scholarly journals Fast Recovery Mechanisms in the Data Plane

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Chiesa ◽  
Andrzej Kamisiński ◽  
Jacek Rak ◽  
Gábor Rétvári ◽  
Stefan Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Communication Networks ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Software Defined Networks ◽  
Fast Recovery ◽  
Link Layer ◽  
Open Research ◽  
Data Plane ◽  
Recovery Mechanisms ◽  
Networking Technologies ◽  
Over Time

<div>In order to meet their stringent dependability requirements, most modern communication networks support fast-recovery mechanisms in the data plane. While reactions to failures in the data plane can be significantly faster compared to control plane mechanisms, implementing fast recovery in the data plane is challenging, and has recently received much attention in the literature. This tutorial presents a systematic overview of packet-based fast-recovery mechanisms in the data plane, focusing on concepts but structured around different networking technologies, from traditional link-layer and IP-based mechanisms, over BGP and MPLS to emerging software-defined networks and programmable dataplanes. We examine the evolution of fast-recovery standards and mechanisms over time, and identify and discuss the fundamental principles and algorithms underlying different mechanisms. We then present a taxonomy of the state-of-the-art and compile open research</div><div>questions.</div>

scholarly journals A Survey of Fast Recovery Mechanisms in the Data Plane

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Chiesa ◽  
Andrzej Kamisiński ◽  
Jacek Rak ◽  
Gábor Rétvári ◽  
Stefan Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Communication Networks ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Software Defined Networks ◽  
Fast Recovery ◽  
Open Research ◽  
Data Plane ◽  
Recovery Mechanisms ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Networking Technologies ◽  
Over Time

In order to meet their stringent dependability requirements, most modern communication networks support fast-recovery mechanisms in the data plane. While reactions to failures in the data plane can be significantly faster compared to control plane mechanisms, implementing fast recovery in the data plane is challenging, and has recently received much attention in the literature. This survey presents a systematic, tutorial-like overview of packet-based fast-recovery mechanisms in the data plane, focusing on concepts but structured around different networking technologies, from traditional link-layer and IP-based mechanisms, over BGP and MPLS to emerging software-defined networks and programmable data planes. We examine the evolution of fast-recovery standards and mechanisms over time, and identify and discuss the fundamental principles and algorithms underlying different mechanisms. We then present a taxonomy of the state of the art and compile open research questions.<br>

scholarly journals A Survey of Fast Recovery Mechanisms in the Data Plane

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Chiesa ◽  
Andrzej Kamisiński ◽  
Jacek Rak ◽  
Gábor Rétvári ◽  
Stefan Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Communication Networks ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Software Defined Networks ◽  
Fast Recovery ◽  
Open Research ◽  
Data Plane ◽  
Recovery Mechanisms ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Networking Technologies ◽  
Over Time

In order to meet their stringent dependability requirements, most modern communication networks support fast-recovery mechanisms in the data plane. While reactions to failures in the data plane can be significantly faster compared to control plane mechanisms, implementing fast recovery in the data plane is challenging, and has recently received much attention in the literature. This survey presents a systematic, tutorial-like overview of packet-based fast-recovery mechanisms in the data plane, focusing on concepts but structured around different networking technologies, from traditional link-layer and IP-based mechanisms, over BGP and MPLS to emerging software-defined networks and programmable data planes. We examine the evolution of fast-recovery standards and mechanisms over time, and identify and discuss the fundamental principles and algorithms underlying different mechanisms. We then present a taxonomy of the state of the art and compile open research questions.<br>

Survey on Blockchain Networking

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Maya Dotan ◽  
Yvonne-Anne Pignolet ◽  
Stefan Schmid ◽  
Saar Tochner ◽  
Aviv Zohar
Keyword(s):  
Distributed Systems ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Neighbor Discovery ◽  
Protocol Stack ◽  
Application Domain ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Research Challenges ◽  
Open Research

