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Path Optimization in Computer Networks

Path Optimization in Computer Networks. Roman Ciloci. The Need for Path Optimization. Actual process Data follows some path already chosen Is the default path the best ? (Usually not) Goal Study and understand basic principles behind path optimization. Uses of path optimization.

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Path Optimization in Computer Networks

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  1. Path Optimization in Computer Networks Roman Ciloci

  2. The Need for Path Optimization • Actual process • Data follows some path already chosen • Is the default path the best ? (Usually not) • Goal • Study and understand basic principles behind path optimization.

  3. Uses of path optimization • Streaming applications • QoS (quality of service) verification • Server Selection • Network monitoring • Detecting highly-congested bottlenecks • Route selection in overlay networks

  4. Main Idea Behind Path Optimization

  5. How can we make it happen? • Hardware layer • Too expensive • Too long • Transport layer • Too long • Application layer • Requires few or no changes for the end user

  6. Steps involved in Finding the Optimal Path • Determine available bandwidth of a path • Calculate the time it would take for each path to transfer our data • Use graph algorithms to determine optimal path

  7. Determine available bandwidth of a path • Estimation is performed using multiple probes • Two techniques are used • Packet-pair (used for each probe stream) • Packet-train (uniformly and exponential spaced) • Which one is the best ? • How to find out? • Selected three tools used for available bandwidth estimation, each one of them using a different technique • Tools: Spruce, Pathload, and pathChirp • We ran two tests on each of them

  8. First Test • A very simplistic model • Advantages • We know the input data • We can control and monitor network traffic • We can calculate the output • Disadvantages • Does not represent real inter networks communication • Composed of two subtests 1. No additional load on the path 2. 1MB (8Mb) of constant load on the path

  9. Subtest #1 • We used the system monitor tool to verify that there is no load on the path • We ran each tool three times to verify consistency • Allowed room for a ∆d (deviation) which can be calculated later • Results:

  10. Subtest #2 • Same settings as the subtest 1 • This time we designed a program that uses the UDP connectionless protocol to send data • The role of the program is to put 1MB (8Mb) of load on the path • Results:

  11. Second Test • Used Planetlab testbed as testing environment • Advantages • It is a real inter networks communications medium • Allows for multiple hops testing (multiple nodes between two hosts) • Disadvantages • Unknown path capacity between the nodes • No control over network traffic • Can’t make any real calculations • Description • Used one machine from Univ. of Texas, USA and one from Univ. of Warsaw, Poland • Tracert system tool output indicated 19 routers between the machines. • Average RTT (round trip time) 160 ms.

  12. …Results • Lack of information forces us to make observations and make vague comparisons with first test • Based on both tests pathChirp proves to be more consistent and accurate

  13. Finding the time for a path • Knowing the available bandwidth allows us to calculate the time it will take a path to transmit data. • Using the formula:

  14. Finding Optimal Path • Map the N2 network topology as a graph • Label each path with the calculated time • Use Dijkstra's algorithm to find optimal path 89 ms N1 N3 N1 N3 25 ms 35 ms 45 ms N4 N2 N2 N4

  15. Conclusions • Path selection is definitely a important part of end-to-end performance formula • Room for further developments on available bandwidth estimation. • Run more tests on more tools for more accurate results.

  16. The End

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