--- _id: '19607' abstract: - lang: eng text: "Modern services consist of modular, interconnected\r\ncomponents, e.g., microservices forming a service mesh. To\r\ndynamically adjust to ever-changing service demands, service\r\ncomponents have to be instantiated on nodes across the network.\r\nIncoming flows requesting a service then need to be routed\r\nthrough the deployed instances while considering node and link\r\ncapacities. Ultimately, the goal is to maximize the successfully\r\nserved flows and Quality of Service (QoS) through online service\r\ncoordination. Current approaches for service coordination are\r\nusually centralized, assuming up-to-date global knowledge and\r\nmaking global decisions for all nodes in the network. Such global\r\nknowledge and centralized decisions are not realistic in practical\r\nlarge-scale networks.\r\n\r\nTo solve this problem, we propose two algorithms for fully\r\ndistributed service coordination. The proposed algorithms can be\r\nexecuted individually at each node in parallel and require only\r\nvery limited global knowledge. We compare and evaluate both\r\nalgorithms with a state-of-the-art centralized approach in extensive\r\nsimulations on a large-scale, real-world network topology.\r\nOur results indicate that the two algorithms can compete with\r\ncentralized approaches in terms of solution quality but require\r\nless global knowledge and are magnitudes faster (more than\r\n100x)." author: - first_name: Stefan Balthasar full_name: Schneider, Stefan Balthasar id: '35343' last_name: Schneider orcid: 0000-0001-8210-4011 - first_name: Lars Dietrich full_name: Klenner, Lars Dietrich last_name: Klenner - first_name: Holger full_name: Karl, Holger id: '126' last_name: Karl citation: ama: 'Schneider SB, Klenner LD, Karl H. Every Node for Itself: Fully Distributed Service Coordination. In: IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM). IEEE; 2020.' apa: 'Schneider, S. B., Klenner, L. D., & Karl, H. (2020). Every Node for Itself: Fully Distributed Service Coordination. In IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM). IEEE.' bibtex: '@inproceedings{Schneider_Klenner_Karl_2020, title={Every Node for Itself: Fully Distributed Service Coordination}, booktitle={IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM)}, publisher={IEEE}, author={Schneider, Stefan Balthasar and Klenner, Lars Dietrich and Karl, Holger}, year={2020} }' chicago: 'Schneider, Stefan Balthasar, Lars Dietrich Klenner, and Holger Karl. “Every Node for Itself: Fully Distributed Service Coordination.” In IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM). IEEE, 2020.' ieee: 'S. B. Schneider, L. D. Klenner, and H. Karl, “Every Node for Itself: Fully Distributed Service Coordination,” in IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), 2020.' mla: 'Schneider, Stefan Balthasar, et al. “Every Node for Itself: Fully Distributed Service Coordination.” IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), IEEE, 2020.' short: 'S.B. Schneider, L.D. Klenner, H. Karl, in: IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), IEEE, 2020.' date_created: 2020-09-22T06:23:40Z date_updated: 2022-01-06T06:54:08Z ddc: - '006' department: - _id: '75' file: - access_level: open_access content_type: application/pdf creator: stschn date_created: 2020-09-22T06:25:57Z date_updated: 2020-09-22T06:36:25Z file_id: '19608' file_name: ris_with_copyright.pdf file_size: 500948 relation: main_file file_date_updated: 2020-09-22T06:36:25Z has_accepted_license: '1' keyword: - distributed management - service coordination - network coordination - nfv - softwarization - orchestration language: - iso: eng oa: '1' project: - _id: '1' name: SFB 901 - _id: '4' name: SFB 901 - Project Area C - _id: '16' name: SFB 901 - Subproject C4 publication: IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM) publisher: IEEE status: public title: 'Every Node for Itself: Fully Distributed Service Coordination' type: conference user_id: '35343' year: '2020' ... --- _id: '19609' abstract: - lang: eng text: "Modern services comprise interconnected components,\r\ne.g., microservices in a service mesh, that can scale and\r\nrun on multiple nodes across the network on demand. To process\r\nincoming traffic, service components have to be instantiated and\r\ntraffic assigned to these instances, taking capacities and changing\r\ndemands into account. This challenge is usually solved with\r\ncustom approaches designed by experts. While this typically\r\nworks well for the considered scenario, the models often rely\r\non unrealistic assumptions or on knowledge that is not available\r\nin practice (e.g., a priori knowledge).