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Experimental Demonstration of Network Virtualization and Resource Flexibility in the COMCON Project

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In the recent past, Network Virtualization (NV) received much attention. Nevertheless, Virtual Networks (VNs) are still not available on the market. The consortium of the COntrol and Management of COexisting Networks (COMCON) project examines the potential interactions in vertically and horizontally divided markets and evaluates the applicability of existing technologies, like Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS), for automated virtualization-enabled network management. To promote the manifold research, a selected scenario was demonstrated at the EuroView 2011 comprising a Video on Demand (VoD) service using a Scalable Video Codec (SVC). All necessary components have been implemented and the selected scenario was performed on a real network based on Linux PCs. In this paper, we describe the components, the scenario, and the gained insights in detail.

This work was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of the Federal Republic of Germany (Förderkennzeichen 01BK0915, 01BK0916, 01BK0917, 01BK0918, 01BK0919, GLab). The authors alone are responsible for the content of the paper.

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Duelli, M. et al. (2012). Experimental Demonstration of Network Virtualization and Resource Flexibility in the COMCON Project. In: Korakis, T., Zink, M., Ott, M. (eds) Testbeds and Research Infrastructure. Development of Networks and Communities. TridentCom 2012. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 44. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35576-9_13

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