›› 2018, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (2): 277-285.doi: 10.1007/s11390-018-1819-2

Special Issue: Computer Networks and Distributed Computing

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LLMP: Exploiting LLDP for Latency Measurement in Software-Defined Data Center Networks

Yang Li1, Student Member, CCF, Zhi-Ping Cai1*, Senior Member, CCF, Member, IEEE, Hong Xu2, Member, ACM, IEEE   

  1. 1 College of Computer, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China;
    2 Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
  • Received:2017-07-31 Revised:2017-07-31 Online:2018-03-05 Published:2018-03-05
  • Contact: Zhi-Ping Cai E-mail:zpcai@nudt.edu.cn
  • About author:Yang Li received his B.S. degree in computer science from Ocean University of China, Qingdao, in 2014. Then he received his M.S. degree in computer science and technology from National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, in 2017. His research interests are mainly in software-defined network (SDN) and network measurement
  • Supported by:

    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 61379145, 61501482, 61762033.

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The administrators of data center networks have to continually monitor path latency to detect network anomaly quickly and ensure the efficient operation of the networks. In this work, we propose Link Layer Measurement Protocol (LLMP), a prototype latency measuring framework based on the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP). LLDP is utilized by the controller to discover network topology dynamically. We insert timestamps into the optional LLDPTLV field in LLDP, so that the controller can estimate latency on any single link. The framework utilizes a reactive measurement approach without injecting any probe packets to the network. Our experiments show that the latency of a link can be measured accurately by LLMP. In relatively complex network conditions, LLMP can still maintain a high accuracy. We store the LLMP measurement results into a latency matrix, which can be used to infer the path latency.

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