One-Way Delay Measurement From Traditional Networks to SDN: A Survey

Abstract

We expose the state of the art in the topic of one-way delay measurement in both traditional and software-defined networks. A representative range of standard mechanisms and recent research works, including Open-Flow and Programming Protocol-independent Packet Processors (P4)-based schemes, are covered. We classify them, discuss their advantages and drawbacks, and compare them according to their application environment, accuracy, cost, and robustness. The discussion extends to the reuse of traditional schemes in software-defined networks and the benefits and limitations of the latter with respect to reducing the overhead of network wide measurements. We conclude with a summary of learned lessons and open challenges for future work.