Application of TCP Multi-Pathization Method with SDN by IoT Devices to Web Service

IoT (Internet of Things) that everything is connected to the Internet and communicates is beginning to spread, and network control is required to respond to the rapid increase in traffic volume by IoT. However, it is difficult to realize such control with only existing protocols, and it takes time and cost to reform the protocol. Therefore, reference [1] suggests using IoT devices as SDN equipment and proposes TCP multi-pathization method with SDN which selects paths based on packet length and traffic volume of each path.On the other hand, due to the upgraded performance of IoT devices, it is expected to use Web services even on IoT devices, and it is conceivable to apply the [1] method to Web services. However, reference [1] does not validate the effectiveness of using Web services. In this paper, we aim to investigate the applicability of [1] method to Web services, and measure and compare the HTTP throughput and the response time by experiment. Experimental results show that this method is suitable for using Web services.