Homevisor: Adapting home network environments

Fratczak, Tomasz; Broadbent, Matthew; Georgopoulos, Panagiotis; Race, Nicholas

Abstract

This paper considers SDN, and OpenFlow in particular, as technology to develop the next generation of more flexible, configurable and automated home networks. We identify the problems with the current state of the art in home networking, which includes a lack of user engagement in home network maintenance and configuration, Internet bandwidth limitations, and a lack of ISP reconfiguration and troubleshooting tools. We propose HomeVisor, a novel remote home network management tool. In this paper, we evaluate HomeVisor's ability to outsource control to an entity outside the home network. This includes the overhead of multiple slices within the home, and the effect of controller latency on network performance.

Citation

Fratczak, T., Broadbent, M., Georgopoulos, P., & Race, N. (2013). Homevisor: Adapting home network environments. In 2013 Second European workshop on software defined networks (32-37). https://doi.org/10.1109/EWSDN.2013.12

• Conference Name: 2013 Second European Workshop on Software Defined Networks
• Conference Location: Berlin, Germany
• Start Date: Oct 10, 2013
• End Date: Oct 11, 2013
• Online Publication Date: Dec 12, 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Deposit Date: Mar 11, 2022
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Pages: 32-37
• Series ISSN: 2379-0350
• Book Title: 2013 Second European workshop on software defined networks
• ISBN: 978-1-4799-2433-2
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/EWSDN.2013.12
• Keywords: Home Networking, Software Defined Networking, Management, Troubleshooting
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2843951