An Energy-aware Routing Mechanism based on MBOA for Data Center Network

As the key infrastructure of cloud computing and innovation platform for next-generation networking, recently data center network has been a hot research topic in both academia and industry. We proposal a new Energy-aware Routing Mechanism for General Topologies (ERGT) to improve the efficiency of data center network in this paper. At first, we deduce an energy efficiency model calculating the switching equipment's power in DCNs. Then, design the routing algorithm based on Migrating Birds Optimization Algorithm (MBOA) to solve the model through iteration. This algorithm presents a formulation for flow assignment simulating behavior of selecting a leading bird from migratory birds, compares different values of energy efficiency of the path, finds the best energy saving routing. At last, we validate the mechanisms proposed in this paper are feasible and effective. Simulation results reveal that the routing mechanisms designed are superior to existing algorithm.