An OS interface for active routers

Authors
Peterson, L Gottlieb, Y Hibler, M Tullmann, P Lepreau, J Schwab, S Dandekar, H Purtell, A Hartman, J
Citation
L. Peterson et al., An OS interface for active routers, IEEE J SEL, 19(3), 2001, pp. 473-487
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Information Tecnology & Communication Systems
Journal title
IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
07338716 → ACNP
Volume
19
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
473 - 487
Database
ISI
SICI code
0733-8716(200103)19:3<473:AOIFAR>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
This paper describes an operating system (OS) interface for active routers, This interface allows code loaded into active routers to access the router 's memory, communication, and computational resources on behalf of differen t packet flows. In addition to motivating and describing the interface, the paper also reports our experiences implementing the interface in three dif ferent OS environments: Scout, the OSKit, and the exokernel.