WO2012081549A1 - コンピュータシステム、コントローラ、コントローラマネジャ、通信経路解析方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a computer system, a controller, a controller manager, and a communication path analysis method, and more particularly, to a communication path analysis method in a computer system using an open flow protocol.
- OpenFlow Switch In the computer network, a technique (open flow) for centrally controlling the transfer operation of each switch by an external controller has been proposed by OpenFlow Consortium (see Non-Patent Document 1).
- a network switch compatible with this technology hereinafter referred to as OpenFlow Switch (OFS)
- OFS OpenFlow Switch
- the OFS flow table in the network is centrally set and managed by an open flow controller (OFC).
- a computer system includes an open flow controller 100 (hereinafter referred to as OFC 100), a plurality of open switches 2-1 to 2-n (hereinafter referred to as OFS 2-1 to 2-n). And a host group 30 having a plurality of host computers 3-1 to 3-i (hereinafter referred to as hosts 3-1 to 3-i).
- n and i are natural numbers of 2 or more.
- the OFSs 2-1 to 2-n are collectively referred to as OFS2 when they are collectively referred to without distinction
- the hosts 3 are referred to as hosts 3 when they are collectively referred to without distinction.
- the OFC 100 sets a communication path between the hosts 3 and a transfer operation (relay operation) for the OFS 2 on the path.
- the OFC 100 sets a flow entry in which a rule for specifying a flow (packet data) and an action for defining an operation for the flow are associated with each other in the flow table held by the OFS 2.
- the OFS 2 on the communication path determines the transfer destination of the received packet data according to the flow entry set by the OFC 100, and performs transfer processing.
- the host 3 can transmit and receive packet data to and from other hosts 3 using the communication path set by the OFC 100. That is, in the computer system using OpenFlow, the OFC 100 that sets the communication path and the OFS 2 that performs the transfer process are separated, so that communication of the entire system can be controlled and managed centrally.
- the OFS 2-1 when performing packet transmission from the host 3-1 to the host 3-i, the OFS 2-1 sends destination information (header information: for example, destination MAC address, The destination IP address) is referred to, and an entry that matches the header information is searched from the flow table held in the OFS 2-1.
- destination information for example, destination MAC address, The destination IP address
- An entry that matches the header information is searched from the flow table held in the OFS 2-1.
- the contents of entries set in the flow table are defined in Non-Patent Document 1, for example.
- the OFS 2-1 transfers the packet data (hereinafter referred to as the first packet) or the header information of the first packet to the OFC 100.
- the OFC 100 that has received the first packet from the OFS 2-1 determines the path 400 based on the information of the transmission source host and the transmission destination host included in the packet.
- the OFC 100 instructs all OFSs 2 on the path 400 to set a flow entry that defines a packet transfer destination (issues a flow table update instruction).
- the OFS 2 on the path 400 updates the flow table managed by itself in response to the flow table update instruction. After that, the OFS 2 starts packet transfer according to the updated flow table, so that the packet reaches the destination host 3-i via the path 400 determined by the OFC 100.
- RIP and OSPF have their respective drawbacks.
- RIP is easy to implement, but since the communication path with the minimum number of hops is selected as the optimal path, the selected path is not necessarily the minimum delay path.
- OSPF is used, the communication path with the minimum communication delay is selected as the optimum path, but the implementation is complicated. Since OSPF performs path control by exchanging path information using LSA (Link State Advertisement) or LSDB (Link State Database), the consumption of network device computing resources increases and the load on the communication path also increases.
- LSA Link State Advertisement
- LSDB Link State Database
- An object of the present invention is to measure a delay time of a communication path in a computer system using an open flow protocol.
- Another object of the present invention is to avoid a high-delay communication path in a computer system using an open flow protocol.
- the present invention adopts the following means.
- the computer system includes a first switch and a second switch, a controller, and an analysis module that are adjacent to each other.
- the controller sets, in the first switch, a flow entry in which the header information of the delay measurement packet is a rule and the transfer operation to the second switch is an action, and transmits the delay measurement packet to the first switch.
- the analysis module calculates a delay time of a communication section between the first switch and the second switch.
- the first switch transfers the delay measurement packet transmitted from the controller to the second switch in accordance with the flow entry set in itself.
- the analysis module acquires the delay measurement packet from the second switch, and calculates the delay time of the communication section using the time stamped in the delay measurement packet.
- the controller includes a flow control unit that sets, in the first switch, a flow entry in which the header information of the delay measurement packet is a rule and a transfer operation to the second switch adjacent to the first switch is an action.
- a delay measuring unit that transmits the measurement packet to the first switch. The delay measurement unit acquires the delay measurement packet transferred from the first switch to the second switch by following the flow entry, and uses the time stamped in the delay measurement packet to use the first switch and the second switch The delay time of the communication section between is calculated.
- the analysis module according to the present invention may be mounted on a controller manager different from the controller. In this case, the delay time between switches under the control of a plurality of controllers is calculated by the controller manager.
- controller and controller manager are realized by a program recorded in a storage medium and executed by a computer.
- the controller sets, in the first switch, a flow entry in which the header information of the delay measurement packet is a rule and the transfer operation to the second switch adjacent to the first switch is an action.
- the analysis module obtains a delay measurement packet from the second switch and calculates a delay time of the communication section using a time stamped in the delay measurement packet.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a computer system using an open flow protocol.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the computer system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of the measurement target path information set in the OpenFlow controller according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of a flow table set in the OpenFlow controller according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a delay time measurement flow entry set in the OpenFlow switch by the OpenFlow controller according to the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a computer system using an open flow protocol.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the computer system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of the measurement target path information set in the OpenFlow controller according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a flow entry update message for setting a delay measurement flow entry.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the delay measurement unit according to the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of delay time information according to the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a delay measurement packet according to the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a delay time measurement operation in the computer system according to the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of extracting the minimum delay arrival path according to the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a network from which a minimum delay arrival route is extracted.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a weighted directed graph for searching for the minimum delay arrival route used in the communication route determination operation according to the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the configuration of the computer system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- a computer system performs packet data transfer control using open flow technology in the same manner as the system shown in FIG.
- the delay measurement packet is transferred to the slave switch via the master switch, the reception time of the delay measurement packet notified as the first packet from the slave switch, and the OpenFlow controller
- the propagation time (delay time) between the switches is measured using the transmitted time.
- the computer system according to the present invention includes an open flow controller 1 (hereinafter referred to as OFC 1), a switch group 20 having a plurality of open flow switches, and a plurality of host terminals 3-1 to 3-i.
