A Scalable Container-based Virtualized Data Center Emulation Framework

Gautam, G and Rathee, S and Patil, P and Parag, P (2022) A Scalable Container-based Virtualized Data Center Emulation Framework. In: 14th International Conference on COMmunication Systems and NETworkS, COMSNETS 2022, 4 - 8 January 2022, Bangalore, pp. 452-454.

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Abstract

Data Center Networks (DCNs) powering cloud services as well as social networks pose unique network de-sign/optimization challenges. In response, numerous solutions have been proposed utilizing SDN, programmable data plane, and telemetry. However, testbeds supporting the experimental features while imitating DCN traffic-for implementing and analyzing such solutions-are not trivial to build. We present a data center emulation framework for development and validation of data center algorithms and protocols using lightweight virtualized components such as containers and virtual switches. The framework facilitates automated creation of DCN topologies, telemetry, SDN controller, and data center workload generation at scale. The framework also enables combining diverse virtualized elements and hardware elements. This demo exhibits our in-progress framework implementation that is capable of instantiating a leaf-spine topology with P4-capable switches, gNMI telemetry, BGP routing and end-hosts.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Publication:	2022 14th International Conference on COMmunication Systems and NETworkS, COMSNETS 2022
Publisher:	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Keywords:	Telemetering equipment; Testbeds; Topology, Cloud services; Data center networks; Data planes; Data telemetry; Data-plane; Datacenter; Emulation framework; Mininet; Optimisations; Virtualized data centers, Containers
Department/Centre:	Division of Electrical Sciences > Electronic Systems Engineering (Formerly Centre for Electronic Design & Technology) Division of Electrical Sciences > Electrical Engineering
Date Deposited:	08 Jul 2022 09:22
Last Modified:	08 Jul 2022 09:22
URI:	https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/74313

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