Software Defined Mobile Networks (SDMN) : Beyond LTE Network Architecture.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (441 pages)
- Wiley Series on Communications Networking and Distributed Systems Series .
- Wiley Series on Communications Networking and Distributed Systems Series .
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Editors -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Part I Introduction -- Chapter 1 Overview -- 1.1 Present Mobile Networks and Their Limitations -- 1.2 Software Defined Mobile Network -- 1.3 Key Benefits of SDMN -- 1.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Mobile Network History -- 2.1 Overview -- 2.2 The Evolution of the Mobile Network -- 2.2.1 Sharing Resources -- 2.2.2 Orchestration -- 2.2.3 Scalability -- 2.3 Limitations and Challenges in Current Mobile Networks -- 2.4 Requirement in Future Mobile Networks -- Reference -- Chapter 3 Software Defined Networking Concepts -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 SDN History and Evolution -- 3.2.1 Early History of Programmable Networks -- 3.2.2 Evolution of Programmable Networks to SDN -- 3.3 SDN Paradigm and Applications -- 3.3.1 Overview of SDN Building Blocks -- 3.3.2 SDN Switches -- 3.3.3 SDN Controllers -- 3.3.4 SDN Programming Interfaces -- 3.3.5 SDN Application Domains -- 3.3.6 Relation of SDN to Network Virtualization and Network Function Virtualization -- 3.4 Impact of SDN to Research and Industry -- 3.4.1 Overview of Standardization Activities and SDN Summits -- 3.4.2 SDN in the Industry -- 3.4.3 Future of SDN -- References -- Chapter 4 Wireless Software Defined Networking -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 SDN for Wireless -- 4.2.1 Implementations: OpenRoads and OpenRadio -- 4.2.2 SDR versus SDN -- 4.3 Related Works -- 4.4 Wireless SDN Opportunities -- 4.4.1 Multinetwork Planning -- 4.4.2 Handovers and Off-Loading -- 4.4.3 Dead Zone Coverage -- 4.4.4 Security -- 4.4.5 CDN and Caching -- 4.5 Wireless SDN Challenges -- 4.5.1 Slice Isolation -- 4.5.2 Topology Discovery and Topology-Related Problems -- 4.5.3 Resource Evaluation and Reporting -- 4.5.4 User and Operator Preferences. 4.5.5 Nontechnical Aspects (Governance, Regulation, Etc.) -- 4.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Leveraging SDN for the 5G Networks: Trends, Prospects, and Challenges -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Evolution of the Wireless Communication toward the 5G -- 5.2.1 Evolution of the Wireless World -- 5.3 Software Defined Networks -- 5.4 NFV -- 5.5 Information-Centric Networking -- 5.6 Mobile and Wireless Networks -- 5.6.1 Mobility Management -- 5.6.2 Ubiquitous Connectivity -- 5.6.3 Mobile Clouds -- 5.7 Cooperative Cellular Networks -- 5.8 Unification of the Control Plane -- 5.8.1 Bringing Fixed-Mobile Networking Together -- 5.8.2 Creating a Concerted Convergence of Packet-Optical Networks -- 5.9 Supporting Automatic QoS Provisioning -- 5.10 Cognitive Network Management and Operation -- 5.11 Role of Satellites in the 5G Networks -- 5.12 Conclusion -- References -- Part II SDMN Architectures and Network Implementation -- Chapter 6 LTE Architecture Integration with SDN -- 6.1 Overview -- 6.2 Restructuring Mobile Networks to SDN -- 6.2.1 LTE Network: A Starting Point -- 6.2.2 Options for Location of the SDMN Controller -- 6.2.3 Vision of SDN in LTE Networks -- 6.3 Mobile Backhaul Scaling -- 6.4 Security and Distributed FW -- 6.4.1 Customer Edge Switching -- 6.4.2 RG -- 6.5 SDN and LTE Integration Benefits -- 6.6 SDN and LTE Integration Benefits for End Users -- 6.7 Related Work and Research Questions -- 6.7.1 Research Problems -- 6.7.2 Impact -- 6.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7 EPC in the Cloud -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 Origins and Evolution of SDN -- 7.1.2 NFV and Its Application -- 7.1.3 SDN and Cross-Domain Service Development -- 7.2 EPC in the Cloud Version 1.0 -- 7.3 EPC in the Cloud Version 2.0? -- 7.3.1 UE Multihoming -- 7.3.2 The EPC on SDN: OpenFlow Example. 7.4 Incorporating Mobile Services into Cross-Domain Orchestration with SP-SDN -- 7.5 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8 The Controller Placement Problem in Software Defined Mobile Networks (SDMN) -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 SDN and Mobile Networks -- 8.3 Performance Objectives for SDMN Controller Placement -- 8.3.1 Scalability -- 8.3.2 Reliability -- 8.3.3 Latency -- 8.3.4 Resilience -- 8.4 CPP -- 8.4.1 Placement of Controllers -- 8.4.2 Number of Required Controllers -- 8.4.3 CPP and Mobile Networks -- 8.