Title :
ORAN: OpenFlow Routers for Academic Networks
Author :
Rostami, A. ; Jungel, T. ; Koepsel, A. ; Woesner, H. ; Wolisz, A.
Author_Institution :
Telecommun. Networks Group (TKN), Tech. Univ. of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We present the design and prototyping of an OpenFlow-enabled Gigabit Ethernet switch based on an ATCA industrial standard platform. Our work consists of an architectural design for introducing OpenFlow switch functionalities to the ATCA switching platform, design and development of an enhanced library for OpenFlow protocol stack, and porting the data-path functionalities and protocol end-point to the selected platform. We also carry out several performance evaluation tests on the developed switching platform and present selected results. The results demonstrate the successful introduction of OpenFlow protocol to the ATCA platform and contribute, among other things, to the identification of performance bottlenecks and crucial design issues in OpenFlow switches.
Keywords :
local area networks; protocols; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication switching; ATCA industrial standard platform; ATCA switching platform; ORAN; OpenFlow protocol stack; OpenFlow router; OpenFlow switch functionalities; OpenFlow-enabled gigabit Ethernet switch; academic network; architectural design; data-path functionalities; protocol end-point; Embedded systems; Hardware; Optical switches; Protocols; Standards;
Conference_Titel :
High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR), 2012 IEEE 13th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Belgrade
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0831-2
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/HPSR.2012.6260853
