Modeling the estimation of end-to-end packet latency for a chain of NFV nodes in 5G networks

Abstract

It is expected that future communication networks will provide configurable delay-sensitive types of services (for example, streaming video, machine interaction). To support a variety of applications and use cases of servers providing various functions, you can use network function virtualization (NFV), which will be able to provide flexible implementation and placement of configuration of the necessary network functions. This article analyzes the end-to-end packet latency (E2E) for multiple traffic flows passing through the chain of embedded virtual network functions (VNF) in fifth-generation communication networks (5G). The Dominant of Generalized Resource Processing (DR-GPS) is used to distribute computing resources and transfer data between threads in each node of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) to achieve equitable distribution and utilization of available resources. The tandem queuing model is designed for incoming packets combined in several streams passing through the NFV node and its outgoing transmission channel. To analyze manageability, we separate packet processing (and transmission) of various streams in the simulation and determine the average packet processing and transmission rates of each stream as approximate service speeds.