\r\n\r\nWe propose a novel deep reinforcement learning approach that\r\nlearns how to best coordinate services and is geared towards\r\nrealistic assumptions. It interacts with the network and relies on\r\navailable, possibly delayed monitoring information. Rather than\r\ndefining a complex model or an algorithm how to achieve an\r\nobjective, our model-free approach adapts to various objectives\r\nand traffic patterns. An agent is trained offline without expert\r\nknowledge and then applied online with minimal overhead. Compared\r\nto a state-of-the-art heuristic, it significantly improves flow\r\nthroughput and overall network utility on real-world network\r\ntopologies and traffic traces. It also learns to optimize different\r\nobjectives, generalizes to scenarios with unseen, stochastic traffic\r\npatterns, and scales to large real-world networks." author: - first_name: Stefan Balthasar full_name: Schneider, Stefan Balthasar id: '35343' last_name: Schneider orcid: 0000-0001-8210-4011 - first_name: Adnan full_name: Manzoor, Adnan last_name: Manzoor - first_name: Haydar full_name: Qarawlus, Haydar last_name: Qarawlus - first_name: Rafael full_name: Schellenberg, Rafael last_name: Schellenberg - first_name: Holger full_name: Karl, Holger id: '126' last_name: Karl - first_name: Ramin full_name: Khalili, Ramin last_name: Khalili - first_name: Artur full_name: Hecker, Artur last_name: Hecker citation: ama: 'Schneider SB, Manzoor A, Qarawlus H, et al. Self-Driving Network and Service Coordination Using Deep Reinforcement Learning. In: IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM). IEEE; 2020.' apa: Schneider, S. B., Manzoor, A., Qarawlus, H., Schellenberg, R., Karl, H., Khalili, R., & Hecker, A. (2020). Self-Driving Network and Service Coordination Using Deep Reinforcement Learning. In IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM). IEEE. bibtex: '@inproceedings{Schneider_Manzoor_Qarawlus_Schellenberg_Karl_Khalili_Hecker_2020, title={Self-Driving Network and Service Coordination Using Deep Reinforcement Learning}, booktitle={IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM)}, publisher={IEEE}, author={Schneider, Stefan Balthasar and Manzoor, Adnan and Qarawlus, Haydar and Schellenberg, Rafael and Karl, Holger and Khalili, Ramin and Hecker, Artur}, year={2020} }' chicago: Schneider, Stefan Balthasar, Adnan Manzoor, Haydar Qarawlus, Rafael Schellenberg, Holger Karl, Ramin Khalili, and Artur Hecker. “Self-Driving Network and Service Coordination Using Deep Reinforcement Learning.” In IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM). IEEE, 2020. ieee: S. B. Schneider et al., “Self-Driving Network and Service Coordination Using Deep Reinforcement Learning,” in IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), 2020. mla: Schneider, Stefan Balthasar, et al. “Self-Driving Network and Service Coordination Using Deep Reinforcement Learning.” IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), IEEE, 2020. short: 'S.B. Schneider, A. Manzoor, H. Qarawlus, R. Schellenberg, H. Karl, R. Khalili, A. Hecker, in: IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), IEEE, 2020.' date_created: 2020-09-22T06:28:22Z date_updated: 2022-01-06T06:54:08Z ddc: - '006' department: - _id: '75' file: - access_level: open_access content_type: application/pdf creator: stschn date_created: 2020-09-22T06:29:16Z date_updated: 2020-09-22T06:36:00Z file_id: '19610' file_name: ris_with_copyright.pdf file_size: 642999 relation: main_file file_date_updated: 2020-09-22T06:36:00Z has_accepted_license: '1' keyword: - self-driving networks - self-learning - network coordination - service coordination - reinforcement learning - deep learning - nfv language: - iso: eng oa: '1' project: - _id: '1' name: SFB 901 - _id: '4' name: SFB 901 - Project Area C - _id: '16' name: SFB 901 - Subproject C4 publication: IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM) publisher: IEEE status: public title: Self-Driving Network and Service Coordination Using Deep Reinforcement Learning type: conference user_id: '35343' year: '2020' ... --- _id: '17082' abstract: - lang: eng text: Data-parallel applications run on cluster of servers in a datacenter and their communication triggers correlated resource demand on multiple links that can be abstracted as coflow. They often desire predictable network performance, which can be passed to network via coflow abstraction for application-aware network scheduling. In this paper, we propose a heuristic and an optimization algorithm for predictable network performance such that they guarantee coflows completion within their deadlines. The algorithms also ensure high network utilization, i.e., it's work-conserving, and avoids starvation of coflows. We evaluate both algorithms via trace-driven simulation and show that they admit 1.1x more coflows than the Varys scheme while meeting their deadlines. author: - first_name: Asif full_name: Hasnain, Asif id: '63288' last_name: Hasnain - first_name: Holger full_name: Karl, Holger id: '126' last_name: Karl citation: ama: 'Hasnain A, Karl H. Coflow Scheduling with Performance Guarantees for Data Center Applications. In: 2020 20th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Internet Computing (CCGRID). IEEE Computer Society; 2020. doi:https://doi.org/10.1109/CCGrid49817.2020.00010' apa: 'Hasnain, A., & Karl, H. (2020). Coflow Scheduling with Performance Guarantees for Data Center Applications. In 2020 20th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Internet Computing (CCGRID). Melbourne, Australia: IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/CCGrid49817.2020.00010' bibtex: '@inproceedings{Hasnain_Karl_2020, title={Coflow Scheduling with Performance Guarantees for Data Center Applications}, DOI={https://doi.org/10.1109/CCGrid49817.2020.00010}, booktitle={2020 20th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Internet Computing (CCGRID)}, publisher={IEEE Computer Society}, author={Hasnain, Asif and Karl, Holger}, year={2020} }' chicago: Hasnain, Asif, and Holger Karl. “Coflow Scheduling with Performance Guarantees for Data Center Applications.” In 2020 20th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Internet Computing (CCGRID). IEEE Computer Society, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/CCGrid49817.2020.00010. ieee: A. Hasnain and H. Karl, “Coflow Scheduling with Performance Guarantees for Data Center Applications,” in 2020 20th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Internet Computing (CCGRID), Melbourne, Australia, 2020. mla: Hasnain, Asif, and Holger Karl. “Coflow Scheduling with Performance Guarantees for Data Center Applications.” 2020 20th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Internet Computing (CCGRID), IEEE Computer Society, 2020, doi:https://doi.org/10.1109/CCGrid49817.2020.00010. short: 'A. Hasnain, H. Karl, in: 2020 20th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Internet Computing (CCGRID), IEEE Computer Society, 2020.' conference: location: Melbourne, Australia name: 2020 20th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Internet Computing (CCGRID) date_created: 2020-06-06T07:40:45Z date_updated: 2022-01-06T06:53:04Z ddc: - '000' department: - _id: '75' doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/CCGrid49817.2020.00010 keyword: - Coflow - Scheduling - Deadlines - Data centers language: - iso: eng main_file_link: - url: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9139642 project: - _id: '4' name: SFB 901 - Project Area C - _id: '16' name: SFB 901 - Subproject C4 - _id: '1' name: SFB 901 publication: 2020 20th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Internet Computing (CCGRID) publication_status: published publisher: IEEE Computer Society status: public title: Coflow Scheduling with Performance Guarantees for Data Center Applications type: conference user_id: '63288' year: '2020' ... --- _id: '16219' abstract: - lang: eng text: "Network function virtualization (NFV) proposes\r\nto replace physical middleboxes with more flexible virtual\r\nnetwork functions (VNFs). To dynamically adjust to everchanging\r\ntraffic demands, VNFs have to be instantiated and\r\ntheir allocated resources have to be adjusted on demand.\r\nDeciding the amount of allocated resources is non-trivial.\r\nExisting optimization approaches often assume fixed resource\r\nrequirements for each VNF instance. However, this can easily\r\nlead to either waste of resources or bad service quality if too\r\nmany or too few resources are allocated.\r\n\r\nTo solve this problem, we train machine learning models\r\non real VNF data, containing measurements of performance\r\nand resource requirements. For each VNF, the trained models\r\ncan then accurately predict the required resources to handle\r\na certain traffic load. We integrate these machine learning\r\nmodels into an algorithm for joint VNF scaling and placement\r\nand evaluate their impact on resulting VNF placements. Our\r\nevaluation based on real-world data shows that using suitable\r\nmachine learning models effectively avoids over- and underallocation\r\nof resources, leading to up to 12 times lower resource\r\nconsumption and better service quality with up to 4.5 times\r\nlower total delay than using standard fixed resource allocation." author: - first_name: Stefan Balthasar full_name: Schneider, Stefan Balthasar id: '35343' last_name: Schneider orcid: 0000-0001-8210-4011 - first_name: Narayanan Puthenpurayil full_name: Satheeschandran, Narayanan Puthenpurayil last_name: Satheeschandran - first_name: Manuel full_name: Peuster, Manuel id: '13271' last_name: Peuster - first_name: Holger full_name: Karl, Holger id: '126' last_name: Karl citation: ama: 'Schneider SB, Satheeschandran NP, Peuster M, Karl H. Machine Learning for Dynamic Resource Allocation in Network Function Virtualization. In: IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft). IEEE; 2020.' apa: 'Schneider, S. B., Satheeschandran, N. P., Peuster, M., & Karl, H. (2020). Machine Learning for Dynamic Resource Allocation in Network Function Virtualization. In IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft). Ghent, Belgium: IEEE.' bibtex: '@inproceedings{Schneider_Satheeschandran_Peuster_Karl_2020, title={Machine Learning for Dynamic Resource Allocation in Network Function Virtualization}, booktitle={IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft)}, publisher={IEEE}, author={Schneider, Stefan Balthasar and Satheeschandran, Narayanan Puthenpurayil and Peuster, Manuel and Karl, Holger}, year={2020} }' chicago: Schneider, Stefan Balthasar, Narayanan Puthenpurayil Satheeschandran, Manuel Peuster, and Holger Karl. “Machine Learning for Dynamic