Mobility- And load-adaptive controller placement and assignment in LEO satellite networks

  • Long Chen
  • , Feilong Tang*
  • , Xu Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Software-defined networking (SDN) based LEO satellite networks can make full use of satellite resources through flexible function configuration and efficient resource management of controllers. Consequently, controllers have to be carefully deployed based on dynamical topology and time-varying workload. However, existing work on controller placement and assignment is not applicable to LEO satellite networks with highly dynamic topology and randomly fluctuating load. In this paper, we first formulate the adaptive controller placement and assignment (ACPA) problem and prove its NP-hardness. Then, we propose the control relation graph (CRG) to quantitatively capture the control overhead in LEO satellite networks. Next, we propose the CRG-based controller placement and assignment (CCPA) algorithm with a bounded approximation ratio. Finally, using the predicted topology and estimated traffic load, a lookahead-based improvement algorithm is designed to further decrease the overall management costs. Extensive emulation results demonstrate that the CCPA algorithm outperforms related schemes in terms of response time and load balancing.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationINFOCOM 2021 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780738112817
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 May 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event40th IEEE Conference on Computer Communications, INFOCOM 2021 - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: 10 May 202113 May 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE INFOCOM
Volume2021-May
ISSN (Print)0743-166X

Conference

Conference40th IEEE Conference on Computer Communications, INFOCOM 2021
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period10/05/2113/05/21

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