- the switch group 20 includes a plurality of open flow switches 2-1 to 2-n (hereinafter referred to as OFS 2-1 to 2-n) as in the system shown in FIG. .
- OFS 2-1 to 2-n the OFSs 2-1 to 2-n
- n and i are natural numbers of 2 or more.
- the OFSs 2-1 to 2-n are collectively referred to as OFS2 when they are collectively referred to without distinction
- the hosts 3 are referred to as hosts 3 when they are collectively referred to without distinction.
- OFC1 controls the construction of a communication path related to packet transfer in the system and the packet transfer process by open flow technology.
- the open flow technology is that OFC1 sets multi-layer and flow unit route information in OFS4 and OFVS33 on the communication route according to the routing policy (flow entry: flow + action), and performs route control and node control.
- the technique to perform is shown (for details, refer nonpatent literature 1).
- the route control function is separated from the routers and switches, and optimal routing and traffic management are possible through centralized control by the controller.
- OFS2 and OFVS33 to which the open flow technology is applied handle communication as a flow of END2END, not as a unit of packet or frame as in a conventional router or switch.
- the OFC 1 is preferably realized by a computer including a CPU and a storage device.
- the functions of the address path calculation unit 11, the flow control unit 12, and the delay measurement unit 13 shown in FIG. 2 are realized by a CPU (not shown) executing a program stored in a storage device (recording medium).
- the OFC 1 holds information (physical topology information) on the position and connection status of the switch group 20 controlled by itself as the position / connection information 14.
- the location / connection information 14 includes, for example, all identifiers (for example, DataPath ID: DPID) of the OFS 2 controlled by the OFC 1, all port numbers included in each OFS 2, and DPIDs of other OFS 2 connected to each port.
- DPID DataPath ID
- the route calculation unit 11 uses the position / connection information 14 to set a communication section for which a delay time is to be measured. Specifically, the route calculation unit 11 calculates a route between the hosts 3 using the position / connection information 14, sets one of two adjacent OFSs 2 on the route as a master switch, and sets the other as a slave switch, The communication section between the two is set as the delay measurement target section. At this time, the route calculation unit 11 records information for specifying the delay measurement target section in a storage device (not shown) as the measurement target path information 200 shown in FIG.
- the path calculation unit 11 sends a DPID (master identifier 201) of OFS2 set as a master switch, a DPID (slave identifier 202) of OFS2 set as a slave switch, and a slave switch connected to the master switch.
- a port number (MtoS port number 203) is associated and recorded as measurement target path information 200.
- the flow control unit 12 sets, changes, or deletes a flow entry (rule + action) with respect to a switch (here, OFS2) in accordance with the open flow protocol by Modify Flow Entry Message.
- a switch here, OFS2
- the OFS 2 executes an action (for example, relay or discard of packet data) corresponding to the rule according to the header information of the received packet.
- a combination of layer 1 to layer 4 addresses and identifiers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) reference model included in header information in TCP / IP packet data is defined.
- OSI Open Systems Interconnection
- each combination of a layer 1 physical port, a layer 2 MAC address, a layer 3 IP address and protocol, a layer 4 port number, and a VLAN tag (VLAN id) is set as a rule.
- an identifier such as a port number or an address set in the rule by the flow control unit 12 may be set within a predetermined range. Further, it is preferable that the destination and the address of the transmission source are distinguished and set as a rule. For example, a range of a MAC destination address, a range of a destination port number that specifies a connection destination application, and a range of a transmission source port number that specifies a connection source application are set as rules. Furthermore, an identifier for specifying the data transfer protocol may be set as a rule.
- a method for processing TCP / IP packet data is defined in the action set in the flow entry. For example, information indicating whether or not the received packet data is to be relayed and the transmission destination in the case of relaying are set. Further, as an action, information for instructing to copy or discard the packet data may be set.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of the flow table 15 set in the flow control unit 12 according to the present invention.
- the target device 152 indicating the identifier (for example, DPID) of the OFS 2 to be set and the set flow entry 150 are recorded in association with the flow identifier 151 for specifying the flow entry.
- a rule 153 and action information 154 are set.
- the flow control unit 12 can grasp what flow entry 150 is set in the OFS 2.
- the flow table 15 may include information indicating whether or not the flow entry 150 is set in the OFS 2 that is the target device 152.
- the flow control unit 12 sets a flow entry for controlling packet transfer in OFS2, and sets a delay time measurement flow entry for measuring a delay time in a communication section in OFS2 (master switch and slave switch). To do. Specifically, the flow control unit 12 normally sets a flow entry for instructing transfer or discard of the first packet in the OFS 2 on the route in response to the notification (PacketIN) of the first packet from the OFS 2. Further, the flow control unit 12 sets a delay time measurement flow entry for the master switch and the slave switch in the measurement target section specified by the route calculation unit 11.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a delay time measurement flow entry set in the OFS 2 by the flow control unit 12.
- the details of the delay time measurement flow entry set in the OFS 2 (master switch) will be described with reference to FIG.
- a rule 153 a match field (Match Field) and a value of the match field (Match Value) are defined.
- action information 154 an action and a property are defined. For example, a rule 153 in which the protocol value of the IP header field is “251” and the values of other match fields are “any” is set in the flow entry for delay time measurement.
- An entry item set to “ANY” matches an arbitrary value.
- the priority of the flow entry is compared with the highest priority, and a predetermined action is always executed on the packet if it matches.
- the transfer destination port set as an action differs depending on whether the setting target switch of the flow entry is a master or a slave.
- the MtoS port number 203 (port number connected to the slave switch) associated with the master switch is specified as the transfer destination in the measurement target path information 200.
- the port number connected to the OFC 1 in the slave switch is designated as the transfer destination.
- the flow control unit 12 updates (sets) the flow entry of the OFS 2 by a flow entry update message (Modify Flow Entry Message). For example, when the delay time measurement flow entry shown in FIG. 5 is set in OFS2 (master switch), a flow entry update message (Modify Flow Entry Message) shown in FIG. 6 is generated and OFS2 (master) to be set is set. Switch).
- the flow entry update message has a header field (Header Field), a rule field (Field to Match), and an action field (Flow Action Field).
- “Modify Flow Entry Message” indicating that this message is a flow entry update message is specified, and the rule 153 registered in OFS 2 is specified in the rule field. .
- the rule field specifies that the protocol of the IP header field is “251” and the other items are “ANY”.
- action information 154 registered in the OFS 2 is designated.
- the action field includes Command, Idle_Time, Hard_Time, Priority, Flags, and Action.
- “Add new Flow entry” indicating that this message is a new entry is specified in Command
- “0x0000” indicating indefinite is specified in Idle_Time and Hard_Time
- Priority is given the highest priority.
