Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking, and Services. 10th International Conference, MOBIQUITOUS 2013, Tokyo, Japan, December 2-4, 2013, Revised Selected Papers

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Modeling Guaranteed Delay of Virtualized Wireless Networks Using Network Calculus

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-11569-6_47,
        author={Jia Liu and Lianming Zhang and Kun Yang},
        title={Modeling Guaranteed Delay of Virtualized Wireless Networks Using Network Calculus},
        proceedings={Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking, and Services. 10th International Conference, MOBIQUITOUS 2013, Tokyo, Japan, December 2-4, 2013,  Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={MOBIQUITOUS},
        year={2014},
        month={12},
        keywords={Wireless network virtualization Delay modelling Upper bound delay Network calculus},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-319-11569-6_47}
    }
    
  • Jia Liu
    Lianming Zhang
    Kun Yang
    Year: 2014
    Modeling Guaranteed Delay of Virtualized Wireless Networks Using Network Calculus
    MOBIQUITOUS
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-11569-6_47
Jia Liu1, Lianming Zhang1,*, Kun Yang2,*
  • 1: Hunan Normal University
  • 2: University of Essex
*Contact email: zlm@hunnu.edu.cn, kunyang@essex.ac.uk

Abstract

Wireless network virtualization is an emerging technology that logically divides a wireless network element, such as a base station (BS), into multiple slices with each slice serving as a standalone virtual BS. In such a way, one physical mobile wireless network can be partitioned into multiple virtual networks each operating as an independent wireless network. Wireless virtual networks, as composed of these virtual BSs, need to provide quality of service (QoS) to mobile end user services. One such key QoS parameter is network delay, in particular upper bound delay. This paper presents a delay model for such a wireless virtual network. This delay model considers resources (in particular queues) of both physical nodes and virtual nodes and provides a realistic modelling of the delay behaviours of wireless virtual networks. Network calculus, which usually provides finer insight into a system, is utilized to fulfil the modelling task. The numerical results have shown the effectiveness of the proposed model. The model is useful for both off-line network planning and online network admission control.