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SD-RAN Interactive Management Using In-band Network Telemetry in IEEE 802.11 Networks

Authors: P. H. Isolani, J. Haxhibeqiri, I. Moerman, J. Hoebeke, L. Z. Granville, S. Latré, J. M. Marquez-Barja

Published in: Journal of Network and Systems Management | Issue 1/2023

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Future digital factories are becoming more and more softwarized. This introduces flexibility, but the industry also demands robustness and Quality of Service (QoS) support. While 5G envisions to enable real-time applications with strict performance requirements, IEEE 802.11 networks continue to be a viable option for indoor scenarios. However, IEEE 802.11 networks currently cannot be programmed fine-grained enough to fully support and ensure QoS. Besides, due to the unknown or coarse-grained monitoring information over the wireless links, detecting performance degradation is still challenging. In this paper, we propose a Software-Defined Radio Access Network (SD-RAN) interactive management approach assisted by In-band Network Telemetry (INT) in IEEE 802.11 networks. We design a system-level architecture that includes the network administrator in the management loop through monitoring, visualization, and configuration activities. To demonstrate the feasibility of our approach, we developed a prototype and evaluated its flexibility in a real-world testbed. We argue that, with the fine-grained network information from INT and the benefits of the Software-Defined Networking (SDN) paradigm, an SDN-tailored system can assist in troubleshooting and assess enhanced QoS delivery.

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Title: SD-RAN Interactive Management Using In-band Network Telemetry in IEEE 802.11 Networks
Authors: P. H. Isolani
J. Haxhibeqiri
I. Moerman
J. Hoebeke
L. Z. Granville
S. Latré
J. M. Marquez-Barja
Publication date: 01-03-2023
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Network and Systems Management / Issue 1/2023
Print ISSN: 1064-7570
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7705
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10922-022-09692-2

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