EAGER: Programmable Network Function Instantiation

EAGER：可编程网络功能实例化

• 批准号: 1449151
• 负责人: Deniz Gurkan
• 金额: $ 13.56万
• 依托单位: University of Houston
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-10-01 至 2015-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1449151&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EAGER; Programmable; Network; Function; Instantiation

The OpenFlow (OF) protocol is evolving as a standard in the software-defined networking (SDN) paradigm. While high performance networking equipment with OF support is available, continued evolution of the standard means that users may need to augment the functions available in deployed equipment. This augmentation may be performed by network processing units (NPU), or by PC-based solutions. While the network provisioning algorithms for the Global Environment for Network Innovation (GENI) are able to set up OF circuits, they do not currently have the capability of inserting NPUs or other means of function augmentation. This project provides a framework for delivering advanced network functions using NPUs and specifically shows how to use the Cavium network processing unit in ExoGENI racks to provide advanced processing functions at high speed.The project will provide hooks for enabling the continued use of older OF switches in the face of continued evolution of the OF standard by allowing newer functions to be implemented on NPUs.

OpenFlow（OF）协议正在发展成为软件定义网络（SDN）范例中的标准。虽然具有OF支持的高性能网络设备是可用的，但标准的持续发展意味着用户可能需要增强所部署设备中可用的功能。 这种增强可以由网络处理单元（NPU）或基于PC的解决方案来执行。 虽然全球网络创新环境（GENI）的网络配置算法能够建立OF电路，但它们目前还不具备插入NPU或其他功能增强手段的能力。 该项目提供了一个使用NPU提供高级网络功能的框架，并具体展示了如何使用ExoGENI机架中的Cavium网络处理单元来高速提供高级处理功能。该项目将提供挂钩，以便在面对OF标准不断发展的情况下，通过允许在NPU上实现更新的功能，继续使用旧的OF交换机。