A Survey of Active Network Research
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Tennenhouse, David L.; Smith, Jonathan M.; Sincoskie, W. David; Wetherall, David J.; Minden, Gary J.
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Active networks are a novel approach to network architecture in which the switches of the network perform customized computations on the messages flowing through them. This approach is motivated by both lead user applications, which perform user-driven computation at nodes within the network today, and the emergence of mobile code technologies that make dynamic network service innovation attainable. In this paper, we discuss two approaches to the realization of active networks and provide a snapshot of the current research issues and activities.
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MIT-LCS-TM-557