Virtual Networks in a Network Vitualization Environment

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Each virtual network in a network virtualization environment is a collection of virtual nodes and virtual links. Essentially, a virtual network is subset of underlying physical network resources. Network virtualization proposes decoupling of functionalities in a networking environment by separating the role of traditional ISPs into InP’s (Infrastructure Providers) who manages the physical infrastructure and SP’s (Service Providers) who creates virtual networks by aggregating resources from multiple InP’s and offers end-to-end network services. In order to build virtual network enabled networks the following specifications must be fulfilled. Robustness: The network should continue to operate in the event of node or link failure. Manageability: The InP must have a view of the underlying physical topology, state and other parameters associated with the equipment providing the virtual network. Traffic and network resource control: Traffic engineering and management techniques performed by the InP must not restrict the basic operation of a Virtual network. Isolation: Mechanisms for isolation between virtual networks must be provided. It must be guaranteed that malfunctioning virtual networks do not affect the performance of other virtual networks sharing the same resources. Scalability: Any technical solution must be scalable to cope up with any number of virtual networks. On-demand provisioning: It must be possible to create, modify and remove virtual networks dynamically on request. In general a virtual network will have a limited lifespan.
6.2 Virtual network ID, Virtual link ID:
In order to control virtual networks spanning multiple infrastructure domains, the virtual networks must be identified by a virtual network ID. Addit...

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