Introducing ProtoRINA

IEEE Communications Magazine, 2000

Programmable networks [1, 2] allow third parties to dynamically reprogram switches and routers in order to extend their functionality. This approach facilitates new capabilities such as dynamic reallocation of resources, automated healing from malfunctions and failures, customized information processing in network devices, and easier service creation. These capabilities enable rapid customization of the network by providing mechanisms to adapt to changing environments for new applications such as multimedia (video conferencing, video on demand, multimedia transcoders), multicast, intrusion detection, and Intranet firewalls. In this paper, we describe Intel's framework for programmable networks known as Phoenix. The objective of the Phoenix framework is to make it easier to deploy new network services and allow comprehensive control over the use and management of network resources and services. To enable such functionality, the Phoenix framework provides support for a mobile agent system and open interfaces. Mobile agent systems make the network very flexible as an agent can extend the network device capability on demand at run time. We also discuss how the open interfaces provided by the Phoenix framework can be utilized to deploy new network services. * All other brands and names are property of their respective owners.

Computer Communications, 2012

As the Internet has evolved and grown, an increasing number of nodes (hosts or autonomous systems) have become multihomed, i.e., a node is connected to more than one network. Mobility can be viewed as a special case of multihoming-as a node moves, it unsubscribes from one network and subscribes to another, which is akin to one interface becoming inactive and another active. The current Internet architecture has been facing significant challenges in effectively dealing with multihoming (and consequently mobility), which has led to the emergence of several custom point-solutions. The Recursive InterNetwork Architecture (RINA) was recently proposed as a cleanslate solution to the current problems of the Internet. In this paper, we present a specification of the process of ROuting in Recursive Architectures (RORA). We also perform an average-case cost analysis to compare the multihoming / mobility support of RINA, against that of other approaches such as LISP and Mobile-IP. Extensive experimental results confirm the premise that the RINA architecture and its RORA routing approach are inherently better suited for supporting mobility and multihoming.

