Opimon: A Transparent, Low-Overhead Monitoring System for OpenFlow Networks
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- WATANAKEESUNTORN Wassapon
- Nara Institute of Science and Technology
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- TAKAHASHI Keichi
- Nara Institute of Science and Technology
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- NAKASAN Chawanat
- Kanazawa University
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- ICHIKAWA Kohei
- Nara Institute of Science and Technology
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- IIDA Hajimu
- Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Abstract
<p>OpenFlow is a widely adopted implementation of the Software-Defined Networking (SDN) architecture. Since conventional network monitoring systems are unable to cope with OpenFlow networks, researchers have developed various monitoring systems tailored for OpenFlow networks. However, these existing systems either rely on a specific controller framework or an API, both of which are not part of the OpenFlow specification, and thus limit their applicability. This article proposes a transparent and low-overhead monitoring system for OpenFlow networks, referred to as Opimon. Opimon monitors the network topology, switch statistics, and flow tables in an OpenFlow network and visualizes the result through a web interface in real-time. Opimon monitors a network by interposing a proxy between the controller and switches and intercepting every OpenFlow message exchanged. This design allows Opimon to be compatible with any OpenFlow switch or controller. We tested the functionalities of Opimon on a virtual network built using Mininet and a large-scale international OpenFlow testbed (PRAGMA-ENT). Furthermore, we measured the performance overhead incurred by Opimon and demonstrated that the overhead in terms of latency and throughput was less than 3% and 5%, respectively.</p>
Journal
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- IEICE Transactions on Communications
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IEICE Transactions on Communications E105.B (4), 485-493, 2022-04-01
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390291767813172224
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- NII Article ID
- 130008106498
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- ISSN
- 17451345
- 09168516
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- Crossref
- CiNii Articles
- KAKEN
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed