Extending Routers Utilisability and Life Cycle through Automated Conﬁguration Management

[en] We present the design of a distributed router platform aimed at consolidating multiple hardware routers. The goal of the approach is twofold: firstly decouple the logical routing and forwarding functionality from the limitations of the hardware that runs it, through automated configuration management only; and secondly, give component routers a longer lease of life, as constituting parts of a larger router system. We focus on the logical intra-domain routing function provided by routers, and show the need for a centralized intra-domain route server.

Disciplines :

Computer science

Author, co-author :

Rodriguez, Francisco; Lancaster University > Computing Department

Hoerdt, Mickael; Lancaster University > Computing Department

Mathy, Laurent ; Lancaster University > Computing Department

Language :

English

Title :

Extending Routers Utilisability and Life Cycle through Automated Conﬁguration Management

Publication date :

October 2009

Event name :

9th IEEE International Workshop on IP Operations and Management

Event organizer :

IEEE

Event place :

Venice, Italy

Event date :

from 29-10-2009 to 30-10-2009

Audience :

International

Main work title :

IPOM '09 Proceedings

Peer reviewed :

Peer reviewed

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since 05 July 2012

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