states that IoT devices are vulnerable to attacks due to limited computing resources. It proposes using cloud computing and other techniques to help build a more secure IoT infrastructure.
This document proposes an artificial intelligence enabled routing (AIER) mechanism for software defined networking (SDN) that can alleviate issues with monitoring periods in dynamic routing and provide superior route decisions using artificial neural networks (ANNs). The key aspects of the proposed AIER mechanism are:
1) It installs three additional modules in the SDN control plane: a topology discovery module, a monitoring period module, and an ANN module.
2) The ANN module is trained to learn from past routing experiences and avoid ineffective route decisions.
3) Evaluation on the Mininet simulator shows the AIER mechanism improves performance metrics like average throughput, packet loss ratio, and packet delay compared to different monitoring periods in dynamic
IRJET- A Review on Cluster-based Routing for Wireless Sensor NetworkIRJET Journal
This document reviews cluster-based routing protocols for wireless sensor networks. It discusses the challenges facing routing in WSNs such as limited energy, hardware constraints, and dynamic network topologies. It then categorizes cluster-based routing protocols into chain-based, tree-based, grid-based, and block-based approaches. A popular chain-based protocol called PEGASIS is described which forms sensor nodes into a chain to reduce data transmissions to the base station. The document aims to compare different cluster-based routing protocols to improve energy efficiency, network lifetime, and quality of service in WSNs.
IRJET- Energy Efficient Protocol in Wireless Sensor NetworkIRJET Journal
This document summarizes an academic paper that proposes an energy efficient protocol for wireless sensor networks. It begins with an introduction to wireless sensor networks and some of the key challenges, particularly limited energy. It then reviews an existing protocol called LEACH (Low Energy Adaptive Clustering Hierarchy) that aims to distribute energy use among sensor nodes. However, LEACH may not distribute energy optimally if nodes have different starting energy levels. The paper proposes using DEEC (Distributed Energy-Efficient Clustering), which aims to improve network lifetime by more evenly distributing energy use among nodes, regardless of their initial energy levels.
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EDGE CONTROLLER PLACEMENT FOR NEXT GENERATION WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS
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DOI: 10.5121/ijcsit.2022.14502 17
EDGE CONTROLLER PLACEMENT FOR NEXT
GENERATION WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS
Mohamed S. Abouzeid, Heba A. El-khobby,
Mahmoud A. A. Ali and Mohamed E. Nasr
Electronics and Electrical Communication Department,
Faculty of Engineering-Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt
ABSTRACT
Nowadays, Fog architecture or Edge architecture is becoming a popular research trend to distribute a
substantial amount of computing resources, data processing and resource management at the extreme edge
of the wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Industrial communication is a research track in next generation
wireless sensor networks for the fourth revolution in the industrial process. Adopting fog architecture into
Industrial communication systems is a promising technology within sensor networks architecture. With
Software Defined Network (SDN) architecture, in this paper, we address edge controller placement as an
optimization problem with the objective of more robustness while minimizing the delay of network
management and the associated synchronization overhead. The optimization problem is provided and
modelled as submodular function. Two algorithms are provided to find the optimal solution using a real
wireless network to get more realistic results. Greedy Algorithm and Connectivity Ranking Algorithm are
provided. Greedy algorithm outperforms connectivity ranking algorithm to find the optimum balance
between the different metrics. Also, based on the network operator preference, the number of edge
controllers to be placed will be provided. This research paper plays a great role in standardization of
softwarization into Industrial communication systems for next generation wireless sensor networks.
KEYWORDS
Fog Architecture, Submodularity, Software Defined Network, Controller Placement, Virtual Process
Function.
1. INTRODUCTION
Recently, for next generation wireless sensor networks, there are critical requirements such as
increasing the operational efficiency of industrial control process. In addition, improving the
effectiveness of operational activities is an increasing demand for various industries today.
Furthermore, more flexible operations should be supported with the reduction of capital
expenditure [1]. Thus, softwarization is a key enabler to achieve these facilities. More
specifically, Software Defined Network (SDN) is a promising architecture for next generation
wireless sensor networks [2]. Healthcare systems and the automotive industry are simple
examples of industrial communication systems in WSNs. Legacy industrial control process
includes real time data collection form sensors, after that data processing is performed in
hardware controllers and finally execution of control commands through actuators [3-5]. With
SDN, softwarization can embrace the control process in an entity. Thus, the hardware controllers
can be replaced by software instances [6]. There are some advantages of SDN. One of them is
that the control process function can be placed in a commodity server which can be flexibly
provisioned on demand [7]. In addition, they have a good ability of upgrading in amore simple
way than hardware controller.
