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The ability to rapidly create and deploy new network services and architectures in response to new user demands is a driving force behind the emergence of programmable networks. The goal of open network control is being addressed in the IEEE P1520 Working Group (http://www.ieee-pin.org/) through the definition of a set of open network programming interfaces for networks. These interfaces would allow service providers to manipulate the state of the network through high-level languages and abstractions in order to construct and manage new network services with quality of service support. In this paper, we provide an overview of the IEEE P1520 reference model and a detailed framework for the development of low-level, open programmable interfaces for IP-based router and switch networks.
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Denazis, S., Miki, K., Vicente, J., Campbell, A. (1999). Designing Interfaces for Open Programmable Routers. In: Covaci, S. (eds) Active Networks. IWAN 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1653. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48507-0_2
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