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A globally-applied component model for programmable networking
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A globally-applied component model for programmable networking

J. Ueyama, G. Coulson, G.S. Blair, S. Schmid, A.T. Gomes, A. Joolia and K. Lee
Springer
IFIP Fifth Annual International Working Conference on Active Networks (Kyoto, Japan, 10/12/2003–12/12/2003)
2003
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Abstract

We argue that currently developed software frameworks for active and programmable networking do not provide a truly generic approach to the development, deployment, and management of services. Furthermore, current systems are typically targeted at a particular level of the programmable networking design space (e.g. at low-level, in-band, packet forwarding; or at high-level signaling) and/or at a particular hardware platform. In addition, most existing approaches, while they may address the initial configuration of systems, neglect dynamic reconfiguration of running systems. In this paper we present a reflective component-based approach that addresses these limitations. We show how our approach is applicable at all system levels, can be applied in heterogeneous hardware environments (specifically, commodity PC-based routers and network processor— based routers), and supports both initial configuration and dynamic reconfiguration. We especially address the latter point; we show the viability of our approach in (re)configuring services on an Intel IXP1200 network processor-based router.

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