Blockchains, in general, and cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, in particular, are realized using distributed systems and hence critically rely on the performance and security of the interconnecting network. The requirements on these networks and their usage, however, can differ significantly from traditional communication networks, with implications on all layers of the protocol stack. This article is motivated by these differences and, in particular, by the observation that many fundamental design aspects of these networks are not well-understood today. To support the networking community to contribute to this emerging application domain, we present a structured overview of the field, from topology and neighbor discovery, over block and transaction propagation, to sharding and off-chain networks, also reviewing existing empirical results from different measurement studies. In particular, for each of these domains, we provide the context, highlighting differences and commonalities with traditional networks, review the state-of-the-art, and identify open research challenges. Our article can hence also be seen as a call-to-arms to improve the foundation on top of which blockchains are built.

scholarly journals Resource Management in SDN-Based Cloud and SDN-Based Fog Computing: Taxonomy Study

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 734
Author(s):  
Amirah Alomari ◽  
Shamala K. Subramaniam ◽  
Normalia Samian ◽  
Rohaya Latip ◽  
Zuriati Zukarnain
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Power Consumption ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Fog Computing ◽  
Energy Optimization ◽  
Simulation Tool ◽  
Software Defined Networks ◽  
Control Plane ◽  
Data Plane ◽  
Open Issues

Software-defined networks (SDN) is an evolution in networking field where the data plane is separated from the control plane and all the controlling and management tasks are deployed in a centralized controller. Due to its features regarding ease management, it is emerged in other fields such as cloud and fog computing in order to manage asymmetric communication across nodes, thus improving the performance and reducing the power consumption. This study focused on research that were conducted in SDN-based clouds and SDN-based fogs. It overviewed the important contributions in SDN clouds in terms of improving network performances and energy optimization. Moreover, state-of-the-art studies in SDN fogs are presented. The features, methods, environment, dataset, simulation tool and main contributions are highlighted. Finally, the open issues related to both SDN clouds and SDN fogs are defined and discussed.

scholarly journals Photovoltaics Enabling Sustainable Energy Communities: Technological Drivers and Emerging Markets

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1862
Author(s):  
Alexandros-Georgios Chronis ◽  
Foivos Palaiogiannis ◽  
Iasonas Kouveliotis-Lysikatos ◽  
Panos Kotsampopoulos ◽  
Nikos Hatziargyriou
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Energy Market ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Local Energy ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Open Research ◽  
Energy Community

In this paper, we investigate the economic benefits of an energy community investing in small-scale photovoltaics (PVs) when local energy trading is operated amongst the community members. The motivation stems from the open research question on whether a community-operated local energy market can enhance the investment feasibility of behind-the-meter small-scale PVs installed by energy community members. Firstly, a review of the models, mechanisms and concepts required for framing the relevant concepts is conducted, while a clarification of nuances at important terms is attempted. Next, a tool for the investigation of the economic benefits of operating a local energy market in the context of an energy community is developed. We design the local energy market using state-of-the-art formulations, modified according to the requirements of the case study. The model is applied to an energy community that is currently under formation in a Greek municipality. From the various simulations that were conducted, a series of generalizable conclusions are extracted.

scholarly journals Users roles identification on online crowdsourced Q&A platforms and encyclopedias: a survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akrati Saxena ◽  
Harita Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Social Roles ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Temporal Analysis ◽  
The State ◽  
Open Research ◽  
Research Questions

AbstractOnline informal learning and knowledge-sharing platforms, such as Stack Exchange, Reddit, and Wikipedia have been a great source of learning. Millions of people access these websites to ask questions, answer the questions, view answers, or check facts. However, one interesting question that has always attracted the researchers is if all the users share equally on these portals, and if not then how the contribution varies across users, and how it is distributed? Do different users focus on different kinds of activities and play specific roles? In this work, we present a survey of users’ social roles that have been identified on online discussion and Q&A platforms including Usenet newsgroups, Reddit, Stack Exchange, and MOOC forums, as well as on crowdsourced encyclopedias, such as Wikipedia, and Baidu Baike, where users interact with each other through talk pages. We discuss the state of the art on capturing the variety of users roles through different methods including the construction of user network, analysis of content posted by users, temporal analysis of user activity, posting frequency, and so on. We also discuss the available datasets and APIs to collect the data from these platforms for further research. The survey is concluded with open research questions.

