4th International ICST Conference on Heterogeneous Networking for Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness

Research Article

PSON: Predictable Service Overlay Networks

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1145/1577222.1577245,
        author={Jawwad Shamsi and Monica Brockmeyer and Chunbo Chu},
        title={PSON: Predictable Service Overlay Networks},
        proceedings={4th International ICST Conference on Heterogeneous Networking for Quality, Reliability, Security and  Robustness},
        publisher={ACM},
        proceedings_a={QSHINE},
        year={2007},
        month={8},
        keywords={Predictable Communication Internet Synchrony Overlay Networks.Measurement Performance Design and Reliability.},
        doi={10.1145/1577222.1577245}
    }
    
  • Jawwad Shamsi
    Monica Brockmeyer
    Chunbo Chu
    Year: 2007
    PSON: Predictable Service Overlay Networks
    QSHINE
    ACM
    DOI: 10.1145/1577222.1577245
Jawwad Shamsi1,*, Monica Brockmeyer2,*, Chunbo Chu2,*
  • 1: Wayne State University 5143 Cass Avenue Detroit, MI 48202, USA
  • 2: Wayne State University 5143 Cass Avenue Detroit, MI 48202
*Contact email: jshamsi@wayne.edu, mbrockmeyer@wayne.edu, chunbo@wayne.edu

Abstract

We describe the design of PSON, an overlay network, which improves the predictability of end-to-end communication latency on the Internet. Predictable Service Overlay Networks (PSON) monitor the paths between overlay nodes and continuously estimates an upper bound on communication latency to provide a soft synchrony guarantee to application. Through network measurements on PlanetLab nodes we observe that the upper bound estimation provides long durations of synchrony and rapidly adjusts the bound in response to an asynchronous event. Upper bound estimation is enhanced by the use of routing and overlay configuration to provide stable routes while reducing overhead. We describe the architecture, design and interface for the PSON and discuss various issues related to its performance.