A coordinated virtual optical network embedding algorithm based on resources availability-aware over elastic optical networks

Abstract

Abstract Recent innovations in network virtualization and elastic optical networks enable the flexible deployment of optical networks. However, the spectrum fragmentation and virtual optical links being embedded to the longer lightpaths decrease the spectrum efficiency of elastic optical networks. To address this issue, a coordinated virtual optical network embedding algorithm based on resources availability-aware (RA-CVONE) is proposed. Firstly, we design the node importance metric to embed the neighboring virtual nodes to the closer physical nodes, and then a coordinated embedding approach is adopted, which can further shorten the length of the lightpaths to which virtual optical links are embedded. Moreover, we jointly evaluate the resources availability of a physical lightpath and its node, then select the candidate lightpaths with less spectrum fragmentations and abundant resources for a virtual optical link. Based on the resources availability, a path selection strategy is proposed to determine a physical lightpath of which the vacant spectrum resources can be effectively used. Simulation results show that the RA-CVONE algorithm can significantly shorten the length of the physical lightpaths which are selected to embed virtual optical links, reduce the bandwidth blocking probability of virtual optical network requests, and improve the spectrum utilization of elastic optical networks.