Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems. 7th International ICST Conference, BROADNETS 2010, Athens, Greece, October 25–27, 2010, Revised Selected Papers

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Using MPLS-TP for Data-Center Interconnection

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-30376-0_27,
        author={Ashwin Gumaste and Chirag Taunk and Sarvesh Bidkar and Deval Bhamare and Tamal Das},
        title={Using MPLS-TP for Data-Center Interconnection},
        proceedings={Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems. 7th International ICST Conference, BROADNETS 2010, Athens, Greece, October 25--27, 2010, Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={BROADNETS},
        year={2012},
        month={10},
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        doi={10.1007/978-3-642-30376-0_27}
    }
    
  • Ashwin Gumaste
    Chirag Taunk
    Sarvesh Bidkar
    Deval Bhamare
    Tamal Das
    Year: 2012
    Using MPLS-TP for Data-Center Interconnection
    BROADNETS
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-30376-0_27
Ashwin Gumaste1,*, Chirag Taunk1,*, Sarvesh Bidkar1,*, Deval Bhamare1,*, Tamal Das1,*
  • 1: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
*Contact email: ashwing@ieee.org, chiragtaunk@cse.iitb.ac.in, sarvesh@cse.iitb.ac.in, deva@cse.iitb.ac.in, tamaldas@cse.iitb.ac.in

Abstract

Data center interconnectivity is particularly very important and essential for emerging applications such as cloud computing and financial trading. Current data center architectures are built using Ethernet switches or IP routers - both with significant cost and performance deficiencies. We propose for the first time, extending MPLS-TP into the data-center. To this end, a new look-up protocol for MPLS-TP is proposed. Autonomic communication within the data center is possible using our look-up protocol that enables fast creation and deletion of LSPs. The MPLS-TP based data-center that is architected in this paper leads to performance betterments over both IP and Ethernet. To this end, a comprehensive simulations model is also presented. Operations within the data-center using MPLS-TP are also extended to inter-data-center operations using LSP setup across a core network. OAM and performance issues are investigated.