Ahmed Abdelsalam

ORCID: 0000-0001-7521-2073
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Research Areas
  • Software-Defined Networks and 5G
  • Network Packet Processing and Optimization
  • IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security
  • Network Security and Intrusion Detection
  • Network Traffic and Congestion Control
  • Caching and Content Delivery
  • Advanced Optical Network Technologies
  • Software System Performance and Reliability
  • Wireless Networks and Protocols
  • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
  • Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
  • Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies
  • VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing
  • Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting
  • Scientific Computing and Data Management
  • Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced Vision and Imaging
  • Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies
  • Open Source Software Innovations
  • Peer-to-Peer Network Technologies
  • Software Engineering Research
  • Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced Data Storage Technologies
  • Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications

Cisco Systems (United States)
2019-2024

Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology
2022-2024

Gran Sasso Science Institute
2017-2021

Fixed and mobile telecom operators, enterprise network operators cloud providers strive to face the challenging demands coming from evolution of IP networks (e.g., huge bandwidth requirements, integration billions devices millions services in cloud). Proposed early 2010s, Segment Routing (SR) architecture helps these demands, it is currently being adopted deployed. SR based on concept source routing has interesting scalability properties, as dramatically reduces amount state information be...

10.1109/comst.2020.3036826 article EN IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials 2020-11-10

The application of cloud computing has increased tremendously in both public and private organizations. However, attacks on pose a serious threat to confidentiality data integrity. Therefore, there is need for proper mechanism detecting intrusions. In this paper, we have proposed intrusion detection system (IDS) that focused boosting the classification accuracy by improving feature selection weighing ensemble model with crow search algorithm (CSA). handled combining filter automated models...

10.3390/electronics12112427 article EN Electronics 2023-05-27

This paper presents an architecture to support Vir- tual Network Functions (VNFs) chaining using the IPv6 Segment Routing (SR) network programming model. Two classes of VNFs are considered: SR-aware and SR-unaware. The operations both SR-unaware described at architectural level we propose a solution for hosted in NFV node. An Open Source implementation proposed Linux based host is available set performance measurements have been carried out testbed.

10.1109/netsoft.2017.8004208 article EN 2017-07-01

Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WANs) are used to provide services enterprises with geographically dispersed locations in a flexible and efficient way. We focus on SD-WAN based the Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6) technology. Performance Monitoring solutions needed SD-WANs detect performance degradation outages, optimize network operations. In this paper, we describe high solution for end-to-end delay monitoring SRv6 services. The proposed leverages Simple Two-way Active Measurement...

10.1109/tnsm.2023.3300151 article EN cc-by IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management 2023-07-31

Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6 in short) is a networking architecture suitable for both IP backbones and datacenters. The research, standardization implementation of this are actively progressing SRv6 already adopted number large scale deployments. Effective solutions Performance Monitoring (PM) networks strongly needed there lot activity area. A full blown solution needs to include: i) Data Plane (as measure metrics such as packet loss delay); ii) Control (to send commands the monitoring...

10.1109/tnsm.2021.3052603 article EN IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management 2021-03-01

Accurate depth information is crucial for autonomous systems to navigate and interact safely with their surroundings. Passive stereo-vision cameras, such as the ZED 2i, obtain through stereo-image analysis triangulation. The study measures assesses true capabilities of 2i camera in a real indoor office environment. Furthermore, provides standard test setup reproduce similar benchmarks different cameras. To achieve set goals, an experiment was devised carried out environment determine error...

10.1016/j.robot.2024.104753 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2024-07-09

We consider the IPv6 Segment Routing (SRv6) technology for Service Function Chaining of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs). Most VNFs are legacy (not aware SRv6 technology) and expect to process traditional IP packets. An SR proxy is needed support them. have extended implementation in Linux kernel, realizing an open source SR-proxy, referred as SRNK (SR-Proxy Native Kernel). The performance proposed solution (SRNKvl) has been evaluated, identifying a poor scalability with respect number be...

10.1109/netsoft.2019.8806652 article EN 2019-06-01

Segment Routing (SR) is a form of loose source routing. It provides the ability to include list instructions, called segments, in packet header. The SR architecture has been first implemented with MPLS (SR-MPLS) data plane and then, quite recently, IPv6 (SRv6). SRv6 promising solution support advanced services such as Traffic Engineering, Service Function Chaining Virtual Private Networks. supported many different software forwarding engines including Linux kernel Vector Packet Processor...

10.1109/tnsm.2020.3048328 article EN IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management 2020-12-30

In this paper we consider the use of IPv6 Segment Routing (SRv6) for Service Function Chaining (SFC) in an NFV infrastructure. We first analyze issues deploying Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) based on SR-unaware applications, which require introduction SR proxies infrastructure, leading to high complexity configuration and packet processing. Then advantages SR-aware focusing a firewall application. present design implementation SERA (SEgment Aware) firewall, extends Linux iptables...

10.23919/ifipnetworking.2018.8697021 article EN 2018-05-01

The Segment Routing (SR) architecture is based on loose source routing. A list of instructions, called segments can be added to the packet headers, influence forwarding and processing packets in an SR enabled network. In SRv6 (Segment over IPv6 data plane) are represented with addresses, which 16 bytes long. There some service scenarios that may require carry a large number headers. Reducing size these overheads useful minimize impact MTU (Maximum Transfer Unit) enable legacy hardware...

10.23919/cnsm50824.2020.9269075 article EN 2020-11-02

P4 is a domain-specific programming language for expressing how packets are processed by network devices. used to program P4-enabled devices with custom forwarding pipeline. SRv6 architecture that encodes list of instructions in the IPv6 packet header define network-wide processing program. Each instruction defines node process and behavior be applied node. Recently, has been extended support set new instructions, known as uSID provide better scalability MTU efficiency. In this demo paper,...

10.1145/3426744.3431331 article EN 2020-11-26

Kubernetes is the leading platform for orchestrating containerized applications. In this paper, we extend networking to make use of SRv6, a feature-rich overlay mechanism. Integration with SRv6 can be very beneficial when used in large-scale and distributed multi-datacenter scenarios. We have focused on Calico CNI plugin, one most plugins. particular, consider Calico-VPP, version plugin based VPP (Vector Packet Processing) data plane, which provides support operations high performance. The...

10.48550/arxiv.2301.01178 preprint EN other-oa arXiv (Cornell University) 2023-01-01

Service Function Chaining (SFC) allows the delivery of advanced end-to-end services composed one or more network functions. IPv6 Segment Routing (SRv6) is a architecture based on source routing, where list segments attached to packets enforce different path from shortest one. SRv6 supports SFC by assigning each function segment and combining these into list. In order fully leverage programming capabilities, functions are required be SR-aware. this paper, we present our implementation...

10.1109/nfv-sdn.2018.8725797 article EN 2018-11-01

Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6 in short) is a networking solution for IP backbones and datacenters. The SRv6 standardization, implementation research are actively progressing has already been adopted number of large scale network deployments. Effective Performance Monitoring (PM) solutions networks strongly needed. design, deployment such PM span the different planes architecture: Measurements data (packet loss delay) needs to be measured (in Data Plane), monitored nodes controlled Control...

10.48550/arxiv.2007.08633 preprint EN other-oa arXiv (Cornell University) 2020-01-01

The Segment Routing (SR) architecture is based on source routing. Within an SR enabled network, a list of instructions called segments can be added to the packet headers influence forwarding and processing packets. In SRv6 (Segment over IPv6 data plane) are represented with addresses, which 16 bytes long. There some service scenarios that may require carry large number in headers. Reducing size these overheads useful minimize impact MTU (Maximum Transfer Unit) enable legacy hardware devices...

10.1109/tnsm.2022.3205265 article EN IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management 2022-09-08

Recent advancements in monocular neural depth estimation, particularly those achieved by the UniDepth network, have prompted investigation of integrating within a Gaussian splatting framework for SLAM.This study presents UDGS-SLAM, novel approach that eliminates necessity RGB-D sensors estimation framework. UDGS-SLAM employs statistical filtering to ensure local consistency estimated and jointly optimizes camera trajectory scene representation parameters. The proposed method achieves...

10.48550/arxiv.2409.00362 preprint EN arXiv (Cornell University) 2024-08-31

Network services are essential in modern networks. They a crucial part of today's network operation and ensure customizable, reliable, secure communication. This being said, they also have noteworthy drawback: consumed static manner. As consequence, the management is too complex thus expensive error-prone. Furthermore, this processing cannot react to changes: service outage, link failure, or any other events can result connectivity loss for customers has be usually resolved manually. paper...

10.23919/cnsm52442.2021.9615567 article EN 2021-10-25

Fixed and mobile telecom operators, enterprise network operators cloud providers strive to face the challenging demands coming from evolution of IP networks (e.g. huge bandwidth requirements, integration billions devices millions services in cloud). Proposed early 2010s, Segment Routing (SR) architecture helps these demands, it is currently being adopted deployed. SR based on concept source routing has interesting scalability properties, as dramatically reduces amount state information be...

10.48550/arxiv.1904.03471 preprint EN other-oa arXiv (Cornell University) 2019-01-01
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