Title :
Practical programmable packets
Author :
Moore, Jonathan T. ; Hicks, Michael ; Nettles, Scott
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Inf. Sci., Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
We present SNAP (safe and nimble active packets), a new scheme for programmable (or active) packets centered around a new low-level packet language. Unlike previous active packet approaches, SNAP is practical: namely, adding significant flexibility over IP without compromising safety and security or efficiency. In this paper we show how to compile from the well-known active picket language PLAN to SNAP, showing that SNAP retains PLAN´s flexibility; give proof sketches of its novel approach to resource control; and present experimental data showing SNAP attains performance very close to that of a software IP router
Keywords :
Internet; packet switching; program compilers; telecommunication security; transport protocols; IP; Internet; PLAN; SNAP; active picket language; complier; efficiency; low-level packet language; performance; practical programmable packets; resource control; safe and nimble active packets; safety; security; software IP router; Application software; Contracts; Data security; Explosives; IP networks; Information science; Protection; Resource management; Safety; Software performance;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM 2001. Twentieth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies. Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7016-3
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.2001.916685
