Title :
An OpenFlow Implementation for Network Processors
Author :
Sune, Marc ; Alvarez, Victor ; Jungel, Tobias ; Toseef, Umar ; Pentikousis, Kostas
Abstract :
OpenFlow is catalyzing the deployment of software defined networking (SDN) technologies around the globe. In practice, however, compatibility issues hinder the deployment of an OpenFlow control plane on a number of network platforms. The FP7 ALIEN project addresses this problem by introducing a Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) which enables OpenFlow capabilities on legacy network elements. This paper presents the implementation of a HAL on programmable network platforms with multi-core CPUs and summarizes the implementation experience gained in the process.
Keywords :
multiprocessing systems; protocols; software defined networking; FP7 ALIEN project; HAL implementation; OpenFlow capabilities; OpenFlow control plane deployment; OpenFlow implementation; SDN technologies; hardware abstraction layer; legacy network elements; multicore CPU; network platforms; network processors; programmable network platforms; software defined networking technologies; Coordinate measuring machines; Hardware; Libraries; Pipelines; Program processors; Protocols;
Conference_Titel :
Software Defined Networks (EWSDN), 2014 Third European Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Budapest
DOI :
10.1109/EWSDN.2014.17