Resource Allocation in Network Function Virtualization.” In IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft). IEEE, 2020. ieee: S. B. Schneider, N. P. Satheeschandran, M. Peuster, and H. Karl, “Machine Learning for Dynamic Resource Allocation in Network Function Virtualization,” in IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), Ghent, Belgium, 2020. mla: Schneider, Stefan Balthasar, et al. “Machine Learning for Dynamic Resource Allocation in Network Function Virtualization.” IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), IEEE, 2020. short: 'S.B. Schneider, N.P. Satheeschandran, M. Peuster, H. Karl, in: IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), IEEE, 2020.' conference: location: Ghent, Belgium name: IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft) date_created: 2020-03-03T11:42:22Z date_updated: 2022-01-06T06:52:46Z ddc: - '000' department: - _id: '75' file: - access_level: open_access content_type: application/pdf creator: stschn date_created: 2020-03-03T11:42:16Z date_updated: 2020-03-03T11:42:16Z file_id: '16220' file_name: ris_preprint.pdf file_size: 476590 relation: main_file file_date_updated: 2020-03-03T11:42:16Z has_accepted_license: '1' language: - iso: eng oa: '1' project: - _id: '28' grant_number: '761493' name: 5G Development and validation platform for global industry-specific network services and Apps - _id: '1' name: SFB 901 - _id: '4' name: SFB 901 - Project Area C - _id: '16' name: SFB 901 - Subproject C4 publication: IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft) publisher: IEEE status: public title: Machine Learning for Dynamic Resource Allocation in Network Function Virtualization type: conference user_id: '35343' year: '2020' ... --- _id: '16222' author: - first_name: A. full_name: Zafeiropoulos, A. last_name: Zafeiropoulos - first_name: E. full_name: Fotopoulou, E. last_name: Fotopoulou - first_name: Manuel full_name: Peuster, Manuel id: '13271' last_name: Peuster - first_name: Stefan Balthasar full_name: Schneider, Stefan Balthasar id: '35343' last_name: Schneider orcid: 0000-0001-8210-4011 - first_name: P. full_name: Gouvas, P. last_name: Gouvas - first_name: D. full_name: Behnke, D. last_name: Behnke - first_name: M. full_name: Müller, M. last_name: Müller - first_name: P. full_name: Bök, P. last_name: Bök - first_name: P. full_name: Trakadas, P. last_name: Trakadas - first_name: P. full_name: Karkazis, P. last_name: Karkazis - first_name: Holger full_name: Karl, Holger id: '126' last_name: Karl citation: ama: 'Zafeiropoulos A, Fotopoulou E, Peuster M, et al. Benchmarking and Profiling 5G Verticals’ Applications: An Industrial IoT Use Case. In: IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft). ; 2020.' apa: 'Zafeiropoulos, A., Fotopoulou, E., Peuster, M., Schneider, S. B., Gouvas, P., Behnke, D., … Karl, H. (2020). Benchmarking and Profiling 5G Verticals’ Applications: An Industrial IoT Use Case. In IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft).' bibtex: '@inproceedings{Zafeiropoulos_Fotopoulou_Peuster_Schneider_Gouvas_Behnke_Müller_Bök_Trakadas_Karkazis_et al._2020, title={Benchmarking and Profiling 5G Verticals’ Applications: An Industrial IoT Use Case}, booktitle={IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft)}, author={Zafeiropoulos, A. and Fotopoulou, E. and Peuster, Manuel and Schneider, Stefan Balthasar and Gouvas, P. and Behnke, D. and Müller, M. and Bök, P. and Trakadas, P. and Karkazis, P. and et al.}, year={2020} }' chicago: 'Zafeiropoulos, A., E. Fotopoulou, Manuel Peuster, Stefan Balthasar Schneider, P. Gouvas, D. Behnke, M. Müller, et al. “Benchmarking and Profiling 5G Verticals’ Applications: An Industrial IoT Use Case.” In IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), 2020.' ieee: 'A. Zafeiropoulos et al., “Benchmarking and Profiling 5G Verticals’ Applications: An Industrial IoT Use Case,” in IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), 2020.' mla: 'Zafeiropoulos, A., et al. “Benchmarking and Profiling 5G Verticals’ Applications: An Industrial IoT Use Case.” IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), 2020.' short: 'A. Zafeiropoulos, E. Fotopoulou, M. Peuster, S.B. Schneider, P. Gouvas, D. Behnke, M. Müller, P. Bök, P. Trakadas, P. Karkazis, H. Karl, in: IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), 2020.' date_created: 2020-03-03T11:51:22Z date_updated: 2022-01-06T06:52:46Z department: - _id: '75' language: - iso: eng project: - _id: '28' grant_number: '761493' name: 5G Development and validation platform for global industry-specific network services and Apps publication: IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft) status: public title: 'Benchmarking and Profiling 5G Verticals'' Applications: An Industrial IoT Use Case' type: conference user_id: '35343' year: '2020' ... --- _id: '16278' abstract: - lang: eng text: Currently, the coexistence of multiple users and devices challenges the network's ability to reliably connect them. This article proposes a novel communication architecture that satisfies the requirements of fifth-generation (5G) mobile network applications. In