Active networks as a developing and testing environment for network protocols

Boutaba, R; Polyrakis, A; Fernandez Casani, A

dc.contributor.author	Boutaba, R	en
dc.contributor.author	Polyrakis, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Fernandez Casani, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:19:52Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:19:52Z
dc.date.issued	2004	en
dc.identifier.issn	0003-4347	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15736
dc.subject	Active telecommunication network	en
dc.subject	Network architecture	en
dc.subject	Networking	en
dc.subject	Programmable equipment	en
dc.subject	Software sngineering	en
dc.subject	Transmission protocol	en
dc.subject.classification	Telecommunications	en
dc.subject.other	Computer networks	en
dc.subject.other	Computer simulation	en
dc.subject.other	Feedback	en
dc.subject.other	Hardware	en
dc.subject.other	Network protocols	en
dc.subject.other	Software engineering	en
dc.subject.other	Active telecommunication networks	en
dc.subject.other	Network architecture	en
dc.subject.other	Networking	en
dc.subject.other	Programmable equipments	en
dc.subject.other	Transmission protocol	en
dc.subject.other	Active networks	en
dc.title	Active networks as a developing and testing environment for network protocols	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/BF03179685	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF03179685	en
heal.language	French	en
heal.publicationDate	2004	en
heal.abstract	Active Networks is a modern network approach in which pieces of code can be downloaded and executed on network devices, affecting in this way their behavior. This approach alters the philosophy of a computer network, makes it resemble to a distributed system and affects not only network protocols, services or applications, but also high-level mechanisms and procedures. One of the affected procedures is the development and testing of new protocols. By exploiting active network properties the development of a network protocol can be simplified to software development. Expensive and time-consuming hardware implementations are avoided, while the code can be developed, shared and tested by individual researchers. Testing can be performed on actual conditions instead of using inaccurate simulations. Early implementations of the protocol, which can be modified easily while the protocol evolves, can be used to obtain useful feedback. This paper describes our experiences of developing and testing of some of the IETF COPS family protocols in an Active Environment.	en
heal.publisher	PRESSES POLYTECHNIQUES ET UNIVERSITAIRES ROMANDES	en
heal.journalName	Annales des Telecommunications/Annals of Telecommunications	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/BF03179685	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000224056400002	en
dc.identifier.volume	59	en
dc.identifier.issue	5-6	en
dc.identifier.spage	505	en
dc.identifier.epage	524	en