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With the introduction of Mobile Edge Computing (MEC), next generation wireless sensor
networks can distribute substantial amount of computing and storage resources to edge nodes at
the extremes of the network with low latency and high bandwidth [8]. The critical aspects for
adoption of MEC into next generation wireless sensor networks are the robustness of the wireless
communication links, the minimized delay of network management and the associated overhead
not only between controllers and data-plane nodes, but also, between the controllers themselves
(Inter-controller communication) [9]. One way to improve the reliability of next generation
wireless sensor networks is to place the virtual process function (VPF) of the controller on
another edge node in case of node or link failure [10]. However, this process is limited because of
the resource constraints of the edge nodes besides their limited power and storage resources [11].
In this paper, we address the problem of placing edge controllers in next generation wireless
sensor networks with the objective of minimizing the network management delay, overhead
control messages and invalid control paths which increases the robustness of the system. We
formulate an optimization problem for placing the virtual process function into the edge nodes
and taking into consideration the questions: How many controllers should be placed at the edge
of the network in close proximity to the end sensors and actuators. Also, where exactly should be
the controllers placed to improve the resilient of the system. The objective is to minimize the
capital expenditure of next generation wireless sensor networks, while increasing its flexibility.
2. RELATED WORK
There has been a significant interest in cloud computing for industrial use cases, both concerning
potential application areas and security aspects [12], [13], but the focus of these works is on the
architectures and requirements, rather than resource management.
There are recent works on resource allocation in MEC for sensor networks [14]. The problem of
allocating visual sensors with correlated measurements to computing resources to maximize
system capacity is introduced in [8]. In [15], the authors propose the problem of allocating health
sensors to health cloud servers to maximize system utility. The authors in [16] modelled the
individual Virtual Network Function (VNF) placement problem as a generalized assignment
problem where the controllers assigned to different nodes to minimize the total assignment cost.
The placement of chains of VNF is modelled in [17] as an Integer Linear Problem (ILP). The
problem of controller placement to maximize the resilience under link or node failure is
introduced as ILP and numerical results are provided in [18].
To the best of our knowledge, our work is the first work to handle the edge controller placement
problem as an optimization problem for industrial use case. The optimization problem considers
resilience constraints besides the delay of network management and the associated overhead to
achieve the optimal placement of the controller in SDN industrial communication system for next
generation wireless sensor networks. This research work considers minimizing the delay and
control overhead which plays a great role in minimizing the operating expenses. This work also
reduces the down time of the network by maximizing the reliability performance of WSNs. The
novelty of our work appears by applying submodularity conditions to the optimization
performance of next generation wireless sensor networks.
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3. SYSTEM MODEL
Figure 1. The communication infrastructure consists of BSs, MEC nodes and sensorsand backhaul network.
We consider a system that consists of a set of B Base stations (BSs). A subset N node are
equipped with computational and storage resources and serves as edge nodes. We denote by K a
subset of N that can host control process function such that K N .The b
ase stations are
interconnected by a backhaul network. Sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) devices
communicate wirelessly within the base station. The failure of an edge node or the wireless
communication link result in failure scenario. This failure leads to that the edge node becomes
unsuitable to host the virtual process function (VPF) [19]. We assume that the network operator
is able to estimate the occurrence probability of each failure scenario. We denote by πl the failure
occurrence probability. It is assumed that Generalized pareto distribution is used to estimate such
failure occurrence probability. Generalized pareto distribution is used because it provides
Independent Identical Distributed (IID) probability for failure scenarios.
Each pair of controllers are communicated with each other, for synchronization purposes, using
messages. These messages are exchanged at a constant rate besides other exchanged at a rate that
depends on the controller load. When considering SDN enabled edge network, the interaction
between a controller and data-plane nodes takes place through Openflow protocol. Heartbeat
messages are periodically transferred between the controller and data plane nodes, besides static
request/reply messages. Thus, as the network scales up, the overhead grows. For synchronization
purposes between a cluster of controllers, there is a significant overhead that should be
considered in modelling the edge controller placement problem for industrial use cases.