particular, this architecture extends and combines ultra-dense networking (UDN), multi-access edge computing (MEC), and virtual infrastructure manager (VIM) concepts to provide a flexible network of moving radio access (RA) nodes, flying or moving to areas where users and devices struggle for connectivity and data rate. Furthermore, advances in radio communications and non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), virtualization technologies and energy-awareness mechanisms are integrated towards a mobile UDN that not only allows RA nodes to follow the user but also enables the virtualized network functions (VNFs) to adapt to user mobility by migrating from one node to another. Performance evaluation shows that the underlying network improves connectivity of users and devices through the flexible deployment of moving RA nodes and the use of NOMA. article_number: '100250' author: - first_name: Nikolaos full_name: Nomikos, Nikolaos last_name: Nomikos - first_name: Emmanouel T. full_name: Michailidis, Emmanouel T. last_name: Michailidis - first_name: Panagiotis full_name: Trakadas, Panagiotis last_name: Trakadas - first_name: Demosthenes full_name: Vouyioukas, Demosthenes last_name: Vouyioukas - first_name: Holger full_name: Karl, Holger id: '126' last_name: Karl - first_name: Josep full_name: Martrat, Josep last_name: Martrat - first_name: Theodore full_name: Zahariadis, Theodore last_name: Zahariadis - first_name: Konstantinos full_name: Papadopoulos, Konstantinos last_name: Papadopoulos - first_name: Stamatis full_name: Voliotis, Stamatis last_name: Voliotis citation: ama: Nomikos N, Michailidis ET, Trakadas P, et al. A UAV-based moving 5G RAN for massive connectivity of mobile users and IoT devices. Vehicular Communications. 2020. doi:10.1016/j.vehcom.2020.100250 apa: Nomikos, N., Michailidis, E. T., Trakadas, P., Vouyioukas, D., Karl, H., Martrat, J., … Voliotis, S. (2020). A UAV-based moving 5G RAN for massive connectivity of mobile users and IoT devices. Vehicular Communications. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vehcom.2020.100250 bibtex: '@article{Nomikos_Michailidis_Trakadas_Vouyioukas_Karl_Martrat_Zahariadis_Papadopoulos_Voliotis_2020, title={A UAV-based moving 5G RAN for massive connectivity of mobile users and IoT devices}, DOI={10.1016/j.vehcom.2020.100250}, number={100250}, journal={Vehicular Communications}, author={Nomikos, Nikolaos and Michailidis, Emmanouel T. and Trakadas, Panagiotis and Vouyioukas, Demosthenes and Karl, Holger and Martrat, Josep and Zahariadis, Theodore and Papadopoulos, Konstantinos and Voliotis, Stamatis}, year={2020} }' chicago: Nomikos, Nikolaos, Emmanouel T. Michailidis, Panagiotis Trakadas, Demosthenes Vouyioukas, Holger Karl, Josep Martrat, Theodore Zahariadis, Konstantinos Papadopoulos, and Stamatis Voliotis. “A UAV-Based Moving 5G RAN for Massive Connectivity of Mobile Users and IoT Devices.” Vehicular Communications, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vehcom.2020.100250. ieee: N. Nomikos et al., “A UAV-based moving 5G RAN for massive connectivity of mobile users and IoT devices,” Vehicular Communications, 2020. mla: Nomikos, Nikolaos, et al. “A UAV-Based Moving 5G RAN for Massive Connectivity of Mobile Users and IoT Devices.” Vehicular Communications, 100250, 2020, doi:10.1016/j.vehcom.2020.100250. short: N. Nomikos, E.T. Michailidis, P. Trakadas, D. Vouyioukas, H. Karl, J. Martrat, T. Zahariadis, K. Papadopoulos, S. Voliotis, Vehicular Communications (2020). date_created: 2020-03-10T15:59:56Z date_updated: 2022-01-06T06:52:48Z department: - _id: '75' doi: 10.1016/j.vehcom.2020.100250 language: - iso: eng publication: Vehicular Communications publication_identifier: issn: - 2214-2096 publication_status: published status: public title: A UAV-based moving 5G RAN for massive connectivity of mobile users and IoT devices type: journal_article user_id: '126' year: '2020' ... --- _id: '16280' abstract: - lang: eng text: 'Assigning bands of the wireless spectrum as resources to users is a common problem in wireless networks. Typically, frequency bands were assumed to be available in a stable manner. Nevertheless, in recent scenarios where wireless networks may be deployed in unknown environments, spectrum competition is considered, making it uncertain whether a frequency band is available at all or at what quality. To fully exploit such resources with uncertain availability, the multi-armed bandit (MAB) method, a representative online learning technique, has been applied to design spectrum scheduling algorithms. This article surveys such proposals. We describe the following three aspects: how to model spectrum scheduling problems within the MAB framework, what the main thread is following which prevalent algorithms are designed, and how to evaluate algorithm performance and complexity. We also give some promising directions for future research in related fields.' author: - first_name: Feng full_name: Li, Feng last_name: Li - first_name: Dongxiao full_name: Yu, Dongxiao last_name: Yu - first_name: Huan full_name: Yang, Huan last_name: Yang - first_name: Jiguo full_name: Yu, Jiguo last_name: Yu - first_name: Holger full_name: Karl, Holger id: '126' last_name: Karl - first_name: Xiuzhen full_name: Cheng, Xiuzhen last_name: Cheng citation: ama: 'Li F, Yu D, Yang H, Yu J, Karl H, Cheng X. Multi-Armed-Bandit-Based Spectrum Scheduling Algorithms in Wireless Networks: A Survey. IEEE Wireless Communications. 