Opendaylight Vs. Floodlight: Comparative Analysis of a Load Balancing Algorithm for Software Defined Networking.

Jonier Porras Duque; Daniel Ducuara Beltrn; Gustavo Puerto Leguizamn

Author(s)

Jonier Porras Duque Faculty of Engineering, Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, Colombia

Daniel Ducuara Beltrn Faculty of Engineering, Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, Colombia

Gustavo Puerto Leguizamn Faculty of Engineering, Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, Colombia

Abstract

This paper presents the proposal of a load balancing algorithm implemented in two of the most popular controllers for Software Defined Networks (SDN): OpenDaylight and Floodlight. A comparative study in terms of the available bandwidth and delay time of the packet forwarding was performed by means of simulation modeling in a base network in which a shortest path algorithm was implemented as well. The results show that the proposed load balancing algorithm improves significantly the performance of a SDN in terms of the offered QoS of an OpenDaylight based controller. The effect of the proposed load balancing algorithm in the Floodlight controller shows a smaller impact mainly on the bandwidth allocation due to its in-build modules that by default perform specific routing and forwarding operations efficiently according to the traffic demand.

Publication Details

Page(s) 348-357

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: International Journal of Communication Networks and Information Security, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Year: 2018

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