BMBF XLerate: Optimizing Route Selection at IXPs
Motivation
The increasing digitalization and interconnectedness of our world are enabling groundbreaking innovations across industries, from medicine to mobility. As applications like virtual reality in medical technology and remote control of autonomous vehicles become more prominent, ensuring minimal latency is critical. Even delays of just a few milliseconds can have significant consequences. Current internet protocols often fail to adequately address this challenge, especially in networks with numerous nodes. To support the demands of future applications, new approaches for optimizing latency in optical networks are essential.
About XLerate
Our project, "IXP-Based Optimization of Latency and Routing" (XLerate), focuses on optimizing BGP route selection processes at Internet Exchange Points (IXPs). One objective can be to drastically reducing delays in fiber-optic networks by optimizing BGP routes for latency. We are developing innovative measurement techniques to determine the minimum achievable latency through IXPs. These techniques are designed to scale across an IXP's full connection range while being resource-efficient to minimize infrastructure load. Using data from extensive measurement campaigns, we will analyze latency stability and influencing factors to create advanced routing algorithms. These will be integrated into a test infrastructure to showcase their potential.
Kooperation with DE-CIX
The XLerate research project is conducted with DE-CIX, one of the world's largest IXPs. Together, we work on making BGP route selection more flexible to meet the demands of emerging Internet applications.