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9 Technology Evolution in Mobile Networks: Case of Open IaaS Cloud Platforms -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Generic Technology Evolution -- 9.3 Study Framework -- 9.4 Overview on Cloud Computing -- 9.5 Example Platform: OpenStack -- 9.5.1 OpenStack Design and Architecture -- 9.5.2 OpenStack Community -- 9.6 Case Analysis -- 9.6.1 Openness -- 9.6.2 Added Value -- 9.6.3 Experimentation -- 9.6.4 Complementary Technologies -- 9.6.5 Incumbent Role -- 9.6.6 Existing Market Leverage -- 9.6.7 Competence Change -- 9.6.8 Competing Technologies -- 9.6.9 System Architecture Evolution -- 9.6.10 Regulation -- 9.7 Discussion -- 9.8 Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Part III Traffic Transport and Network Management -- Chapter 10 Mobile Network Function and Service Delivery Virtualization and Orchestration -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 NFV -- 10.2.1 The Functionality of the Architecture -- 10.2.2 Operation of the ETSI NFV System -- 10.2.3 Potential Migration and Deployment Paths -- 10.2.4 NFV Summary -- 10.3 SDN -- 10.4 The Mobility Use Case -- 10.5 Virtual Networking in Data Centers -- 10.6 Summary -- References -- Chapter 11 Survey of Traffic Management in Software Defined Mobile Networks -- 11.1 Overview -- 11.2 Traffic Management in Mobile Networks. 11.3 QoS Enforcement and Policy Control in 3G/4G Networks -- 11.3.1 QoS for EPS Bearers -- 11.3.2 QoS for Non-3GPP Access -- 11.3.3 QoS Enforcement in EPS -- 11.3.4 Policy and Charging Control in 3GPP -- 11.3.5 Policy Control Architecture -- 11.4 Traffic Management in SDMNs -- 11.4.1 Open Networking Foundation -- 11.4.2 The OF Protocol -- 11.4.3 Traffic Management and Offloading in Mobile Networks -- 11.5 ALTO in SDMNs -- 11.5.1 The ALTO Protocol -- 11.5.2 ALTO-SDN Use Case -- 11.5.3 The ALTO-SDN Architecture -- 11.5.4 Dynamic Network Information Provision -- 11.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12 Software Defined Networks for Mobile Application Services -- 12.1 Overview -- 12.2 Overview of 3GPP Network Architecture -- 12.3 Wireless Network Architecture Evolution toward NFV and SDN -- 12.3.1 NFV in Packet Core -- 12.3.2 SDN in Packet Core -- 12.4 NFV/SDN Service Chaining -- 12.4.1 Service Chaining at Packet Core -- 12.4.2 Traffic Optimization inside Mobile Networks -- 12.4.3 Metadata Export from RAN to Packet CN -- 12.5 Open Research and Further Study -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 13 Load Balancing in Software Defined Mobile Networks -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.1.1 Load Balancing in Wireless Networks -- 13.1.2 Mobility Load Balancing -- 13.1.3 Traffic Steering -- 13.1.4 Load Balancing in Heterogeneous Networks -- 13.1.5 Shortcomings in Current Load Balancing Technologies -- 13.2 Load Balancing in SDMN -- 13.2.1 The Need of Load Balancing in SDMN -- 13.2.2 SDN-Enabled Load Balancing -- 13.3 Future Directions and Challenges for Load Balancing Technologies -- References -- Part IV Resource and Mobility Management -- Chapter 14 QoE Management Framework for Internet Services in SDN-Enabled Mobile Networks -- 14.1 Overview -- 14.2 Introduction -- 14.3 State of the Art -- 14.4 QoE Framework Architecture -- 14.5 Quality Monitoring. 14.5.1 Flow Detection and Classification -- 14.5.2 Video Quality Measurement -- 14.5.3 Video Quality Rating -- 14.5.4 Method of Validation -- 14.5.5 Location-Aware Monitoring -- 14.6 Quality Rules -- 14.7 QoE Enforcement (QEN) -- 14.8 Demonstrator -- 14.9 Summary -- References -- Chapter 15 Software Defined Mobility Management for Mobile Internet -- 15.1 Overview -- 15.1.1 Mobility Management in the Internet -- 15.1.2 Integrating Internet Mobility Management and SDN -- 15.1.3 Chapter Organization -- 15.2 Internet Mobility and Problem Statement -- 15.2.1 Internet Mobility Overview -- 15.2.2 Problem Statement -- 15.2.3 Mobility Management Based on SDN -- 15.3 Software Defined Internet Mobility Management -- 15.3.1 Architecture Overview -- 15.3.2 An OpenFlow-Based Instantiation -- 15.3.3 Binding Cache Placement Algorithm -- 15.3.4 System Design -- 15.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16 Mobile Virtual Network Operators: A Software Defined Mobile Network Perspective -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.1.1 Features of MVNO -- 16.1.2 Functional Aspects of MVNO -- 16.1.3 Challenges of MVNO -- 16.2 Architecture of MVNO: An SDMN Perspective -- 16.2.1 Types of MVNOs -- 16.2.2 Hierarchical MVNOs -- 16.3 MNO, MVNE, and MVNA Interactions with MVNO -- 16.3.1 Potential Business Strategies between MNOs, MVNEs, and MVNOs -- 16.3.2 Performance Gain with SDN Approach -- 16.3.3 Cooperation between MNOs and MVNOs -- 16.3.4 Flexible Business Models for Heterogeneous Environments -- 16.4 MVNO Developments in 3G, 4G, and LTE -- 16.4.1 MVNO User-Centric Strategies for Mobility Support -- 16.4.2 Management Schemes for Multiple Interfaces -- 16.4.3 Enhancing Business Strategies Using SDN Approach -- 16.5 Cognitive MVNO -- 16.5.1 Cognitive Radio Management in MVNOs -- 16.5.2 Cognitive and SDN-Based Spectral Allocation Strategies in MVNO -- 16.6 MVNO Business Strategies. 16.6.1 Services and Pricing of MVNO.