- “0xfffff” is specified
- Checking overwrapping entry first” indicating the duplication confirmation of the entry is specified in flags
- Send to OFC indicating that the received packet is transmitted to OFC1 is specified in Action.
- the OFS 2 Upon receiving the flow entry update message shown in FIG. 6, the OFS 2 sets a flow entry whose IP header field protocol is “251” as a rule and whose action is to transfer to the OFC 1 in its own flow table. As a result, the OFS 2 transfers the received packet (delay measurement packet) whose IP header field is “251” to the OFC 1.
- the delay measurement unit 13 generates a delay measurement packet, analyzes the delay measurement packet transferred through the switch, and calculates a delay time (propagation time) of a communication section formed by the master switch and the slave switch. calculate.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the delay measurement unit 13. With reference to FIG. 7, the delay measurement unit 13 includes a delay measurement packet issue module 131, a delay measurement packet analysis module 132, a packet reception module 133, and a packet transmission module 134.
- the delay measurement packet issuing module 131 creates a delay measurement packet for measuring the delay time (propagation time) of the communication section calculated by the route calculation unit 11. Specifically, the delay measurement packet issuing module 131 refers to the measurement target path information 200 and identifies a communication section whose delay time is to be measured, and a master switch and a slave switch in the communication section. Then, the delay measurement packet issuing module 131 generates a delay assumption packet that is defined to be transferred from the master switch specified as the delay time target to the slave switch.
- the delay measurement packet includes a time stamp field in which the transmission time and the reception time in the OFC 1 are stamped.
- the delay measurement packet is preferably configured in a Send Packet Message format that conforms to the OpenFlow protocol.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the structure of a delay measurement packet.
- the delay measurement packet includes a header field (Header Field), an action field (Actions Field), and a data field (Data Field).
- Header Field specifies “Packet Out Message” indicating that this message is a message addressed to the switch from OFC1, and Actions Field connects the contents of Data Field in this message to the slave switch.
- An action “Send Field to the M to Port connected to the Slave Switch” indicating transmission to the port is specified.
- the Data Field includes an Ether header field (Ether Header), an IP header field (IP Header), and an IP data field (IP DATA).
- Ether Header an Ether header field
- IP Header IP header field
- IP DATA IP data field
- IP DATA IP data field
- 0x0800 (IPv4)” is specified for Ether Type in Ether Header
- 251 one of international standard undefined IP Protocol
- the OFC 1 recognizes a received packet whose Protocol value matches “251” as a delay measurement packet.
- the slave switch executes the action (here, the received packet is transferred to OFC1) set in the delay measurement flow entry whose rule is “Protocol value is 251”.
- a master switch identifier (Master Switch DPID), a slave switch identifier (Slave Switch DPID), and a time stamp (Packet) in which the transmission time of the packet from OFC 1 is stamped.
- Out Timestamp and a time stamp (Packet In Timestamp) in which the reception time of OFC1 of the packet is stamped is specified.
- the DPID of the OFS 2 (master switch) that is the destination of the delay measurement packet transferred from the OFC 1 is specified.
- the Slave Switch DPID designates the DPID of OFS2 (slave switch) that receives a delay measurement packet transferred from the master switch and sends a Packet-In Message (first packet) to the OFC1.
- the MtoS port field specify the port number of the master switch that is connected to the slave switch. For this reason, the master identifier 201 and the slave identifier 202 specified by the measurement target path information 200 are specified in the Master Switch DPID and the Slave Switch DPID.
- Packet Out Timestamp UTC (Universal Time, Coordinated) at the time of creating a packet for delay measurement is specified in units of microseconds.
- Packet In Timestamp is an area where UTC is recorded when a delay measurement packet is received in OFC1. For this reason, when creating a delay measurement packet, “0x00000000” is specified in Packet In Timestamp.
- Packet Out Timestamp may be an area in which UTC is recorded when a delay measurement packet is transmitted from OFC1. In this case, “0x00000000” is specified in Packet Out Timestamp.
- the packet for delay measurement is transmitted to the master switch via the secure channel network 4 by the packet transmission module 134.
- the delay measurement packet transferred from the slave switch to the OFC 1 via the secure channel network 4 is received by the packet reception module 133 and transferred to the delay measurement packet analysis module 132.
- the packet reception module 133 stamps the reception time of the delay measurement packet in the Packet Out Timestamp in the delay measurement packet. Further, when “0x00000000” is designated in the Packet Out Timestamp, the packet transmission module 134 may stamp the transmission time in the area.
- the delay measurement packet analysis module 132 calculates the delay time of the section through which the packet has passed based on the time stamp of the packet delay measurement packet received by the packet reception module 133. Specifically, the delay measurement packet analysis module 132 refers to the IP Header Protocol of the received packet or the Master Switch DPID and Slave Switch DPID of the IP Data to determine whether or not the packet is a delay measurement packet. For example, the delay measurement packet analysis module 132 refers to the flow table 15 and determines, as a delay measurement packet, a received packet that matches a rule set in the delay measurement flow entry or a setting target switch.
- the delay measurement packet analysis module 132 determines that a received packet whose IP header protocol is “251” set as the rule of the delay measurement flow entry is a delay measurement packet. Alternatively, the delay measurement packet analysis module 132 determines that a received packet in which the master switch and the slave switch set in the delay measurement flow entry match the IP Data Master Switch DPID and the Slave Switch DPID is a delay measurement packet.
- the delay measurement packet analysis module 132 calculates a time period recorded in the Packet In Timestamp from the time recorded in the Packet Out Timestamp of the delay measurement packet as the delay time of the measurement target section.
- delay time 301 calculated by delay measurement packet analysis module 132 is associated with information indicating a measurement interval (for example, master identifier 201 and slave identifier 202), and storage device ( (Not shown).
- information indicating the measurement section for example, master identifier 201 and slave identifier 202 can be acquired from the Master Switch DPID and Slave Switch DPID of IP Data in the packet.
- the DPID, Send Packet Message, and Modify Flow Entry Message described above are preferably defined by OpenFlow Switch Specification version 1.0.0 (Non-patent Document 1).
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a delay time measurement operation in the computer system according to the present invention.
- the measurement operation of the delay time between OFS 2-1 and OFS 2-2 when OFS 2-1 is a master node and OFS 2-2 is a slave node will be described.
- a section (measurement target section) for which a delay time is measured is set (step S101).
- the interval between OFS 2-1 and OFS 2-2 is set as a measurement target section
- OFS 2-1 is set as a master switch
- OFS 2-2 is set as a slave switch. Details of the measurement target setting method will be described in “Minimum Delay Arrival Route Extraction Method”.
