A Research Model of Packet Forwarding in Programmable Network

Abstract

Programmable Network is a kind of novel network architecture. It provides a programmable interface to the user where users dynamically inject services into the intermediate nodes. However, the traditional prototype of network management does not accommodate to the management of Programmable networks, it cannot utilize the distributed copulation capabilities that Programmable networks provides. This paper analyses the structure and mechanism of Programmable Network management system, introduces a pattern of Programmable Network management, and studies the structure, management mechanism, design outline and each connection of the management system. The paper also studies the network topology discovery and traffic. Programmable Network is a kind of novel programmable network architecture, which can insert the custom-built procedure to network node though Programmable code in order to make traditional network transform its passive mode to network Programmable calculation. Programmable Network management embodies the idea of Programmable network. It distributes a part of function of network management dynamically to Programmable node and takes full advantage of calculation ability of Programmable node to make it discover and solve problem automatically, then optimizes network management greatly.