ActiveCast: Toward application-friendly active network services

M. Bond, K. Calvert, J. Griffioen, B. Mullins, S. Natarajan, L. Poutievski, A. Sehgal, S. Venkatraman, S. Wen, E. Zegura, Y. Chae

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Abstract

The next step in the evolution of active networks-one that will support radical new uses of the network and increased scalability-is to package the power of a programmable network platform into customizable active services that are easy for applications to use. The Activecast project has developed and is evaluating a set of active services that will not only enhance the "application-friendliness" of active networks, but will also improve the scalability and usability of networks in general. This paper discusses the challanges of programming active networks and then presents four new active network services, PAMcast, Concast, ESP, and LWP, that simplify the task of programming active networks. PAMcast services allow messages to be sent to any node(s) satisfying a set of user-supplied selection criteria. The Concast service provides the logical inverse of multicast, gathering and merging data from a set of senders. Finally, the ESP and LWP services provide extremely lightweight buildingblocks on which additional higher-level semantic services can be constructed. For each service, we describe the service abstraction, the ways in which users can customize the service, and its ease of use (i.e., how the customized service is automatically distributed across and "programmed" into the network on the user's behalf). We also present results from simulation models and actual implementations of the new services that demonstrate the scalability and performance of the services.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - DARPA Active Networks Conference and Exposition, DANCE 2002
Pages274-290
Number of pages17
ISBN (Electronic)0769515649, 9780769515649
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
EventDARPA Active Networks Conference and Exposition, DANCE 2002 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: May 29 2002May 30 2002

Publication series

NameProceedings - DARPA Active Networks Conference and Exposition, DANCE 2002

Conference

ConferenceDARPA Active Networks Conference and Exposition, DANCE 2002
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period5/29/025/30/02

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2002 IEEE.

Keywords

  • Bonding
  • Computer networks
  • Computer science
  • Educational institutions
  • Electrostatic precipitators
  • Government
  • Merging
  • Packaging
  • Scalability
  • Usability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications

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