- the OFC 1 sets the delay measurement flow entry in the OFS 2-1 and OFS 2-2 (steps S101 to S105). Specifically, the OFC 1 transmits a flow entry update message for setting a delay measurement flow entry to the master switch to the OFS 2-1 (step S102). The OFS 2-1 updates its own flow table in response to this update message (step S104). As a result, the OFS 2-1 is controlled so as to transfer a received packet that conforms to the set delay measurement flow entry rule to the slave switch OFS 2-1. The OFC 1 transmits a flow entry update message for setting a delay measurement flow entry to the slave switch to the OFS 2-2 (step S103). The OFS 2-2 updates its own flow table in response to this update message (step S105).
- the OFS 2-2 is controlled to transfer a received packet that conforms to the set delay measurement flow entry rule to the OFC1.
- the OFS 2 that has registered the delay measurement flow entry returns a registration result to the OFC 1.
- the OFC 1 analyzes the registration result and issues a re-registration request if registration fails.
- the OFC 1 generates a delay measurement packet and transmits it to the OFS 2-1 set as the master switch (steps S106 and S107).
- a packet including the rule set in the delay measurement flow entry in steps S102 and S103 is transmitted to the OFS 2-1 as a delay measurement packet.
- the OFC 1 stamps the transmission time on the packet.
- the packet (delay measurement packet) is transferred to the OFS 2-2 (slave switch) set as the transfer destination in the entry. Transfer (step S108). If the received packet matches the delay measurement flow entry set in the OFS 2-2, the OFS 2-2 transfers the packet (delay measurement packet) to the OFC 1 set as the transfer destination in the entry (step S109). .
- the OFC 1 analyzes the delay measurement packet and calculates a delay time between the OFS 2-1 and the OFS 2-2 (step S110). Specifically, the OFC 1 stamps the reception time in the time stamp field of the packet when the delay measurement packet is received. The OFC 1 calculates the delay time 301 from the difference between the transmission time and the reception time stamped in the delay measurement packet, and associates with the master identifier 201 and the slave identifier 202 specified in the packet as the delay time information 300. Record.
- the delay time between two adjacent OFSs 2 can be measured.
- the time until the delay measurement packet arrives at the OFC 1 via the communication section after the packet from the OFC 1 is measured as the delay time 301.
- the delay time is the shortest among a plurality of communication routes connecting two nodes by using the delay time information 300 acquired as described above. It is possible to extract (select) a route (minimum delay arrival route). With reference to FIG. 11 to FIG. 13, a method for extracting a minimum delay arrival route according to the present invention will be described.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the extraction operation of the minimum delay arrival route according to the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is an example showing the configuration of a network from which the minimum delay arrival route is extracted.
- a system including five OFS2-1 to OFS2-5 managed by one OFC1 is illustrated, and the minimum delay arrival path between OFS2-1 (DPID 1) and OFS2-5 (DPID 5) A method of extracting the will be described.
- the path between OFS2-1 (DPID 1) and OFS2-5 (DPID 5) is referred to as “communication path”, and the path between two adjacent OFS2s included in the communication path is referred to as “communication section”. Will be described.
- the path calculation unit 11 of OFC 1 grasps the connection state of OFSs 2-1 to 2-5 detected by topology detection, and communicates between nodes (here, OFS 2-1 and OFS 2-5).
- the communication path between the two is calculated using the position / connection information 14.
- the connection state indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 12 and the port number of the connection destination are found, and the following communication paths (Path A to Path H) are calculated.
- Path A OFS 2-1 ⁇ OFS 2-4, OFS 2-4 ⁇ OFS 2-5
- PathB OFS 2-1 ⁇ OFS 2-4, OFS 2-4 ⁇ OFS 2-2, OFS 2-2 ⁇ OFS 2-1, OFS 2-1 ⁇ OFS 2-3.
- OFS2-3 ⁇ OFS2-4, OFS2-4 ⁇ OFS2-5PathC OFS2-1 ⁇ OFS2-4, OFS2-4 ⁇ OFS2-3, OFS2-3 ⁇ OFS2-1, OFS2-1, OFS2-2, OFS2- 2 ⁇ OFS2-4, OFS2-4 ⁇ OFS2-5PathD: OFS2-1 ⁇ OFS2-3, OFS2-3 ⁇ OFS2-4, OFS2-4 ⁇ OFS2-2, OFS2-2 ⁇ OFS2-1, OFS2-1 ⁇ OFS2-4, OFS2-4 ⁇ OFS2-5PathE: OFS2-1 ⁇ OFS2-3, OFS2-3 ⁇ OFS2-4 OFS 2-4 ⁇ OFS 2-5 PathF: OFS 2-1 ⁇ OFS 2-2, OFS 2-2 ⁇ OFS 2-4, OFS 2-4 ⁇ OFS 2-3, OFS 2-3 ⁇ OFS 2-1, OFS 2-1, OFS 2-4, OFS 2- 4 ⁇ OFS2-5PathG: OFS2-1 ⁇ OFS2-2, OFS2-2,
- the route calculation unit 11 narrows down the candidates for the minimum delay arrival route (step S202). For example, the route calculation unit 11 narrows down candidates as an unordered set in which the communication sections included in each of the communication routes (PathA to PathH) are unordered.
- the path calculation unit 11 excludes the communication path from the minimum delay arrival path candidates.
- PathB and C are excluded from candidates because they include PathA.
- PathD is excluded from the candidates because it includes PathE.
- PathF and G are excluded from candidates because they include PathH. As a result, the following three communication paths remain as candidates for the minimum delay arrival path.
- Path A OFS 2-1 ⁇ OFS 2-4, OFS 2-4 ⁇ OFS 2-5
- PathE OFS 2-1 ⁇ OFS 2-3, OFS 2-3 ⁇ OFS 2-4, OFS 2-4 ⁇ OFS 2-5
- PathH OFS 2-1 ⁇ OFS 2-2 OFS 2-2 ⁇ OFS 2-4, OFS 2-4 ⁇ OFS 2-5
- the route calculation unit 11 sets a communication section to be measured in the minimum delay reaching route candidate (step S203). For example, the path calculation unit 11 removes the communication section from the measurement target of the delay time by imitating the delay time of the communication section common to all the paths of the minimum delay arrival path candidates as “0”, and sets the other communication sections Is set as the measurement target section of the delay time.
