Application Layer Packet Processing Using PISA Switches
This paper investigates and proposes a solution for Protocol Independent Switch Architecture (PISA) to process application layer data, enabling the inspection of application content. PISA is a novel approach in networking where the switch does not run any embedded binary code but rather an interpret...
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| description | This paper investigates and proposes a solution for Protocol Independent Switch Architecture (PISA) to process application layer data, enabling the inspection of application content. PISA is a novel approach in networking where the switch does not run any embedded binary code but rather an interpreted code written in a domain-specific language. The main motivation behind this approach is that telecommunication operators do not want to be locked in by a vendor for any type of networking equipment, develop their own networking code in a hardware environment that is not governed by a single equipment manufacturer. This approach also eases the modeling of equipment in a simulation environment as all of the components of a hardware switch run the same compatible code in a software modeled switch. The novel techniques in this paper exploit the main functions of a programmable switch and combine the streaming data processor to create the desired effect from a telecommunication operator perspective to lower the costs and govern the network in a comprehensive manner. The results indicate that the proposed solution using PISA switches enables application visibility in an outstanding performance. This ability helps the operators to remove a fundamental gap between flexibility and scalability by making the best use of limited compute resources in application identification and the response to them. The experimental study indicates that, without any optimization, the proposed solution increases the performance of application identification systems 5.5 to 47.0 times. This study promises that DPI, NGFW (Next-Generation Firewall), and such application layer systems which have quite high costs per unit traffic volume and could not scale to a Tbps level, can be combined with PISA to overcome the cost and scalability issues. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9b472cdece349c6b5c483e5fa2809b52023-11-23T03:02:33ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202021-11-012123801010.3390/s21238010Application Layer Packet Processing Using PISA SwitchesIsmail Butun0Yusuf Kursat Tuncel1Kasim Oztoprak2Department of Computer Engineering, KTH Royal University of Technology, SE-114 28 Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Computer Engineering, Konya Food and Agriculture University, Konya 42080, TurkeyDepartment of Computer Engineering, Konya Food and Agriculture University, Konya 42080, TurkeyThis paper investigates and proposes a solution for Protocol Independent Switch Architecture (PISA) to process application layer data, enabling the inspection of application content. PISA is a novel approach in networking where the switch does not run any embedded binary code but rather an interpreted code written in a domain-specific language. The main motivation behind this approach is that telecommunication operators do not want to be locked in by a vendor for any type of networking equipment, develop their own networking code in a hardware environment that is not governed by a single equipment manufacturer. This approach also eases the modeling of equipment in a simulation environment as all of the components of a hardware switch run the same compatible code in a software modeled switch. The novel techniques in this paper exploit the main functions of a programmable switch and combine the streaming data processor to create the desired effect from a telecommunication operator perspective to lower the costs and govern the network in a comprehensive manner. The results indicate that the proposed solution using PISA switches enables application visibility in an outstanding performance. This ability helps the operators to remove a fundamental gap between flexibility and scalability by making the best use of limited compute resources in application identification and the response to them. The experimental study indicates that, without any optimization, the proposed solution increases the performance of application identification systems 5.5 to 47.0 times. This study promises that DPI, NGFW (Next-Generation Firewall), and such application layer systems which have quite high costs per unit traffic volume and could not scale to a Tbps level, can be combined with PISA to overcome the cost and scalability issues.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/23/8010software-defined networksprotocol independent switch architectureprogrammable switchesP4virtualizationstream processor |
| spellingShingle | Ismail Butun Yusuf Kursat Tuncel Kasim Oztoprak Application Layer Packet Processing Using PISA Switches Sensors software-defined networks protocol independent switch architecture programmable switches P4 virtualization stream processor |
| title | Application Layer Packet Processing Using PISA Switches |
| title_full | Application Layer Packet Processing Using PISA Switches |
| title_fullStr | Application Layer Packet Processing Using PISA Switches |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application Layer Packet Processing Using PISA Switches |
| title_short | Application Layer Packet Processing Using PISA Switches |
| title_sort | application layer packet processing using pisa switches |
| topic | software-defined networks protocol independent switch architecture programmable switches P4 virtualization stream processor |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/23/8010 |
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