2020:24-30. doi:10.1109/mwc.001.1900280' apa: 'Li, F., Yu, D., Yang, H., Yu, J., Karl, H., & Cheng, X. (2020). Multi-Armed-Bandit-Based Spectrum Scheduling Algorithms in Wireless Networks: A Survey. IEEE Wireless Communications, 24–30. https://doi.org/10.1109/mwc.001.1900280' bibtex: '@article{Li_Yu_Yang_Yu_Karl_Cheng_2020, title={Multi-Armed-Bandit-Based Spectrum Scheduling Algorithms in Wireless Networks: A Survey}, DOI={10.1109/mwc.001.1900280}, journal={IEEE Wireless Communications}, author={Li, Feng and Yu, Dongxiao and Yang, Huan and Yu, Jiguo and Karl, Holger and Cheng, Xiuzhen}, year={2020}, pages={24–30} }' chicago: 'Li, Feng, Dongxiao Yu, Huan Yang, Jiguo Yu, Holger Karl, and Xiuzhen Cheng. “Multi-Armed-Bandit-Based Spectrum Scheduling Algorithms in Wireless Networks: A Survey.” IEEE Wireless Communications, 2020, 24–30. https://doi.org/10.1109/mwc.001.1900280.' ieee: 'F. Li, D. Yu, H. Yang, J. Yu, H. Karl, and X. Cheng, “Multi-Armed-Bandit-Based Spectrum Scheduling Algorithms in Wireless Networks: A Survey,” IEEE Wireless Communications, pp. 24–30, 2020.' mla: 'Li, Feng, et al. “Multi-Armed-Bandit-Based Spectrum Scheduling Algorithms in Wireless Networks: A Survey.” IEEE Wireless Communications, 2020, pp. 24–30, doi:10.1109/mwc.001.1900280.' short: F. Li, D. Yu, H. Yang, J. Yu, H. Karl, X. Cheng, IEEE Wireless Communications (2020) 24–30. date_created: 2020-03-10T16:02:30Z date_updated: 2022-01-06T06:52:48Z department: - _id: '75' doi: 10.1109/mwc.001.1900280 language: - iso: eng page: 24-30 publication: IEEE Wireless Communications publication_identifier: issn: - 1536-1284 - 1558-0687 publication_status: published status: public title: 'Multi-Armed-Bandit-Based Spectrum Scheduling Algorithms in Wireless Networks: A Survey' type: journal_article user_id: '126' year: '2020' ... --- _id: '16400' abstract: - lang: eng text: "Softwarization facilitates the introduction of smart\r\nmanufacturing applications in the industry. Manifold devices\r\nsuch as machine computers, Industrial IoT devices, tablets,\r\nsmartphones and smart glasses are integrated into factory networks\r\nto enable shop floor digitalization and big data analysis. To\r\nhandle the increasing number of devices and the resulting traffic,\r\na flexible and scalable factory network is necessary which can be\r\nrealized using softwarization technologies like Network Function\r\nVirtualization (NFV). However, the security risks increase with\r\nthe increasing number of new devices, so that cyber security must\r\nalso be considered in NFV-based networks.\r\n\r\nTherefore, extending our previous work, we showcase threat\r\ndetection using a cloud-native NFV-driven intrusion detection\r\nsystem (IDS) that is integrated in our industrial-specific network\r\nservices. As a result of the threat detection, the affected network\r\nservice is put into quarantine via automatic network reconfiguration.\r\nWe use the 5GTANGO service platform to deploy our\r\ndeveloped network services on Kubernetes and to initiate the\r\nnetwork reconfiguration." author: - first_name: Marcel full_name: Müller, Marcel last_name: Müller - first_name: Daniel full_name: Behnke, Daniel last_name: Behnke - first_name: Patrick-Benjamin full_name: Bök, Patrick-Benjamin last_name: Bök - first_name: Stefan Balthasar full_name: Schneider, Stefan Balthasar id: '35343' last_name: Schneider orcid: 0000-0001-8210-4011 - first_name: Manuel full_name: Peuster, Manuel id: '13271' last_name: Peuster - first_name: Holger full_name: Karl, Holger id: '126' last_name: Karl citation: ama: 'Müller M, Behnke D, Bök P-B, Schneider SB, Peuster M, Karl H. Cloud-Native Threat Detection and Containment for Smart Manufacturing. In: IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft) Demo Track. Ghent, Belgium: IEEE; 2020.' apa: 'Müller, M., Behnke, D., Bök, P.-B., Schneider, S. B., Peuster, M., & Karl, H. (2020). Cloud-Native Threat Detection and Containment for Smart Manufacturing. In IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft) Demo Track. Ghent, Belgium: IEEE.' bibtex: '@inproceedings{Müller_Behnke_Bök_Schneider_Peuster_Karl_2020, place={Ghent, Belgium}, title={Cloud-Native Threat Detection and Containment for Smart Manufacturing}, booktitle={IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft) Demo Track}, publisher={IEEE}, author={Müller, Marcel and Behnke, Daniel and Bök, Patrick-Benjamin and Schneider, Stefan Balthasar and Peuster, Manuel and Karl, Holger}, year={2020} }' chicago: 'Müller, Marcel, Daniel Behnke, Patrick-Benjamin Bök, Stefan Balthasar Schneider, Manuel Peuster, and Holger Karl. “Cloud-Native Threat Detection and Containment for Smart Manufacturing.” In IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft) Demo Track. Ghent, Belgium: IEEE, 2020.' ieee: M. Müller, D. Behnke, P.