- the delay time of the communication section (OFS2-4 ⁇ OFS2-5) common to all candidates is assumed to be “0”, and the other communication sections (OFS2-1 ⁇ OFS2-4, OFS2-1 ⁇ OFS2- 3, OFS 2-3 ⁇ OFS 2-4, OFS 2-1 ⁇ OFS 2-2, OFS 2-2 ⁇ OFS 2-4) are set as delay time measurement targets.
- the route calculation unit 11 sets the source side of the OFS 2 of the communication section set as the measurement target as the master switch and the destination side as the slave switch, and records it as the measurement target path information 200 together with the M to S port number 203.
- the OFS2-1 on the source side is set as the master switch and the OFS2-2 is set as the slave switch.
- the DPID “DPID 1” of OFS 2-1 is registered as the master identifier 201
- the DPID “DPID 2” of OFS 2-2 is registered as the slave identifier 202.
- the port number “Port1” on the OFS 2-1 side connected to the OFS 2-2 is registered as the M to S port number 203.
- Other communication sections are similarly recorded as measurement target path information 200.
- the OFC 1 measures the delay time of the communication section (step S204).
- the details of the delay time measurement method are as described in the “delay time measurement method” with reference to FIG.
- each delay in the communication section (OFS2-1 ⁇ OFS2-4, OFS2-1 ⁇ OFS2-3, OFS2-3 ⁇ OFS2-4, OFS2-1 ⁇ OFS2-2, OFS2-2 ⁇ OFS2-4) Time 301 is measured.
- the delay time 301 of the communication section “OFS2-1 ⁇ OFS2-4, OFS2-1 ⁇ OFS2-3, OFS2-3 ⁇ OFS2-4, OFS2-1 ⁇ OFS2-2, OFS2-2 ⁇ OFS2-4” is set.
- the delay measurement packet analysis module 132 calculates the delay time of the minimum delay arrival path candidate and specifies the minimum delay arrival path (step S205). Specifically, first, the delay measurement packet analysis module 132 adds up the delay times of all the communication sections included in the communication path that is the candidate for the minimum delay arrival path, and calculates the delay time of the communication path.
- the delay time “D_PathA” of the communication path “PathA” is “DT14 + DT45”
- the delay time “D_PathE” of the communication path “PathE” is “DT13 + DT34 + DT45”
- the delay time “D_PathH” of the communication path “PathH” is “DT12 + DT24 + DT45”.
- the delay time “D_PathA” of the communication path “PathA” is “DT14”
- the delay time “D_PathE” of the communication path “PathE” is “DT13 + DT34”
- the time “D_PathH” is “DT12 + DT24”.
- the delay measurement packet analysis module 132 compares the calculated delay times of the communication paths, and specifies the communication path having the minimum delay time as the minimum delay arrival path between the two nodes. For example, when D_PathA> D_PathE> D_PathH, “PathH: OFS 2-1 ⁇ OFS 2-2, OFS 2-2 ⁇ OFS 2-4, OFS 2-4 ⁇ OFS 2-5” is specified as the minimum delay arrival path.
- the Dijkstra method may be used as an algorithm for calculating the minimum delay arrival route from the minimum delay arrival route candidates.
- the input of the Dijkstra method is a weighted directed graph composed of minimum delay arrival route candidates, and its output is a two-vertex pair minimum delay arrival route. In the case of the present embodiment, the weighted directed graph for searching the minimum delay arrival route is expressed as shown in FIG.
- the delay time measurement flow entry is set after narrowing down the measurement target section of the delay time, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- a communication section including the OFS2 may be specified, and a delay time measurement flow entry may be set.
- setting the delay time measurement flow entry after specifying the communication section to be subjected to the delay measurement can reduce the processing load in the OFC 1 and the minimum delay arrival route specifying time.
- the delay time between the communication sections of two adjacent OFSs 2 is measured by the transfer control of the delay measurement packet by setting the delay measurement flow entry using the open flow protocol. Can do. As a result, it is possible to identify the path with the shortest delay time (minimum delay arrival path) among the communication paths between the two nodes. That is, according to the present invention, in the system using the OpenFlow protocol, the communication delay time is automatically calculated, and the path control can be performed while avoiding the high delay communication path.
- a configuration other than OFC1 (for example, OFS2) specifies a minimum delay path while using a configuration using a conventional open flow protocol (for example, a protocol defined by OpenFlow Switch Specification version 1.0) as it is. It becomes possible. That is, the function according to the present invention can be realized only by changing the software mounted on the OpenFlow controller without adding new functions (hardware mounting or software mounting) to the OpenFlow switch.
- the OFD 1 centrally identifies the minimum delay arrival route having a large calculation amount by utilizing the OpenFlow protocol, the load related to the delay time measurement is given to the OFS 2 on the communication route. There is no.
- the delay measurement packet transferred between the OFSs 2 is an IP packet
- the present invention can be applied even when a legacy network exists between the OFSs 2.
- Second Embodiment In the first embodiment, the operation when searching and calculating the minimum delay arrival path between any two OFSs 2 in the subordinate network managed by one OFC 1 has been described. In the second embodiment, a computer system that searches for a minimum delay arrival path between any two OFSs 2 between networks managed by each of a plurality of OFCs will be described.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a configuration of the computer system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the computer system according to the second embodiment includes an open flow controller manager 10 (OFC manager 10), a plurality of OFC 1 ′ (here, two OFCs 1′-1 and 1′-2 as an example). It comprises.
- OFCs 1'-1 and 1'-1 will be referred to as OFC1 'when they are described without distinction.
- the network configurations under OFC 1'-1 and 1'-2 are the same as in the first embodiment, but the same reference numbers as those of OFC 1 'are attached to the reference numerals assigned to the respective configurations. To explain.
- the route calculation unit 11, the position / connection information 14, and the delay measurement packet analysis module 132 similar to those of the first embodiment are mounted on the OFC manager 10, and the OFC 1 ′ includes Not installed.
- the OFC manager 10 further includes a measurement request unit 16 that makes a request for setting a flow entry for delay time measurement to the OFC 1 ′.
- the measurement request unit 16 is realized by a program recorded in a storage device (recording medium) and executed by a CPU (not shown).
- the path calculation unit 11 in the second embodiment calculates a communication path between any two nodes (for example, two OFSs 2) of the switch groups 20-1 and 20-2, and is a measurement target of delay time.
- a communication section between two adjacent OFSs 2 is specified. Since the two switch groups 20-1 and 20-2 in the second embodiment are communicably connected to each other, a communication section across the two switch groups 20-1 and 20-2 is a delay time measurement target. It can be set as a section.
- the OFC 1 ′ in the second embodiment includes a flow control unit 12, a flow table 15, and a delay measurement unit 13 ′ that does not include the delay measurement packet analysis module 132 as in the first embodiment.
