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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.
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Rodríguez, F., Hoerdt, M., Mathy, L. (2009). Extending Routers Utilisability and Life Cycle through Automated Configuration Management. In: Nunzi, G., Scoglio, C., Li, X. (eds) IP Operations and Management. IPOM 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5843. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04968-2_8
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