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A Survey of active network Research (1997)
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| Venue: | IEEE Communications |
| Citations: | 548 - 29 self |
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@ARTICLE{Tennenhouse97asurvey,
author = {David L. Tennenhouse and Jonathan M. Smith},
title = {A Survey of active network Research},
journal = {IEEE Communications},
year = {1997}
}
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Abstract
Active networks are a novel approach to network architecture in which the switches of the network perform customized computations on the messages flowing through them. This approach is motivated by both lead user applications, which perform user-driven computation at nodes within the network today, and the emergence of mobile code technologies that make dynamic network service innovation attainable. In this paper, we discuss two approaches to the realization of active networks and provide a snapshot of the current research issues and activities. Introduction – What Are Active Networks? In an active network, the routers or switches of the network perform customized computations on the messages flowing through them. For example, a user of an active network could send a “trace ” program to each router and arrange for the program to be executed when their packets are processed. Figure 1 illustrates how the routers of an IP
