Abstract
Bowman is an extensible platform for active networking: it layers active-networking functionality in user-space software over variants of the System V UNIX operating system. The packet processing path implemented in Bowman incorporates an efficient and flexible packet classification algorithm, supports multi-threaded per-flow processing, and utilizes real-time processor scheduling to achieve deterministic performance in user-space. In this paper we describe the design and implementation of Bowman; discuss the support that Bowman provides for implementing execution environments for active networking; discuss the network-level architecture of Bowman that can be used to implement virtual networks; and present performance data. Bowman is able to sustain 100 Mbps throughput while forwarding IP packets over fast Ethernets.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1127-1136 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Proceedings - IEEE INFOCOM |
| Volume | 3 |
| State | Published - 2000 |
| Event | 19th Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies - IEEE INFOCOM2000: 'Reaching the Promised Land of Communications' - Tel Aviv, Isr Duration: Mar 26 2000 → Mar 30 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Computer Science
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering