Abstract:Active Networks
INTRODUCTIONThe basic goals of active networking (AN) are to create networking technologies that, in contrast to current networks, are easy to evolve and which allow application specific customization. To achieve these goals, AN uses a simple idea, that the network would be easier to change and customize if it were programmable [1][2][3][4][5][6]. While AN has the high-level goals of improving evolvability and customizabilty, there are a number of low-level concerns that must be balanced to ach… Show more
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