Programming Active Networks Using Active Pipes

Authors

Ralph Keller, Washington University in St Louis
Jeyashankher Ramamirtham, Washington University in St. Louis
Tilman Wolf, Washington University in St. Louis
Bernhard Plattner, Washington University in St. Louis

Document Type

Technical Report

Department

Computer Science and Engineering

Publication Date

2000-01-01

Filename

WUCS-00-27.PDF

Technical Report Number

WUCS-00-27

Abstract

Active networks allow customized processing of data traffic within the network which can be used by applications to improve the quality of their sessions. To simplify development of active applications in a heterogeneous environment, we propose active network pipes as a programming abstraction to specify transmission and processing requirements. We describe a routing algorithm that maps application session requirements onto network resources and determines an optimal route through the network transiting all required processing sites. Additionally, we propose a network software architecture to implement the functionality required to support active pipes.

Comments

Permanent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7936/K7XS5SNG

Recommended Citation

Keller, Ralph; Ramamirtham, Jeyashankher; Wolf, Tilman; and Plattner, Bernhard, "Programming Active Networks Using Active Pipes" Report Number: WUCS-00-27 (2000). All Computer Science and Engineering Research.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cse_research/292