General audience texts
Besides the scholarly publications listed below, I have written many texts in English and German. My more notable German texts appeared by DNIP.ch. I also maintain document collections intended for a broad audience:
Scholarly publications
Up-to-date citation counts (provided by Google Scholar). List of patents granted.
2003
Andreas Kind; Roman Pletka; Marcel Waldvogel
The Role of Network Processors in Active Networks Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of IWAN 2003, pp. 18-29, Kyoto, Japan, 2003.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Active Networks, Network Processors, Quality of Service, Security | Links:
@inproceedings{Kind2003Role,
title = {The Role of Network Processors in Active Networks},
author = {Andreas Kind and Roman Pletka and Marcel Waldvogel},
url = {https://netfuture.ch/wp-content/uploads/2003/kind03role.pdf},
year = {2003},
date = {2003-12-01},
urldate = {1000-01-01},
booktitle = {Proceedings of IWAN 2003},
pages = {18-29},
address = {Kyoto, Japan},
abstract = {Network processors (NPs) implement a balance between hardware and software that addresses the demand of performance and programmability in active networks (AN). We argue that this makes them an important player in the implementation and deployment of ANs. Besides a general introduction into the relationship of NPs and ANs, we describe the power of this combination in a framework for secure and safe capsule-based active code. We also describe the advantages of offloading AN control point functionality into the NP and how to execute active code in the data path efficiently. Furthermore, the paper reports on experiences about implementing active networking concepts on the IBM PowerNP network processor. },
keywords = {Active Networks, Network Processors, Quality of Service, Security},
pubstate = {published},
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Network processors (NPs) implement a balance between hardware and software that addresses the demand of performance and programmability in active networks (AN). We argue that this makes them an important player in the implementation and deployment of ANs. Besides a general introduction into the relationship of NPs and ANs, we describe the power of this combination in a framework for secure and safe capsule-based active code. We also describe the advantages of offloading AN control point functionality into the NP and how to execute active code in the data path efficiently. Furthermore, the paper reports on experiences about implementing active networking concepts on the IBM PowerNP network processor.
Robert Haas; Clark Jeffries; Lukas Kencl; Andreas Kind; Bernard Metzler; Roman Pletka; Marcel Waldvogel; Laurent Freléchoux; Patrick Droz
Creating Advanced Functions on Network Processors: Experience and Perspectives Journal Article
In: IEEE Network, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 46-54, 2003.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Active Networks, Network Processors, Quality of Service, Replication | Links:
@article{Haas2003Creating,
title = {Creating Advanced Functions on Network Processors: Experience and Perspectives},
author = {Robert Haas and Clark Jeffries and Lukas Kencl and Andreas Kind and Bernard Metzler and Roman Pletka and Marcel Waldvogel and Laurent Freléchoux and Patrick Droz},
url = {https://netfuture.ch/wp-content/uploads/2003/haas03creating.pdf},
year = {2003},
date = {2003-01-01},
urldate = {1000-01-01},
journal = {IEEE Network},
volume = {17},
number = {4},
pages = {46-54},
abstract = {In this paper, we present five case studies of advanced networking functions that detail how a network processor (NP) can provide high performance and also the necessary flexibility compared with Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs). We first review the basic NP system architectures, and describe the IBM PowerNP architecture from a data-plane as well as from a control-plane point of view. We introduce models for the programmer's views of NPs that facilitate a global understanding of NP software programming. Then, for each case study, we present results from prototypes as well as general considerations that apply to a wider range of system architectures. Specifically, we investigate the suitability of NPs for<ul><li>Quality of Service (active queue management and traffic engineering),</li><li>header processing (GPRS tunneling protocol),</li><li>intelligent forwarding (load balancing without flow disruption),</li><li>payload processing (code interpretation and just-in-time compilation in active networks), and protocol stack termination (SCTP).</li></ul>Finally, we summarize the key features as revealed by each case study, and conclude with remarks on the future of NPs.},
keywords = {Active Networks, Network Processors, Quality of Service, Replication},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
In this paper, we present five case studies of advanced networking functions that detail how a network processor (NP) can provide high performance and also the necessary flexibility compared with Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs). We first review the basic NP system architectures, and describe the IBM PowerNP architecture from a data-plane as well as from a control-plane point of view. We introduce models for the programmer’s views of NPs that facilitate a global understanding of NP software programming. Then, for each case study, we present results from prototypes as well as general considerations that apply to a wider range of system architectures. Specifically, we investigate the suitability of NPs for
- Quality of Service (active queue management and traffic engineering),
- header processing (GPRS tunneling protocol),
- intelligent forwarding (load balancing without flow disruption),
- payload processing (code interpretation and just-in-time compilation in active networks), and protocol stack termination (SCTP).