scholarly journals C3VFC: A Method for Tracing and Quantification of Microglia in 3D Temporal Images

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 6078
Author(s):  
Tiffany T. Ly ◽  
Jie Wang ◽  
Kanchan Bisht ◽  
Ukpong Eyo ◽  
Scott T. Acton
Keyword(s):  
Vector Field ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Temporal Data ◽  
Entire Structure ◽  
Tracing Algorithm ◽  
Vector Field Convolution ◽  
Multiple Cells ◽  
Tracing Method ◽  
Over Time

Automatic glia reconstruction is essential for the dynamic analysis of microglia motility and morphology, notably so in research on neurodegenerative diseases. In this paper, we propose an automatic 3D tracing algorithm called C3VFC that uses vector field convolution to find the critical points along the centerline of an object and trace paths that traverse back to the soma of every cell in an image. The solution provides detection and labeling of multiple cells in an image over time, leading to multi-object reconstruction. The reconstruction results can be used to extract bioinformatics from temporal data in different settings. The C3VFC reconstruction results found up to a 53% improvement on the next best performing state-of-the-art tracing method. C3VFC achieved the highest accuracy scores, in relation to the baseline results, in four of the five different measures: Entire structure average, the average bi-directional entire structure average, the different structure average, and the percentage of different structures.

Ontologies for information entities: State of the art and open challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-135
Author(s):  
Emilio M. Sanfilippo
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Literary Studies ◽  
Health Records ◽  
Research Challenges ◽  
Open Research ◽  
Applied Ontology ◽  
Nature Of Information ◽  
Technical Specifications

Information entities are used in ontologies to represent engineering technical specifications, health records, pictures or librarian data about, e.g., narrative fictions, among others. The literature in applied ontology lacks a comparison of the state of the art, and foundational questions on the nature of information entities remain open for research. The purpose of the paper is twofold. First, to compare existing ontologies with both each other and theories proposed in philosophy, semiotics, librarianship, and literary studies in order to understand how the ontologies conceive and model information entities. Second, to discuss some open research challenges that can lead to principled approaches for the treatment of information entities, possibly by getting into account the variety of information entity types found in the literature.

scholarly journals Body-Centric Terahertz Networks: Prospects and Challenges

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasir Saeed ◽  
Mohamed Habib Loukil ◽  
Hadi Sarieddeen ◽  
Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri ◽  
Mohamed-Slim Alouini
Keyword(s):  
Communication Networks ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Open Research ◽  
Medium Range ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
Thz Communications ◽  
Thz Sensing ◽  
Air Interfaces

<div>Following recent advancements in Terahertz (THz)</div><div>technology, THz communications are currently being celebrated as key enablers for various applications in future generations of communication networks. While typical communication use cases are over medium-range air interfaces, the inherently small beamwidths and transceiver footprints at THz frequencies support nano-communication paradigms. In particular, the use of the THz band for in-body and on-body communications has been gaining attention recently. By exploiting the accurate THz sensing and imaging capabilities, body-centric THz biomedical applications can transcend the limitations of molecular, acoustic, and radio-frequency solutions. In this paper, we study the use of the THz band for body-centric networks, by surveying works on THz device technologies, channel and noise modeling, modulation schemes, and networking topologies. We also promote THz sensing and imaging applications in the healthcare sector, especially for detecting zootonic viruses such as Coronavirus. We</div><div>present several open research problems for body-centric THz networks.</div>

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