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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Transport-Layer Limitations for NFV Orchestration in Resource-Constrained Aerial Networks.

Luis F Gonzalez, Ivan Vidal, Francisco Valera, Borja Nogales, Victor Sanchez-Aguero, Diego R Lopez

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Luis F GonzalezTelematic Engineering Department, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. Universidad, 30, 28911 Leganés (Madrid), Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0465-854X
Ivan VidalTelematic Engineering Department, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. Universidad, 30, 28911 Leganés (Madrid), Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7381-971X
Francisco ValeraTelematic Engineering Department, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. Universidad, 30, 28911 Leganés (Madrid), Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5056-0573
Borja NogalesTelematic Engineering Department, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. Universidad, 30, 28911 Leganés (Madrid), Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5508-5414
Victor Sanchez-AgueroTelematic Engineering Department, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. Universidad, 30, 28911 Leganés (Madrid), Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3079-736X
Diego R LopezTelefónica I+D. C/Zurbarán, 12, 28010 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8326-2000

Funding

European Commission 777137Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness TEC2016-76795-C6-3-R
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this paper, we identify the main challenges and problems related with the management and orchestration of Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) over aerial networks built with Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (SUAVs). Our analysis starts from a reference scenario, where several SUAVs are deployed over a delimited geographic area, and provide a mobile cloud environment that supports the deployment of functions and services using Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) technologies. After analyzing the main challenges to NFV orchestration in this reference scenario from a theoretical perspective, we undertake the study of one specific but relevant aspect following a practical perspective, i.e., the limitations of existing transport-layer solutions to support the dissemination of NFV management and orchestration information in the considered scenario. While in traditional cloud computing environments this traffic is delivered using TCP, our simulation results suggest that using this protocol over an aerial network of SUAVs presents certain limitations. Finally, based on the lessons learned from our practical analysis, the paper outlines different alternatives that could be followed to address these challenges.

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intermittent availabilityManagement and Orchestration (MANO)NFVSUAV

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PMID31795110
PMCPMC6929201

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