- the flow control unit 12 in the second embodiment sets the delay time measurement flow entry based on the measurement target path information 200 set by the route calculation unit 11 in the OFS 2 under its control. At this time, if the OFS 2 to be set is set as the master switch, the flow control unit 12 sets a delay time measurement flow entry in the OFS 2 with an action of “transfer the delay measurement packet to the slave switch”.
- a delay time measurement flow entry whose action is “forward the received delay measurement packet to the OFC1 to which it belongs” is set in the OFS2. .
- the flow entry set in OFS2 is recorded in the flow table.
- the OFC 1 ′ can manage the flow entry set in the switch group 20 managed by the OFC 1 ′.
- the delay measurement unit 13 ′ generates a delay measurement packet as in the first embodiment, and transfers the packet to the OFS 2 set as a master switch in the switch group 20 managed by the delay measurement unit 13 ′.
- the delay measuring unit 13 ′ stamps the transmission time when generating or transferring the delay measurement packet, and when receiving the delay measurement packet transferred from the OFS 2, stamps the reception time on the packet.
- the delay measurement unit 13 ′ transfers the delay measurement packet with the reception time stamped to the OFC manager 10.
- the delay measurement packet analysis module 132 of the OFC manager 10 determines the difference between the transmission time and the reception time of the delay measurement packet acquired from the OFC 1 ′ in the communication section between the master switch and the slave switch specified in the packet. Calculate as the delay time. Similarly to the first embodiment, the delay measurement packet analysis module 132 obtains the delay time in the communication path between the two nodes by using the measured delay time of the communication section, and specifies the minimum delay arrival path. To do. For example, when a delay measurement packet transmitted from OFC 1′-1 is received by OFC 1′-2, the transmission time is imprinted on the packet by OFC 1′-1 on the master switch side, and the slave switch side The OFC 1'-2 sets the reception time. Based on the time stamped in the delay measurement packet notified from the OFC 1′-2, the OFC manager 10 crosses the two switch groups 20-1 and 20-2 and is adjacent to the OFSs 2-1 and 2-2. The delay time of the communication section can be calculated.
- the OFC manager 10 may be mounted on any one of the plurality of OFCs 1 '. Further, the OFC 1 ′ may be provided with a delay measurement packet analysis module 132 that measures the delay time of the communication section only in the switch group 20 managed by the OFC 1 ′ and specifies the minimum delay arrival path. In this case, the delay measurement packet analysis module of the OFC manager 10 is used only when specifying a minimum delay arrival path between nodes across a plurality of networks (switch group 20) and calculating a delay of a communication section. .
- the delay time measurement flow entry is set not only for the master switch but also for the slave switch, but the setting for the slave switch may be omitted.
- the OFS2 (slave switch) that has received the delay measurement packet from the OFS2 (master switch) notifies the OFC1 of the packet that does not match the flow entry as a first packet according to the open flow protocol (PacketIN).
- the OFC 1 can calculate the delay time of the communication section by imprinting and analyzing the reception time of the first packet notified from the OFS 2 in the packet.
- the delay time of the communication section is calculated based on the difference between the transmission time from the OFC and the reception time in the OFC.
- the calculation method is not limited to this, and the transmission time stamped on the packet and If the reception time is used, it can be calculated by another algorithm.
- the sending time and the receiving time are stamped by OFC.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the sending time is stamped in the master switch, and the receiving time is stamped in the slave switch. Also good.
- a packet time stamping function is added to the OFS, a time stamping flow entry action is set as a delay time measurement flow entry action set in the master switch, and a delay time measurement flow entry action is set in the slave switch.
- a stamp of reception time (or transmission time to OFC) is added.
- the delay time and the minimum delay arrival path of the communication section excluding the delay time between OFC 1 (OFC 1 ′) and OFS 2 via the secure channel network 4 can be calculated.
- the stamping positions of the transmission time and the reception time are not limited to this, and other combinations may be used.
- the transmission time may be stamped in the master switch
- the reception time may be stamped in the OFC
- the transmission time may be stamped in the OFC
- the reception time may be stamped in the slave switch.
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- 互いに隣接する第1スイッチ及び第2スイッチと、
遅延測定用パケットのヘッダ情報をルールとし、前記第2スイッチへの転送動作をアクションとしたフローエントリを、前記第1スイッチに設定するとともに、前記遅延測定用パケットを前記第1スイッチに送信するコントローラと、
前記第1スイッチと前記第2スイッチとの間の通信区間の遅延時間を算出する解析モジュールと
を具備し、
前記第1スイッチは、自身に設定された前記フローエントリに従い、前記コントローラから送信された前記遅延測定用パケットを前記第2スイッチに転送し、
前記解析モジュールは、前記第2スイッチから前記遅延測定用パケットを取得し、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された時刻を用いて前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出する
コンピュータシステム。 - 請求項1に記載のコンピュータシステムにおいて、
前記コントローラは、前記遅延測定用パケットのヘッダ情報をルールとし、前記コントローラへの転送動作をアクションとしたフローエントリを、前記第2スイッチに設定し、
前記第2スイッチは、自身に設定された前記フローエントリに従い、前記第1スイッチから送信された前記遅延測定用パケットを前記コントローラに転送し、
前記解析モジュールは、前記コントローラに転送された前記遅延測定用パケットを取得し、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された時刻を用いて前記遅延時間を算出する
コンピュータシステム。 - 請求項1に記載のコンピュータシステムにおいて、
前記第2スイッチは、自身に設定されたフローエントリのルールに適合しない受信パケットをファーストパケットとして前記コントローラに転送し、
前記解析モジュールは、前記コントローラに転送された前記遅延測定用パケットを取得し、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された時刻を用いて前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出する
コンピュータシステム。 - 請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載のコンピュータシステムにおいて、
前記コントローラは、前記遅延測定用パケットの送信時刻を前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻した後に、前記第1スイッチに送信し、前記第2スイッチから受信した前記遅延測定用パケットに受信時刻を打刻し、
前記解析モジュールは、前記コントローラに転送された前記遅延測定用パケットを取得し、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された前記送信時刻と前記受信時刻とを用いて前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出する
コンピュータシステム。 - 請求項1に記載のコンピュータシステムにおいて、
前記遅延測定用パケットのヘッダ情報をルールとし、自身への転送動作をアクションとしたフローエントリを、前記第2スイッチに設定する他のコントローラを更に具備し、
前記第2スイッチは、自身に設定された前記フローエントリに従い、前記第1スイッチから送信された前記遅延測定用パケットを前記他のコントローラに転送し、
前記解析モジュールは、前記他のコントローラに転送された前記遅延測定用パケットを取得し、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された時刻を用いて前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出する
コンピュータシステム。 - 請求項5に記載のコンピュータシステムにおいて、
前記コントローラは、前記遅延測定用パケットの送信時刻を前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻した後に、前記遅延測定用パケットを前記第1スイッチに送信し、
前記他のコントローラは、前記第2スイッチから受信した前記遅延測定用パケットに受信時刻を打刻し、
前記解析モジュールは、前記コントローラに転送された前記遅延測定用パケットを取得し、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された前記送信時刻と前記受信時刻とを用いて前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出する
コンピュータシステム。 - 請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載のコンピュータシステムにおいて、
前記第1スイッチは、前記遅延測定用パケットの送信時刻を前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻した後に、前記第2スイッチに送信し、
前記第2スイッチは、前記遅延測定用パケットの受信時刻を前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻し、
前記解析モジュールは、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された前記送信時刻と前記受信時刻とを用いて前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出する
コンピュータシステム。 - 請求項2に記載のコンピュータシステムにおいて、
前記コントローラは、
前記遅延測定用パケットのヘッダ情報をルールとし、前記第2スイッチへの転送動作、及び前記遅延測定用パケットへの送信時刻の打刻をアクションとしたフローエントリを、前記第1スイッチに設定し、
前記遅延測定用パケットのヘッダ情報をルールとし、前記コントローラへの転送動作、及び前記遅延測定用パケットへの受信時刻の打刻をアクションとしたフローエントリを、前記第2スイッチに設定し、
前記第1スイッチは、自身に設定された前記フローエントリに従い、前記コントローラから送信された前記遅延測定用パケットに前記送信時刻を打刻して前記第2スイッチに転送し、
前記第2スイッチは、自身に設定された前記フローエントリに従い、前記第1スイッチから送信された前記遅延測定用パケットに前記受信時刻を打刻して前記コントローラに転送し、
前記解析モジュールは、前記コントローラに転送された前記遅延測定用パケットを取得し、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された前記送信時刻と前記受信時刻とを用いて前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出する
コンピュータシステム。 - 請求項5に記載のコンピュータシステムにおいて、
前記コントローラは、前記遅延測定用パケットのヘッダ情報をルールとし、前記第2スイッチへの転送動作、及び前記遅延測定用パケットへの送信時刻の打刻をアクションとしたフローエントリを、前記第1スイッチに設定し、
前記他のコントローラは、前記遅延測定用パケットのヘッダ情報をルールとし、前記コントローラへの転送動作及び、前記遅延測定用パケットへの受信時刻の打刻をアクションとしたフローエントリを、前記第2スイッチに設定し、
前記第1スイッチは、自身に設定された前記フローエントリに従い、前記コントローラから送信された前記遅延測定用パケットに前記送信時刻を打刻して前記第2スイッチに転送し、
前記第2スイッチは、自身に設定された前記フローエントリに従い、前記第1スイッチから送信された前記遅延測定用パケットに前記受信時刻を打刻して前記コントローラに転送する
前記解析モジュールは、前記コントローラに転送された前記遅延測定用パケットを取得し、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された前記送信時刻と前記受信時刻とを用いて前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出する
コンピュータシステム。 - 請求項1から9のいずれか1項に記載のコンピュータシステムにおいて、
前記遅延測定用パケットを転送するためのフローエントリのルールとして、IP(Internet
Protocol)ヘッダフィールドにおけるプロトコルが規定され、
前記第1スイッチは、受信パケットのIPヘッダフィールドにおけるプロトコルが、自身に設定された前記フローエントリのルールに適合している場合、前記受信パケットのヘッダ情報における他のレイヤの内容に関わらず、前記受信パケットを前記第2スイッチに転送する
コンピュータシステム。 - 請求項1から10のいずれか1項に記載のコンピュータシステムにおいて、
前記第1スイッチ及び前記第2スイッチを含む複数のスイッチを更に具備し、
前記解析モジュールは、前記複数のスイッチのうちの2つのスイッチ間に形成される複数の通信経路のそれぞれに含まれる、隣接する2つのスイッチ間の通信区間の遅延時間を、前記遅延時間測定用パケットを利用して測定することによって、前記複数の通信経路のそれぞれの遅延時間を算出し、前記複数の通信経路のうち、遅延時間の最も小さい通信経路を最小遅延到達経路として特定する
コンピュータシステム。 - 請求項11に記載のコンピュータシステムにおいて、
前記複数の通信経路のそれぞれは、隣接する2つのスイッチによって構成される通信区間を少なくとも1つ有し、
前記解析モジュールは、前記複数の通信経路の全てに共通する通信区間の遅延時間を0に設定し、他の通信区間を、前記遅延測定用パケットを利用した遅延時間の測定対象として設定する
コンピュータシステム。 - 遅延測定用パケットのヘッダ情報をルールとし、第1スイッチに隣接する第2スイッチへの転送動作をアクションとしたフローエントリを、前記第1スイッチに設定するフロー制御部と、
前記遅延測定用パケットを前記第1スイッチに送信する遅延測定部と
を具備し、
