The Policy Configuration Language for a Software System Designed to Improve the Engineering of Router Software Components

Authors:
A. Hughes
Affiliations:
-
Venue:
BT Technology Journal
Year:
2003

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Abstract

Over the last decade, the area of programmable networking seems to have matured significantly; it now attracts interest from both academic and industrial institutions. Many projects have either focused on or made use of work done in this area; however, until now, programmable networks have not been used to improve the process of engineering router software. This project does just this. Previous publications have outlined a software system that makes the experimental analysis of routers — and hence router software — more accessible to network researchers. The software system provides a configuration system designed to manage a test-bed consisting of multiple programmable routers. It allows administrators to quickly and easily configure the test-bed using a high-level policy language. This paper discusses this language and presents rationale for design choices.