4. PROBLEM FORMULATION
In this section, we formulate the problem of edge controller placement as an optimization
problem. We consider a network of a diverse set of N B . This subset supports edge nodes
which can host Virtual Process Function (VPF) an act as an edge controller. Not all edge nodes
are active all the time, thus, we assume that K N active per time. This results in that K edge
nodes generate PacketIN messages with arrival rate packets/time. The probability of the
generated traffic can be estimated by . Thus, the expected value of the
generated traffic is where vk {0,1}is a decision binary optimization
variable to denote whether the edge node is available or not. This availability is justified by
enough storage capacity to save virtual process image and enough power for execution.
One of the important metrics to be considered in edge controller placement for industrial use
cases is the reliability of the communication system. The network may fail due to the wireless
link goes down or the component failure. We consider basically a set of L failure scenarios based
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zk
zk
on the valid control paths, where the control paths are the logical links between the controllers or
between the edge nodes and the controllers L {1, 2, , L}. We denote by l the failure
probability of each link by using generalized pareto distribution as it produces Independent
Identically Distributed (IID) scenarios. Let us denote by hnk {0,1} a binary optimization
variable that denotes whether a control path between edge node n and a controller at k exists or
not. Hence, the expected value of invalid control paths
We consider a binary optimization variable y nk {0,1}to denote whether node n is assigned to a
controller at node k ( y nk = 1) or not ( y nk = 0 ). Hence, the assignment policy can be expressed
as
The assignment of an edge node to a controller induces a cost. This cost increases with the
topological distance. We denote dnk 0 is the delay (in millisecond) when node n is assigned
to a controller at node k. The total assignment cost is expressed as follows
The controllers exchange also, messages between them for synchronization purposes. There are
two types of inter-controller associated overhead. One type of them is that messages are being
exchanged at a constant rate. The other type are messages exchanged at a rate depends on the
controller traffic load. w Const
o denote messages exchanged at constant rate while
w dep
o denotes controllers load dependent messages. These messages exchanged
between controllers placed at node z and node k. We consider also x k
as a binary
optimization variable to denote whether a controller placed at node k ( x k 1) or not ( x
k 0). Thus, the placement policy
The total overhead synchronization costs between a pair of controllers at node j and node k is
given as follows
It should be considered that each node n should be assigned to only one controller such that
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Also, the controller can be placed at node k if and only if the sum of computing resource
requirement does not exceed the generated traffic from node k.
In addition, the controller should be placed at node k, so that node n can be assigned to it, such
that
Based on the network operator preferences, the network operator can perform trade-off
betweenthe different metrics. A weight value 0 is used to balance the optimization
problem.
By increasing , more priority is given to the synchronization overhead cost. The edge
controller placement problem can be expressed as follows
The above optimization problem is a challenge problem as it contains discrete variables with
objective function with quadratic and cubic terms. This problem is NP-Hard problem, as the edge
controller placement depends on the topological distance between the controllers.
5. OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS
We begin by showing that for a given controller placement x, the optimal assignment
policy y can be found. Denote x k is a controller placed at node k. The set of all possible
locations for the controller, also called the ground set G
A subset of elements X G corresponds to a controller placement policy X. Let X n the binary
representation of the set of controllers positions such that X (x 1, x 2 ,..., x k ) , the objective
function f can be expressed as a set function such that
For a given controller placement at X, the optimal assignment is y. This leads us to a definition
of a set of functions. These functions called submodular function [20].
Definition: let G is the ground set, a set function is said to be submodular
function
if and only if, for two subsets A , BG and A B and every element that, i G B , it holds
that,
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which means adding an element to a smaller set, resulting in that the respective gain expands.
This is called the marginal value [21]. The marginal value increases with the smaller set
function [22].
We will show in the appendix that the objective function f(x) under certain conditions on the cost
value is a submodular function As shown from the appendix that the total balanced cost function
is submodular, we use two optimization algorithms to balance the different metrics and to
minimize the overall cost. One algorithm is a Greedy algorithm. The algorithm proceeds in K
iterations which corresponds to arbitrary order r1 ,r2, …..,rk of the ground set G. At each
iteration, two solutions are maintained A and B. Also, the reliability of valid control paths is
checked. Initially, A is assigned to 0 and B is assigned to G. At Kth iteration, the algorithm is
either adds rk to A or removes it from B. This decision is done randomly and greedily based on
the marginal value of each of the two options. The two solutions coincide and A=B after Kth
iterations. Thus, the algorithm returns the optimal placement correspond to the minimum cost
value. With that algorithm, we get a solution to the edge controller placement problem with an
approximation that w dep is constant and identical for all cases The other algorithm is the
Connectivity Ranking Algorithm (CRA) for comparison purposes of the obtained results [23].
