Designing of a Simulation Tool for the Performance Analysis of Hybrid Data Center Networks (DCNs)

Data center (DC) technology changes the mode of computing. Traditional DCs consist of a single layer and only have Ethernet connections among switches. Those old-fashioned DCs cannot fulfill the high resource demand compared with today’s DCs. The architectural design of the DCs is getting substantia...

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Main Authors: Muhib Ahmad, Farrukh Zeeshan Khan, Zeshan Iqbal, Muneer Ahmad, Ihsan Ali, Sultan S. Alshamrani, Muhammad Talha, Muhammad Ahsan Raza
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Complexity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5520324
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author Muhib Ahmad
Farrukh Zeeshan Khan
Zeshan Iqbal
Muneer Ahmad
Ihsan Ali
Sultan S. Alshamrani
Muhammad Talha
Muhammad Ahsan Raza
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description Data center (DC) technology changes the mode of computing. Traditional DCs consist of a single layer and only have Ethernet connections among switches. Those old-fashioned DCs cannot fulfill the high resource demand compared with today’s DCs. The architectural design of the DCs is getting substantial importance and acting as the backbone of the network because of its essential feature of supporting and maintaining the rapidly increasing Internet-based applications which include search engines (e.g., Google and Yandex) and social networking applications (e.g., YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook). Every application has its parameters, like latency and blocking in the DC network. Every data center network (DCN) has its specialized architecture. It has a specific arrangement of layers and switches, which increase or decrease the DC network’s efficiency. We develop a simulation tool that comprises two different DC architectures: basic tree architecture and c-Through architecture. Using this simulation, we analyze the traffic behavior and the performance of the simulated DCN. Our main purpose is to focus on mean waiting time, load, and blocking with respect to the traffic within the DCN.
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spelling doaj-art-6f30fbd821ee40bb96fae1dc8cb2fdcc2025-08-20T03:34:04ZengWileyComplexity1076-27871099-05262021-01-01202110.1155/2021/55203245520324Designing of a Simulation Tool for the Performance Analysis of Hybrid Data Center Networks (DCNs)Muhib Ahmad0Farrukh Zeeshan Khan1Zeshan Iqbal2Muneer Ahmad3Ihsan Ali4Sultan S. Alshamrani5Muhammad Talha6Muhammad Ahsan Raza7Department of Computer Science, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, PakistanDepartment of Computer Science, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, PakistanDepartment of Computer Science, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, PakistanFaculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, MalaysiaFaculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, MalaysiaDepartment of Information Technology, College of Computer and Information Technology, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi ArabiaDeanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Information Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60000, PakistanData center (DC) technology changes the mode of computing. Traditional DCs consist of a single layer and only have Ethernet connections among switches. Those old-fashioned DCs cannot fulfill the high resource demand compared with today’s DCs. The architectural design of the DCs is getting substantial importance and acting as the backbone of the network because of its essential feature of supporting and maintaining the rapidly increasing Internet-based applications which include search engines (e.g., Google and Yandex) and social networking applications (e.g., YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook). Every application has its parameters, like latency and blocking in the DC network. Every data center network (DCN) has its specialized architecture. It has a specific arrangement of layers and switches, which increase or decrease the DC network’s efficiency. We develop a simulation tool that comprises two different DC architectures: basic tree architecture and c-Through architecture. Using this simulation, we analyze the traffic behavior and the performance of the simulated DCN. Our main purpose is to focus on mean waiting time, load, and blocking with respect to the traffic within the DCN.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5520324
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