Efficient load balancing multipath algorithm for fiber-wireless network virtualization

Abstract

The fiber-wireless network which is a combination of the fiber subnetwork and wireless subnetwork has provided high bandwidth access with ubiquity and mobility. But traditional single-path transmission cannot satisfy people's requirements for network performance due to various services. Multipath algorithms have been proposed as a solution to the network congestion. The multipath algorithm in traditional network has some limits in such heterogeneous networks. The application of network virtualization which can hide the differences of underlying physical infrastructures provides a potential method to solve this problem. In this paper we propose a Modified Weighted Round Robin (MWRR) algorithm based on the model of fiber-wireless network virtualization. Specific scheduling schemes will be arranged due to the quality of service requests and the states of links via the global view in the control plane. The simulation results show the smaller end-to-end delay and better load balancing.