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Dynamic routing optimization in software-defined networking based on a metaheuristic algorithm

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Junyan Chen
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Wei Xiao
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Hongmei Zhang *
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Jiacheng Zuo
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Xinmei Li
DOI:10.1186/s13677-024-00603-1delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Optimizing resource allocation and routing to satisfy service needs is paramount in large-scale networks. Software-defined networking (SDN) is a new network paradigm that decouples forwarding and control, enabling dynamic management and configuration through programming, which provides the possibility for deploying intelligent control algorithms (such as deep reinforcement learning algorithms) to solve network routing optimization problems in the network. Although these intelligent-based network routing optimization schemes can capture network state characteristics, they are prone to falling into local optima, resulting in poor convergence performance. In order to address this issue, this paper proposes an African Vulture Routing Optimization (AVRO) algorithm for achieving SDN routing optimization. AVRO is based on the African Vulture Optimization Algorithm (AVOA), a population-based metaheuristic intelligent optimization algorithm with global optimization ability and fast convergence speed advantages. First, we improve the population initialization method of the AVOA algorithm according to the characteristics of the network routing problem to enhance the algorithm's perception capability towards network topology. Subsequently, we add an optimization phase to strengthen the development of the AVOA algorithm and achieve stable convergence effects. Finally, we model the network environment, define the network optimization objective, and perform comparative experiments with the baseline algorithms. The experimental results demonstrate that the routing algorithm has better network awareness, with a performance improvement of 16.9% compared to deep reinforcement learning algorithms and 71.8% compared to traditional routing schemes.
Keywords:
NEURAL-NETWORKS
REINFORCEMENT
SDN

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Journal of Cloud Computing-Advances Systems and Applications
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4.3
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738
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2.2K

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Guilin University of Electronic Technology
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7.4K
Papers: 5.2K
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soochow university - china
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5.2W
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Citations: 82