Traffic Behavior in Cloud Data Centers: A Survey

Jarallah Alqahtani, Sultan Alanazi, Bechir Hamdaoui

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Abstract

Data centers (DCs) nowadays house tens of thousands of servers and switches, interconnected by high-speed communication links. With the rapid growth of cloud DCs, in both size and number, tremendous efforts have been undertaken to efficiently design the network and manage the traffic within these DCs. However, little effort has been made toward measuring, understanding and chattelizing how the network-level traffic of these DCs behave. In this paper, we aim to present a systematic taxonomy and survey of these DC studies. Specifically, our survey first decomposes DC network traffic behavior into two main stages, namely (1) data collection methodologies and (2) research findings, and then classifies and discusses the recent research studies in each stage. Finally, the survey highlights few research challenges related to DC network traffic that require further research investigation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, IWCMC 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2106-2111
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728131290
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event16th IEEE International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference, IWCMC 2020 - Limassol, Cyprus
Duration: 15 Jun 202019 Jun 2020

Publication series

Name2020 International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, IWCMC 2020

Conference

Conference16th IEEE International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference, IWCMC 2020
Country/TerritoryCyprus
CityLimassol
Period15/06/2019/06/20

Keywords

  • data centers
  • Traffic behavior characterization

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