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Data center networking with multipath TCP

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Damon Wischik, and

Mark HandleyAuthors Info & Claims

Hotnets-IX: Proceedings of the 9th ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Hot Topics in Networks

October 2010

Article No.: 10, Pages 1 - 6

https://doi.org/10.1145/1868447.1868457

Published: 20 October 2010 Publication History

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Recently new data center topologies have been proposed that offer higher aggregate bandwidth and location independence by creating multiple paths in the core of the network. To effectively use this bandwidth requires ensuring different flows take different paths, which poses a challenge.

Plainly put, there is a mismatch between single-path transport and the multitude of available network paths. We propose a natural evolution of data center transport from TCP to multipath TCP. We show that multipath TCP can effectively and seamlessly use available bandwidth, providing improved throughput and better fairness in these new topologies when compared to single path TCP and randomized flow-level load balancing. We also show that multipath TCP outperforms laggy centralized flow scheduling without needing centralized control or additional infrastructure.

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Hotnets-IX: Proceedings of the 9th ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Hot Topics in Networks

October 2010

136 pages

ISBN:9781450304092

DOI:10.1145/1868447

General Chairs:
Geoffrey Xie
Naval Postgraduate School
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Robert Beverly
Naval Postgraduate School
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Robert Morris
MIT
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Bruce Davie
Cisco Systems

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