-B. Bök, S. B. Schneider, M. Peuster, and H. Karl, “Cloud-Native Threat Detection and Containment for Smart Manufacturing,” in IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft) Demo Track, Ghent, Belgium, 2020. mla: Müller, Marcel, et al. “Cloud-Native Threat Detection and Containment for Smart Manufacturing.” IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft) Demo Track, IEEE, 2020. short: 'M. Müller, D. Behnke, P.-B. Bök, S.B. Schneider, M. Peuster, H. Karl, in: IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft) Demo Track, IEEE, Ghent, Belgium, 2020.' conference: location: Ghent, Belgium name: IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft) Demo Track date_created: 2020-04-03T11:53:00Z date_updated: 2022-01-06T06:52:50Z department: - _id: '75' language: - iso: eng place: Ghent, Belgium project: - _id: '28' grant_number: '761493' name: 5G Development and validation platform for global industry-specific network services and Apps - _id: '1' name: SFB 901 - _id: '4' name: SFB 901 - Project Area C - _id: '16' name: SFB 901 - Subproject C4 publication: IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft) Demo Track publisher: IEEE status: public title: Cloud-Native Threat Detection and Containment for Smart Manufacturing type: conference user_id: '35343' year: '2020' ... --- _id: '13770' author: - first_name: Holger full_name: Karl, Holger id: '126' last_name: Karl - first_name: Dennis full_name: Kundisch, Dennis id: '21117' last_name: Kundisch - first_name: Friedhelm full_name: Meyer auf der Heide, Friedhelm id: '15523' last_name: Meyer auf der Heide - first_name: Heike full_name: Wehrheim, Heike id: '573' last_name: Wehrheim citation: ama: 'Karl H, Kundisch D, Meyer auf der Heide F, Wehrheim H. A Case for a New IT Ecosystem: On-The-Fly Computing. Business & Information Systems Engineering. 2020;62(6):467-481. doi:10.1007/s12599-019-00627-x' apa: 'Karl, H., Kundisch, D., Meyer auf der Heide, F., & Wehrheim, H. (2020). A Case for a New IT Ecosystem: On-The-Fly Computing. Business & Information Systems Engineering, 62(6), 467–481. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12599-019-00627-x' bibtex: '@article{Karl_Kundisch_Meyer auf der Heide_Wehrheim_2020, title={A Case for a New IT Ecosystem: On-The-Fly Computing}, volume={62}, DOI={10.1007/s12599-019-00627-x}, number={6}, journal={Business & Information Systems Engineering}, publisher={Springer}, author={Karl, Holger and Kundisch, Dennis and Meyer auf der Heide, Friedhelm and Wehrheim, Heike}, year={2020}, pages={467–481} }' chicago: 'Karl, Holger, Dennis Kundisch, Friedhelm Meyer auf der Heide, and Heike Wehrheim. “A Case for a New IT Ecosystem: On-The-Fly Computing.” Business & Information Systems Engineering 62, no. 6 (2020): 467–81. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12599-019-00627-x.' ieee: 'H. Karl, D. Kundisch, F. Meyer auf der Heide, and H. Wehrheim, “A Case for a New IT Ecosystem: On-The-Fly Computing,” Business & Information Systems Engineering, vol. 62, no. 6, pp. 467–481, 2020, doi: 10.1007/s12599-019-00627-x.' mla: 'Karl, Holger, et al. “A Case for a New IT Ecosystem: On-The-Fly Computing.” Business & Information Systems Engineering, vol. 62, no. 6, Springer, 2020, pp. 467–81, doi:10.1007/s12599-019-00627-x.' short: H. Karl, D. Kundisch, F. Meyer auf der Heide, H. Wehrheim, Business & Information Systems Engineering 62 (2020) 467–481. date_created: 2019-10-10T13:41:06Z date_updated: 2022-12-02T09:27:17Z ddc: - '004' department: - _id: '276' - _id: '75' - _id: '63' - _id: '77' doi: 10.1007/s12599-019-00627-x file: - access_level: closed content_type: application/pdf creator: ups date_created: 2019-12-12T10:24:47Z date_updated: 2019-12-12T10:24:47Z file_id: '15311' file_name: Karl2019_Article_ACaseForANewITEcosystemOn-The-.pdf file_size: 454532 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2019-12-12T10:24:47Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 62' issue: '6' language: - iso: eng page: 467-481 project: - _id: '1' name: SFB 901 - _id: '2' name: SFB 901 - Project Area A - _id: '3' name: SFB 901 - Project Area B - _id: '4' name: SFB 901 - Project Area C - _id: '82' name: SFB 901 - Project Area T - _id: '5' name: SFB 901 - Subproject A1 - _id: '6' name: SFB 901 - Subproject A2 - _id: '7' name: SFB 901 - Subproject A3 - _id: '8' name: SFB 901 - Subproject A4 - _id: '9' name: SFB 901 - Subproject B1 - _id: '10' name: SFB 901 - Subproject B2 - _id: '11' name: SFB 901 - Subproject B3 - _id: '12' name: SFB 901 - Subproject B4 - _id: '13' name: SFB 901 - Subproject C1 - _id: '14' name: SFB 901 - Subproject C2 - _id: '15' name: SFB 901 - Subproject C3 - _id: '16' name: SFB 901 - Subproject C4 - _id: '17' name: SFB 901 - Subproject C5 - _id: '83' name: SFB 901 -Subproject T1 - _id: '84' name: SFB 901 -Subproject T2 - _id: '107' name: SFB 901 -Subproject T3 - _id: '158' name: 'SFB 901 - T4: SFB 901 -Subproject T4' publication: Business & Information Systems Engineering publication_status: published publisher: Springer status: public title: 'A Case for a New IT Ecosystem: On-The-Fly Computing' type: journal_article