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RateSheriff: Multipath Flow-aware and Resource Efficient Rate Limiter Placement for Data Center Networks

  • Songshi Dou
  • , Yongchao He
  • , Sen Liu
  • , Wenfei Wu
  • , Zehua Guo*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beijing Institute of Technology
  • Tsinghua University
  • Fudan University
  • Peking University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Emerging cloud services and applications request different Quality of Service (QoS) in Data Center Networks (DCNs). To meet these various requirements, programmable switch-based rate limiters are introduced to provide performance isolation and benefit from easy control and fast deployment. However, existing programmable switch-based rate limiters have two limitations: (1) multipath flows (i.e., MultiPath TCP) cannot be precisely limited, and (2) rate limiter placement solutions in DCNs are missing. These limitations could lead to poor rate limiting performance and low bandwidth utilization. In this paper, we propose RateSheriff to improve rate limiting performance by providing multipath flow-aware and resource efficient rate limiter placement for programmable switch-enabled DCNs. We identify and associate subflows to a multipath flow by extracting and comparing specific packets and header fields. By solving the formulated resource efficient rate limiter placement problem, we can improve rate limiting performance and balance memory utilization among programmable switches in DCNs. Simulation results show that RateSheriff can correctly limit the rate of multipath flows, improve rate limiting performance by up to 46%, and improve memory balancing performance by up to 79% with low computation time, compared with baselines.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 IEEE/ACM 31st International Symposium on Quality of Service, IWQoS 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350399738
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event31st IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Quality of Service, IWQoS 2023 - Orlando, United States
Duration: 19 Jun 2023 → 21 Jun 2023

Publication series

NameIEEE International Workshop on Quality of Service, IWQoS
Volume2023-June
ISSN (Print)1548-615X

Conference

Conference31st IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Quality of Service, IWQoS 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period19/06/23 → 21/06/23

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