DocumentCode
74093
Title
Portable packet processing modules for OS kernels
Author
Rizzo, Luigi
Author_Institution
Univ. di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Volume
28
Issue
2
fYear
2014
fDate
March-April 2014
Firstpage
6
Lastpage
11
Abstract
During the last 15 years we have been involved in the design and development of some extremely popular pieces of open source software. Two of them, the dummynet network emulator and the netmap framework, are available as kernel components for popular operating systems, and are widely used in several research and commercial projects. In this article we briefly describe the internals of the two systems, discuss the challenges in building kernel components that run on multiple operating systems, and analyze the difficulties in developing and maintaining open source software as part of one´s academic activity.
Keywords
operating system kernels; public domain software; OS kernels; dummynet network emulator; kernel components; netmap framework; open source software; operating systems; portable packet processing modules; Delays; Kernel; Linux; Open source software; Operating systems; Ports (Computers); Protocols; Software development;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Network, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0890-8044
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MNET.2014.6786607
Filename
6786607
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