Virtual Network Function Dynamic Deployment Algorithm Based on Prediction for 5G Network Slicing

In order to solve the unreasonable virtual resource allocation caused by the dynamic change of service request and delay of information feedback in wireless virtualized network, a traffic-aware algorithm which exploits historical Service Function Chaining (SFC) queue information to predict future load state based on Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network is proposed. With the prediction results, the Virtual Network Function (VNF) deployment and the corresponding computing resource allocation problems are studied, and a VNFs' deployment method based on Maximum and Minimum Ant Colony Algorithm (MMACA) is developed. On the premise of satisfying the minimum resource demand for future queue non-overflow, the on-demand allocation method is used to maximize the computing resource utilization. Simulation results show that the prediction model based on LSTM neural network in this paper obtains good prediction results and realizes online monitoring of the network. The Maximum and Minimum Ant Colony Algorithm based VNF deployment method reduces effectively the bit loss rate and the average end-to-end delay caused by overall VNFs' scheduling at the same time.