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Analysis of network function sharing in Content Delivery Network‐as‐a‐service slicing scenarios

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  • Luis M. Contreras
  • Alberto Solano
  • Francisco Cano
  • Jesus Folgueira

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Video content consumption is currently dominating the mix of traffic observed in Internet service provider (ISP) networks. The distribution of that content is usually performed by means of content delivery network (CDN) caches storing and delivering multimedia. The advent of virtualization is calling attention to the CDN providers as a use case for virtualizing the cache function. In parallel, there is a trend for sharing network infrastructures as a way of reducing deployment costs by ISPs. Then, an interesting scenario emerges when considering the possibility of sharing virtualized cache functions among ISPs which are sharing a common physical infrastructure, mostly considering that those ISPs offer similar video content catalogs to end users. Furthermore, when deciding to share the caches among ISPs, it is interesting to understand the impacts due to limiting the storage capacity at the edge sites. This paper investigates through simulations the potential efficiencies that can be achieved when sharing a virtual cache function if compared with the classical approach of independent virtual caches operated per ISP, as well as the implications of limiting the storage capacity of the caches at the edge.

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  • Luis M. Contreras & Alberto Solano & Francisco Cano & Jesus Folgueira, 2023. "Analysis of network function sharing in Content Delivery Network‐as‐a‐service slicing scenarios," International Journal of Network Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 33(4), July.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:intnem:v:33:y:2023:i:4:n:e2221
    DOI: 10.1002/nem.2221
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