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Towards a Method Integrating Virtual Switch Performance into Data Centre Design

Authors:
Mitalee Sarker
Stefan Wesner
Jan Siersch
Arslan Khan

Keywords: Data Centre Design, Virtual Switch, Software Defined Networking Performance.

Abstract:
Data Centre Design is a complex task due to the wide range of technological options and building blocks available. Deriving the data centre system architecture is done based on a couple of uncertain assumptions rather than known facts. The future workload of users or, more precisely, of their applications can only be predicted. Furthermore, the benchmarking and design process is typically driven by hardware features and options. In this paper, we argue that an important aspect to be considered in the design process is not only the network capabilities and topology but also the intended virtual switch solutions and their performance potentially jeopardising the overall system quality. The paper contains preliminary work based on a new network aware algorithm for virtual machine placement in a virtualised cloud environment. Our initial evaluations help to create a fast and effective decision-making model for such an algorithm.

Pages: 13 to 21

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2016

Publication date: February 21, 2016

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4413

ISBN: 978-1-61208-450-3

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from February 21, 2016 to February 25, 2016