Active Network
Definition
 A programmable network is a packet
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transmission network. It's an open an
extensible architecture.
The goal is a very quick method for the
integration of the new services .
It's an extensible network, it's easy change
the comportment and dynamically.
(following how the clients use it)
The actual networks (1/2)
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For the new services, the cost is high
and the deployment is slow.
The standardization is necessary
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Ex : IPV6, Diffserv
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Re-use the actual services
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Ex : UDP et TCP
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A transparent and passive network
No interaction between the semantic of
data and the service's live.
The actual networks (2/2)
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