Packet aggregation based network I/O virtualization for cloud computing

Computer Communications

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 309-319

  Bourguiba, Manel ^a   Haddadou, Kamel ^a   Pujolle, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Cloud computing; Driver domain; I O virtualization; Networking performance; Xen

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COMPUTING; NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION; NETWORK SECURITY; PACKET NETWORKS; VIRTUAL MACHINE; VIRTUAL REALITY; VIRTUALIZATION;

CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICES; DRIVER DOMAIN; INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS; KEY TECHNOLOGIES; NETWORK VIRTUALIZATION; NETWORKING PERFORMANCE; PACKET AGGREGATION; POOR PERFORMANCE;

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 84856523488     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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