前記遅延測定部は、前記フローエントリに従うことで前記第1スイッチから前記第2スイッチに転送された前記遅延測定用パケットを取得し、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された時刻を用いて、前記第1スイッチと前記第2スイッチとの間の通信区間の遅延時間を算出する
コントローラ。 - 請求項13に記載のコントローラにおいて、
前記フロー制御部は、前記遅延測定用パケットのヘッダ情報をルールとし、前記コントローラへの転送動作をアクションとしたフローエントリを、前記第2スイッチに設定し、
前記遅延測定部は、前記フローエントリに従うことで前記第2スイッチから転送された前記遅延測定用パケットを取得し、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された時刻を用いて前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出する
コントローラ。 - 請求項13に記載のコントローラにおいて、
前記遅延測定部は、自身に設定されたフローエントリのルールに適合しない受信パケットとして前記第2スイッチから転送された前記遅延測定用パケットを取得し、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された時刻を用いて前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出する
コントローラ。 - 請求項13から15のいずれか1項に記載のコントローラにおいて、
前記遅延測定部は、前記遅延測定用パケットの送信時刻を前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻した後に、前記第1スイッチに送信し、前記第2スイッチから受信した前記遅延測定用パケットに受信時刻を打刻し、前記送信時刻と前記受信時刻とを用いて前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出する
コントローラ。 - 請求項14に記載のコントローラにおいて、
前記フロー制御部は、
前記遅延測定用パケットのヘッダ情報をルールとし、前記第2スイッチへの転送動作、及び前記遅延測定用パケットへの送信時刻の打刻をアクションとしたフローエントリを、前記第1スイッチに設定し、
前記遅延測定用パケットのヘッダ情報をルールとし、前記コントローラへの転送動作、及び前記遅延測定用パケットへの受信時刻の打刻をアクションとしたフローエントリを、前記第2スイッチに設定し、
前記第1スイッチは、自身に設定された前記フローエントリに従い、前記コントローラから送信された前記遅延測定用パケットに前記送信時刻を打刻して前記第2スイッチに転送し、
前記第2スイッチは、自身に設定された前記フローエントリに従い、前記第1スイッチから送信された前記遅延測定用パケットに前記受信時刻を打刻して前記コントローラに転送し、
前記遅延測定部は、前記第2スイッチから転送された前記遅延測定用パケットを取得し、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された前記送信時刻と前記受信時刻とを用いて前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出する
コントローラ。 - 請求項13から17のいずれか1項に記載のコントローラにおいて、
前記遅延測定部は、複数のスイッチのうちの2つのスイッチ間に形成される複数の通信経路のそれぞれに含まれる、隣接する2つのスイッチ間の通信区間の遅延時間を、前記遅延時間測定用パケットを利用して測定することによって、前記複数の通信経路のそれぞれの遅延時間を算出し、前記複数の通信経路のうち、遅延時間の最も小さい通信経路を最小遅延到達経路として特定する
コントローラ。 - 請求項18に記載のコントローラにおいて、
前記遅延測定部は、前記複数の通信経路の全てに共通する通信区間の遅延時間を0に設定し、他の通信区間の遅延時間を、前記遅延測定用パケットを利用して測定し、前記複数の通信経路のそれぞれの遅延時間を算出する
コントローラ。 - 請求項1から12のいずれか1項に記載の解析モジュールを備えるコントローラマネジャ。
- コンピュータによって実行されることで、請求項13から19のいずれか1項に記載のコントローラの機能を実現するプログラムが記録された記録媒体。
- コンピュータによって実行されることで、請求項20に記載のコントローラマネジャの機能を実現するプログラムが記録された記録媒体。
- コントローラが、遅延測定用パケットのヘッダ情報をルールとし、第1スイッチに隣接する第2スイッチへの転送動作をアクションとしたフローエントリを、前記第1スイッチに設定するステップと、
前記コントローラが、前記遅延測定用パケットを前記第1スイッチに送信するステップと、
前記第1スイッチが、自身に設定された前記フローエントリに従い、前記コントローラから送信された前記遅延測定用パケットを前記第2スイッチに転送するステップと、
解析モジュールが、前記第2スイッチから前記遅延測定用パケットを取得し、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された時刻を用いて前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出するステップと
を具備する
通信経路解析方法。 - 請求項23に記載の通信経路解析方法において、
前記コントローラが、前記遅延測定用パケットのヘッダ情報をルールとし、前記コントローラへの転送動作をアクションとしたフローエントリを、前記第2スイッチに設定するステップと、
前記第2スイッチが、自身に設定された前記フローエントリに従い、前記第1スイッチから送信された前記遅延測定用パケットを前記コントローラに転送するステップと、
を更に具備し、
前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出するステップは、前記解析モジュールが、前記コントローラに転送された前記遅延測定用パケットを取得し、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された時刻を用いて前記遅延時間を算出するステップを備える
通信経路解析方法。 - 請求項23に記載の通信経路解析方法において、
前記第2スイッチが、自身に設定されたフローエントリのルールに適合しない受信パケットをファーストパケットとして前記コントローラに転送するステップを更に具備し、
前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出するステップは、前記解析モジュールが、前記コントローラに転送された前記遅延測定用パケットを取得し、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された時刻を用いて前記遅延時間を算出するステップを備える
通信経路解析方法。 - 請求項23から25のいずれか1項に記載の通信経路解析方法において、
前記コントローラが、前記遅延測定用パケットの送信時刻を前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻した後に、前記第1スイッチに送信するステップと、
前記コントローラが、前記第2スイッチから受信した前記遅延測定用パケットに受信時刻を打刻するステップと
を更に具備し、
前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出するステップは、前記解析モジュールが、前記コントローラに転送された前記遅延測定用パケットを取得し、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された前記送信時刻と前記受信時刻とを用いて前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出するステップを備える
通信経路解析方法。 - 請求項23に記載の通信経路解析方法において、
他のコントローラが、前記遅延測定用パケットのヘッダ情報をルールとし、自身への転送動作をアクションとしたフローエントリを、前記第2スイッチに設定するステップと、
前記第2スイッチが、自身に設定された前記フローエントリに従い、前記第1スイッチから送信された前記遅延測定用パケットを前記他のコントローラに転送するステップと
を更に具備し、
前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出するステップは、前記解析モジュールが、前記他のコントローラに転送された前記遅延測定用パケットを取得し、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された時刻を用いて前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出するステップを備える
通信経路解析方法。 - 請求項27に記載の通信経路解析方法において、
前記コントローラが、前記遅延測定用パケットの送信時刻を前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻した後に、前記遅延測定用パケットを前記第1スイッチに送信するステップと、
前記他のコントローラが、前記第2スイッチから受信した前記遅延測定用パケットに受信時刻を打刻するステップを更に具備し、
前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出するステップは、解析モジュールが、前記コントローラに転送された前記遅延測定用パケットを取得し、前記遅延測定用パケットに打刻された前記送信時刻と前記受信時刻とを用いて前記通信区間の遅延時間を算出するステップを備える
通信経路解析方法。 - 請求項23から28のいずれか1項に記載の通信経路解析方法において、
前記解析モジュールが、前記複数のスイッチのうちの2つのスイッチ間に形成される複数の通信経路のそれぞれに含まれる、隣接する2つのスイッチ間の通信区間の遅延時間を、前記遅延時間測定用パケットを利用して測定するステップと、
前記解析モジュールが、測定した前記通信区間の遅延時間を利用して前記複数の通信経路のそれぞれの遅延時間を算出するステップと、
前記解析モジュールが、算出して通信経路の遅延時間を比較し、前記複数の通信経路のうち、遅延時間の最も小さい通信経路を最小遅延到達経路として特定するステップと
を更に具備する
通信経路解析方法。 - 請求項29に記載の通信経路解析方法において、
前記遅延時間測定用パケットを利用して遅延時間を測定するステップは、前記解析モジュールが、前記複数の通信経路の全てに共通する通信区間の遅延時間を0に設定し、他の通信区間の遅延時間を、前記遅延測定用パケットを利用した測定対象として設定するステップを備える
通信経路解析方法。
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