A Synthetic Network Management Model Based on ForCES FE Model

Forwarding and control element separation (ForCES) architecture network devices can satisfy the requirements of reconstruction for the new generation of the Internet better. This paper proposes a novel synthetic network management model based on ForCES. This model regards the device under management (DUM) as forwarding element (FE) in ForCES architecture and uses FE model to abstract the definition of management function block (MFB), DUM communicates with network management controller using ForCES. This model provides an efficient and flexible method for synthetic network management of diverse DUMs.