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Abstraction Layer Based Distributed Architecture for Virtualized Data Centers

Authors:
Ali Kashif Bashir
Yuichi Ohsita
Masayuki Murata

Keywords: virtualization; infrastructure for clouds; data center network architecture; future internet; scalable data center architecture.

Abstract:
Network virtualization was envisioned to enhance the capabilities of data centers. However, existing virtual data center network architectures are unable to exploit the features of network virtualization. In this paper, we propose a distributed virtual architecture that groups virtual machines into clusters of different service types. This architecture introduces a concept named abstraction layer consisting of virtual switches that are logically grouped together to perform the role of cluster heads. The abstraction layer provides a better control and management of clusters. This architecture enable several features of network virtualization such as scalability, flexibility, high bandwidth, etc. However, in this work, we evaluated the failure of servers and virtual machines to prove the efficiency and scalability of the architecture.

Pages: 46 to 51

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2015

Publication date: March 22, 2015

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4294

ISBN: 978-1-61208-388-9

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from March 22, 2015 to March 27, 2015