Dynamic Resource Management in Service-Oriented Core Networks

Dr. Weihua Zhuang has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada, since 1993, where she is a University Professor and a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Wireless Communication Networks. She was a recipient of the 2021 Women's Distinguished Career Award from the Vehicular Technology Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2021 R.A. Fessenden Award from the IEEE Canada, 2017 Technical Recognition Award in Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks from the IEEE Communications Society, and a co-recipient of several Best Paper Awards. She was the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology from 2007 to 2013, Technical Program Chair/Co-Chair of the 2017 and 2016 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conferences, and Technical Program Symposia Chair of the 2011 IEEE Global Communications Conference. She is an elected member of the Board of Governors and Vice President for Publications of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. Dr. Zhuang is a Fellow of the IEEE, Royal Society of Canada, Canadian Academy of Engineering, and Engineering Institute of Canada.Dr. Kaige Qu received the B.Sc. degree in communication engineering from Shandong University, Jinan, China, in 2013, the M.Sc. degree in integrated circuits engineering and electrical engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, respectively, in 2016, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, in 2020. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow with the University of Waterloo. Her research interests include resource allocation in SDN/NFV-enabled networks, mobile edge computing, and artificial intelligence in networking.

• Chapter 1 Introduction-. 1.1 Service-Oriented Core Networks-. 1.1.1 Software-Defined Networking (SDN)-. 1.1.2 Network Function Virtualization (NFV)-. 1.1.3 Service Function Chaining-. 1.2 Network Slicing Framework-. 1.2.1 Infrastructure Domain-. 1.2.2 Tenant Domain-. 1.2.3 SDN-NFV Integration-. 1.3 Multi-Timescale Dynamic Resource Management-. 1.3.1 Multi-Timescale Core Network Traffic Dynamics-. 1.3.2 Dynamic Resource Provisioning in Large Timescale-. 1.3.3 Dynamic Resource Scheduling in Small Timescale-. 1.4 Research Contributions-. 1.5 Outline-. References-. Chapter 2 System Model-. 2.1 Services-. 2.2 Virtual Resource Pool-. 2.3 Placement and Scheduling of Virtual Network Function (VNF)-. 2.3 Migration Cost and Reconfiguration Overhead-. References-. Chapter 3 Dynamic Flow Migration: A Model-Based Optimization Approach-. 3.1 Model Assumptions-. 3.1.1 M/M/1 VNF Packet Processing Queueing Model-. 3.1.2 Generalized Processor Sharing (GPS)-. 3.2 Optimization Model for Dynamic Flow Migration-. 3.3 Mixed Integer Quadratically Constrained Programming (MIQCP) Problem Transformation-. 3.3.1 Optimality Gap-. 3.3.2 Optimal Solution Mapping-. 3.4 Low-Complexity Heuristic Flow Migration Algorithm-. 3.4.1 Algorithm Overview-. 3.4.2 Redistribution of Hop Delay Bounds-. 3.4.3 Migration Decision-. 3.4.4 Iterative Resource Loading Threshold Update-. 3.4.5 Complexity Analysis-. 3.5 Simulation Results-. 3.6 Summary-. References-. Chapter 4 Dynamic VNF Resource Scaling and Migration: A Machine Learning Approach-. 4.1 Nonstationary Traffic Model-. 4.2 Machine Learning Tools for Analysis and Decision-. 4.2.1 Bayesian Conjugate Analysis-. 4.2.2 Gaussian Process Regression-. 4.2.3 Reinforcement Learning-. 4.3 Resource Demand Prediction for Dynamic VNF Resource Scaling-. 4.3.1 Bayesian Online Change Point Detection-. 4.3.2 Traffic Parameter Learning-. 4.3.3 Resource Demand Prediction-. 4.4 Deep Reinforcement Learning for Dynamic VNF Migration-. 4.4.1 MarkovDecision Process-. 4.4.2 Penalty-Aware Deep Q-Learning Algorithm-. 4.5 Simulation Results-. 4.6 Summary-. References-. Chapter 5 Dynamic VNF Scheduling for Network Utility Maximization-. 5.1 Discrete-Time VNF Packet Processing Queueing Model-. 5.1.1 Physical Packet Processing Queue-. 5.1.2 Delay-Aware Virtual Packet Processing Queue-. 5.2 Stochastic VNF Scheduling: Problem and Solution-. 5.2.1 Stochastic Problem Formulation-. 5.2.2 Lyapunov Optimization and Problem Transformation-. 5.2.3 Online Distributed Algorithm-. 5.3 VNF Scheduling with Packet Rushing-. 5.3.1 Packet Rushing Analysis-. 5.3.2 Modified VNF Scheduling Algorithm-. 5.4 Simulation Results-. 5.5 Summary-. References-. Chapter 6 Conclusions and Future Research Directions-. 6.1 Conclusions-. 6.2 Future Research Directions-. References.