The connectivity ranking algorithm sort the nodes in descending order according to their
connectivity. The idea is to repeatedly place a new controller at one of the k edge nodes and
calculate the total cost Jtot until the next cost is higher than the current one. Then, we choose the
current placement as the optimal one.
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6. EVALUATION RESULTS
In this section, we provide the results by running the proposed algorithms using real wireless
network topology on Matlab software. We use MANIAC mobile ad hoc network in [24]. The
network contains 14 nodes which allows us to execute the proposed algorithms in a reasonable
time. We define the delay cost as the aggregate delay of the links of the valid shortest path. We
set the delay of each link with average value 12.2 msec. We set the average probability of failure
is 0.15 and the probability of estimated traffic is 0.65. We set w w const
0.2*hops and w dep
0.6*hops, where hops indicate the number of hops of the shortest path between the respective
nodes.
Figure 2 shows the relationship between the weight value and the total balanced cost Jtot. As
shown form the figure, the greedy algorithm outperforms connectivity ranking algorithm (CRA)
along the values of . Furthermore, the performance of Greedy algorithm exceeds connectivity
ranking algorithm at larger value ofwhere more priority is given to the delay and reliability than
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overhead synchronization cost. Figure 3 shows the number of controllers needed to be placed to
optimize the controller placement problem. For lower values of where minimum delay is
preferred, the number of edge controllers is high to minimize the delay cost between data-plane
nodes and edge controllers. While the number of edge controllers goes down when the
synchronization overhead cost is preferred with large values of , so that inter
-controller
communication is reduced.
Figure 2. The total balanced cost against Beta range
Figure 3. The number of controllers against Beta range
7. LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE WORK
The aforementioned work did not take into consideration the shape of traffic overheads. In the
real world, different nodes generate diverse types of traffic that must be considered effectively.
Also, the configured network has to support SDN configuration to be able to apply the
optimization formula and submodularity conditions. In addition, the delay of each link isassumed
to be constant which is not the case in the real time for heterogeneous wireless sensor networks.
In the future, we plan to investigate different delays for disparate links. Additional mechanisms
of forming a controller will be analysed. We will consider the interference and the congestion of
the links in placing the edge controller in next generation WSNs.
8. CONCLUSIONS
In this paper, we addressed the edge controller placement problem for next generation wireless
sensor networks. The problem was formulated as an optimization problem which is submodular
function. We used Greedy algorithm and Connectivity Ranking Algorithm (CRA) for findingthe
optimal solution for the balanced problem. The evaluation results were shown and provided that
Greedy algorithm outperforms Connectivity Ranking Algorithm (CRA) along the value of weight
value β. This paper provides an interesting optimization formula for industrial use cases that
helps significantly in standardization of next generation wireless sensor networks.
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APPENDIX
Based on that the weighted sum of submodular functions is also submodular function.
Here, Js _Const and Js _dep denote the constant and the load dependent synchronization
costs,respectively. JR
denote the expected value of invalid control paths as the reliability metric.
For a given node k K , load cost. Ja denote the total assignment cost that includes
Let us consider two placement sets A and B where A B G , where G is the ground set that
contains all possible values of controller placement. We add an element x k G B to both
placement sets.
1) For the function Js _Const and the placement set A, the marginal value of adding a
controller at node m, x m
If we replace A with placement set B, the marginal value decrease. Hence, the above
function is submodular function.
2) For the invalid control paths function, by adding invalid control path between node
n and m to the function, the marginal value decrease with placement set B.
Hence, the function is submodular.
3) For the assignment function, with the placement set A, where node n is assigned to
controller at node m the marginal value is
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Thus, the marginal value decrease if we replace A with the placement set B.
4) For the function Js _dep , with placement set A, the marginal value of adding a controller
at node m, x m is w dep
which is independent of the assignment policy with the assumption of that
its value is constant. So, the function is also submodular.