Curtailing latency in data center network by adopting Jumbo Frames

Abstract

Nowadays data centers are attracting a huge attention of researchers. The performance of the data centers is key to hold the successes of cloud computing. As dimensions of cloud computing are enhanced by offering multiple services, the responsibility of service provider escalates many folds. Even hosting single service per data center requires promising conduct round the clock. Incompetency in fulfilling such vow may lead to melancholy in customers. Customers are very sensitive to delay and long delay implies throw away customers. This paper is about how to knock down latency in data centers. The proposed idea in this paper, JFEPM (Jumbo Frame Enabled Packet Merge), allows in-network data aggregation and with the help of jumbo frames it utilizes topology architecture of data center. The idea is based on jumbo size frames supported by Gigabit and Fast Ethernet switches. This scheme requires modification in the service policy of queue on the edge switch.