Several recent proposals, namely Software Defined Networks (SDN), Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and Network Service Chaining (NSC), aim to transform the network into a programmable platform, focusing respectively on the control plane (SDN) and on the data plane (NFV/NSC). This paper sits on the same line of the NFV/NSC proposals but with a more long-term horizon, and it presents its considerations on some controversial aspects that arise when considering the programmability of the data plane. Particularly, this paper discusses the relevance of data plane vs control plane services, the importance of the hardware platform, and the necessity to standardize northbound and southbound interfaces in future software-defined data plane services.

Some Controversial Opinions on Software-Defined Data Plane Services / Risso, FULVIO GIOVANNI OTTAVIO; Manzalini, A.; Nemirovsky, M.. - STAMPA. - (2013), pp. 1-7. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2013 Software Defined Networks for Future Networks and Services (SDN4FNS) tenutosi a Trento, IT nel November 2013) [10.1109/SDN4FNS.2013.6702558].

Some Controversial Opinions on Software-Defined Data Plane Services

RISSO, FULVIO GIOVANNI OTTAVIO;
2013

Abstract

Several recent proposals, namely Software Defined Networks (SDN), Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and Network Service Chaining (NSC), aim to transform the network into a programmable platform, focusing respectively on the control plane (SDN) and on the data plane (NFV/NSC). This paper sits on the same line of the NFV/NSC proposals but with a more long-term horizon, and it presents its considerations on some controversial aspects that arise when considering the programmability of the data plane. Particularly, this paper discusses the relevance of data plane vs control plane services, the importance of the hardware platform, and the necessity to standardize northbound and southbound interfaces in future software-defined data plane services.
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