user_id: '477' volume: 62 year: '2020' ... --- _id: '3287' abstract: - lang: eng text: "For optimal placement and orchestration of network services, it is crucial\r\nthat their structure and semantics are specified clearly and comprehensively\r\nand are available to an orchestrator. Existing specification approaches are\r\neither ambiguous or miss important aspects regarding the behavior of virtual\r\nnetwork functions (VNFs) forming a service. We propose to formally and\r\nunambiguously specify the behavior of these functions and services using\r\nQueuing Petri Nets (QPNs). QPNs are an established method that allows to\r\nexpress queuing, synchronization, stochastically distributed processing delays,\r\nand changing traffic volume and characteristics at each VNF. With QPNs,\r\nmultiple VNFs can be connected to complete network services in any structure,\r\neven specifying bidirectional network services containing loops.\r\n We discuss how management and orchestration systems can benefit from our\r\nclear and comprehensive specification approach, leading to better placement of\r\nVNFs and improved Quality of Service. Another benefit of formally specifying\r\nnetwork services with QPNs are diverse analysis options, which allow valuable\r\ninsights such as the distribution of end-to-end delay. We propose a tool-based\r\nworkflow that supports the specification of network services and the automatic\r\ngeneration of corresponding simulation code to enable an in-depth analysis of\r\ntheir behavior and performance." author: - first_name: Stefan Balthasar full_name: Schneider, Stefan Balthasar id: '35343' last_name: Schneider orcid: 0000-0001-8210-4011 - first_name: Arnab full_name: Sharma, Arnab id: '67200' last_name: Sharma - first_name: Holger full_name: Karl, Holger id: '126' last_name: Karl - first_name: Heike full_name: Wehrheim, Heike id: '573' last_name: Wehrheim citation: ama: 'Schneider SB, Sharma A, Karl H, Wehrheim H. Specifying and Analyzing Virtual Network Services Using Queuing Petri Nets. In: 2019 IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM). Washington, DC, USA: IFIP; 2019:116--124.' apa: 'Schneider, S. B., Sharma, A., Karl, H., & Wehrheim, H. (2019). Specifying and Analyzing Virtual Network Services Using Queuing Petri Nets. In 2019 IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM) (pp. 116--124). Washington, DC, USA: IFIP.' bibtex: '@inproceedings{Schneider_Sharma_Karl_Wehrheim_2019, place={Washington, DC, USA}, title={Specifying and Analyzing Virtual Network Services Using Queuing Petri Nets}, booktitle={2019 IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM)}, publisher={IFIP}, author={Schneider, Stefan Balthasar and Sharma, Arnab and Karl, Holger and Wehrheim, Heike}, year={2019}, pages={116--124} }' chicago: 'Schneider, Stefan Balthasar, Arnab Sharma, Holger Karl, and Heike Wehrheim. “Specifying and Analyzing Virtual Network Services Using Queuing Petri Nets.” In 2019 IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM), 116--124. Washington, DC, USA: IFIP, 2019.' ieee: S. B. Schneider, A. Sharma, H. Karl, and H. Wehrheim, “Specifying and Analyzing Virtual Network Services Using Queuing Petri Nets,” in 2019 IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM), Washington, DC, USA, 2019, pp. 116--124. mla: Schneider, Stefan Balthasar, et al. “Specifying and Analyzing Virtual Network Services Using Queuing Petri Nets.” 2019 IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM), IFIP, 2019, pp. 116--124. short: 'S.B. Schneider, A. Sharma, H. Karl, H. Wehrheim, in: 2019 IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM), IFIP, Washington, DC, USA, 2019, pp. 116--124.' conference: end_date: 2019-04-12 location: Washington, DC, USA name: 2019 IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM) start_date: 2019-04-08 date_created: 2018-06-18T15:23:18Z date_updated: 2022-01-06T06:59:09Z ddc: - '040' department: - _id: '77' - _id: '75' file: - access_level: open_access content_type: application/pdf creator: stschn date_created: 2019-01-07T12:38:35Z date_updated: 2019-01-07T12:38:35Z file_id: '6504' file_name: ris_preprint.pdf file_size: 497528 relation: main_file file_date_updated: 2019-01-07T12:38:35Z has_accepted_license: '1' language: - iso: eng main_file_link: - open_access: '1' url: http://dl.ifip.org/db/conf/im/im2019/188490.pdf oa: '1' page: 116--124 place: Washington, DC, USA project: - _id: '3' name: SFB 901 - Project Area B - _id: '11' name: SFB 901 - Subproject B3 - _id: '1' name: SFB 901 - _id: '4' name: SFB 901 - Project Area C - _id: '16' name: SFB 901 - Subproject C4 - _id: '28' grant_number: '761493' name: 5G Development and validation platform for global industry-specific network services and Apps - _id: '25' call_identifier: 5G PPP Phase 1 grant_number: '671517' name: 'SONATA NFV: Agile Service Development and Orchestration in 5G Virtualized Networks' publication: 2019 IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM) publisher: IFIP status: public title: Specifying and Analyzing Virtual Network Services Using Queuing Petri Nets type: conference user_id: '35343' year: '2019' ...