Title :
Oftables: A distributed packet filter
Author :
Koerner, Michael ; Kao, Odej
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Telecommun. Syst. Complex & Distrib. IT Syst., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
This paper introduces an innovative packet filter application called “oftables”. The application provides a new network security enforcement opportunity using OpenFlow, with a lot of advantages which will be further explained. Even more, it covers all firewall requirements and evolve the whole concept concerning performance, management, granularity and reliability. Altogether it presents an major improvement regarding packet based network traffic filtering in future data-center, enterprise or campus networks.
Keywords :
computer centres; computer network performance evaluation; computer network reliability; firewalls; packet radio networks; telecommunication traffic; OpenFlow; campus network; data center; distributed packet filter; enterprise network; firewall requirement; network granularity; network performance; network reliability; network security enforcement opportunity; oftables; packet based network traffic filtering; Joining processes; Ports (Computers); Servers; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Communication Systems and Networks (COMSNETS), 2014 Sixth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bangalore
DOI :
10.1109/COMSNETS.2014.6734922