"Sample chapter "A Peek at the Future Internet" available at http://www.springer.com/978-94-007-1472-4 << Beautifully written, this book takes the reader on a compelling tour of the state of affairs in today’s Internet and the challenges it faces for supporting pervasive services of tomorrow. The approach adopted by the authors looks at the big picture, discussing the evolution of the Internet from a rigidly defined layered architecture to an interactive multi-faceted system providing, beyond connectivity, a more generative next-generation network infrastructure. In this context, the authors describe a selection of some of the prominent network mechanisms that may help in shaping the architecture of the future Internet. Overall, this book is informative, enjoyable, and an excellent reference source for every student, network professional, or researcher interested in the post-Internet era. >> Prof. Raouf Boutaba, University of Waterloo (Canada) Since its inception in the 1970s the Internet has become larger, faster and wireless. It is the biggest machine ever built, the “generative” engine of our digital society. However, the software that runs the global network has not seen any substantial upgrade since the early 1990s. It is now evident that the existing mechanisms that transport data around the Internet are no longer adequate for the new breed of Web applications. This book explains why the time is ripe for a complete overhaul in view of the Future Internet. Through a series of simple examples, the authors present a wealth of network mechanisms, starting from those that sustain the Web today. Readers will become familiar with a range of advanced protocols that will make the Internet more ubiquitous, reactive, proactive, information-driven, distribution-efficient and searchable. This book presents a selection of remarkable research ideas, making them accessible to the non-specialist reader. TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword Preface Acknowledgements 1. On the Way to the Pervasive Web 1.1 The Net, a Tool for Everyone 1.2 The Inexorable Transformation of Internet applications 1.3 The Application’s Mutiny 1.4 Everything on the Move 1.5 New Interaction Paradigms Emerge 1.6 The Scent of Pervasive Applications 1.7 The Billion Dollar Question.- References. 2 The Network, as We Know It 2.1 The Multiple Facets of Networks 2.2 Networks from the Eyes of an Ordinary User 2.3 Invite a Programmer to Understand What’s in the Cloud 2.4 A Network Engineer to Turn a Switch into a Router 2.5 The Computer Science of a Router 2.6 Simple Math to Stabilize the Net 2.7 Life of a Commuter 2.8 The Three Fundamental Principles.- References. 3 Six Problems for the Service Provider 3.1 The Net has Ossified 3.2 Problem 1: Not Truly Ubiquitous 3.3 Problem 2: The Unresponsive Net 3.4 Problem 3: Too Much, Too Stale Signaling 3.5 Problem 4: Lack of Parallelism 3.6 Problem 5: Data Agnosticism 3.7 Problem 6: Inadequate Net-search Engine 3.8 Concluding Remarks.- References. 4 Spontaneous Networks 4.1 The Gift of Ubiquity 4.2 Spontaneous Connectivity 4.3 The Hidden-terminal Problem 4.4 The Exposed-terminal Problem 4.5 Preventive Measures to Avoid Collision 4.6 Path Discovery in a Volatile Network 4.7 The KISS Approach.- References. 5 Reactive Networks 5.1 Why Networks on Demand? 5.2 A Traffic-free Network 5.3 Our First Path 5.4 Path Management 5.5 Our Second Path 5.6 Global Synchronization 5.7 Error Management 5.8 Remarks on Reactive Networks.- References. 6 Proactive networks 6.1 From Reactive to Responsive 6.2 Keep the Network Ready 6.3 How do I Find My Multipoint Relay? 6.4 Life of an OLSR Node 6.5 The Node’s Information Repository 6.6 Shortest Path over the MPR Sub-topology 6.7 A Complete Example 6.8 How Proactive Can You Be? 6.9 The Power of Hybrid Protocols.- References. 7 Content-aware Networks 7.1 Routers Should Read the Content 7.2 A Network on Top of the Physical Network 7.3 Centralized Assignment of Node Identifiers 7.4 Centralized Entry-point Discovery 7.5 Multiple Bootstrap Servers 7.6 Decentralized Assignment of Node Identifiers 7.7 Entry Point Discovery via Underlying Links 7.8 Content is an Asset at the Edges.- References. 8 Distribution-efficient Networks 8.1 Publishing goes beyond Bootstrapping 8.2 The Two Flavors of Virtual Networking 8.3 Creating Unstructured Neighborhoods 8.4 Making Yourself Known in Unstructured Neighborhoods 8.5 Unstructured Resource Publishing 8.6 Secure a Role in Structure Worlds 8.7 Build Strict Formations 8.8 Place Links and Resources into a Structured Ring 8.9 Data-awareness via Protocol-agnosticism.- References. 9 Discovering Virtual Resources 9.1 Four Ways to Reach a Resource 9.2 Assessment of Discovery Mechanisms 9.3 Containing the Proliferation of Discovery Messages 9.4 Blind Discovery for Unstructured Networks 9.5 Informed Discovery in Unstructured Networks 9.6 Discovery in Loosely-Structured Networks 9.7 Deterministic Discovery in Structured Networks.- References. 10 A Peek at the Future Internet 10.1 The Fourth Networking Principle: Beyond Mere Connectivity 10.2 Internet of Things: Sense and Influence your Environment 10.3 Small, Large Networks 10.4 Manage the Autonomics 10.5 Dependable Networks 10.6 The Fine Line Between Freedom, Security and Privacy 10.7 Energy-efficient Networks 10.8 No Matter What, the Network will Remain Generative.- References. 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2014 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Network Protocols, 2014

Making the network programmable simplifies network management and enables network innovations. The Recursive InterNetwork Architecture (RINA) is our solution to enable network programmability. ProtoRINA is a user-space prototype of RINA and provides users with a framework with common mechanisms so a user can program recursive-networking policies without implementing mechanisms from scratch. In this paper, we focus on how routing policies, which is an important aspect of network management, can be programmed using ProtoRINA, and demonstrate how ProtoRINA can be used to achieve better performance for a video streaming application by instantiating different routing policies over the GENI (Global Environment for Network Innovations) testbed, which provides a large-scale experimental facility for networking research.

2011 IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC), 2011

Information-Centric Future Internet architectures are constantly gaining momentum within the Future Internet research community. PURSUIT is an EU-FP7 research project developing a clean-slate Pub/Sub Internetwork (PSI) architecture. PSI (or Ψ) envisions a pure information-centric Internet architecture that has integrated seamless mobility support. The novel information-centric mechanisms supported in Ψ, along with smartly placed in-network caches, enable the architecture to handle both mobile and fixed devices in a uniform way. This paper presents a blueprint for optimizing mobility support in Ψ without applying any modifications or add-on solutions. We demonstrate a micro-mobility scenario that describes the functionality of Ψ core components, and sketch our plans on future work and a proper assessment of our ideas.