title: Experimental demonstration of OpenFlow-enabled media ecosystem architecture for high-end applications over metro and core networks.
abstract: In this paper, a novel Software-Defined Networking (SDN) architecture is proposed for high-end Ultra High Definition (UHD) media applications. UHD media applications require huge amounts of bandwidth that can only be met with high-capacity optical networks. In addition, there are requirements for control frameworks capable of delivering effective application performance with efficient network utilization. A novel SDN-based Controller that tightly integrates application-awareness with network control and management is proposed for such applications. An OpenFlow-enabled test-bed demonstrator is reported with performance evaluations of advanced online and offline media- and network-aware schedulers.
authors.affiliation: High Performance Networks Group, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TR, UK. okung.ntofon@bristol.ac.uk
authors.forename: Okung-Dike
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Ntofon
authors.forename: Mayur P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Channegowda
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Efstathiou
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rashidi Fard
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nejabati
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: Dimitra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Simeonidou
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D017753:Ecosystem; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D019212:Multimedia; D055096:Optical Devices