ementation of a rototype Active Network
Amit B. Kulkarni, J. Minden, R. Hil, Y. Wijata, A. Gopinath, S. Sheth, F. Wahhab, H. Pindi, Arvind Nagarajan · 1998
Active Networks carry SmartPackets that contain both data and user-specified methods to extend the functionality of switches to perform user-specific computation on the encapsulated data. This enables rapid customimtion of the network and provides a mechanism to adapt the network to a changing environment. In this paper, we describe the implementation of a prototype Active Network that is implemented in Java. We also illustrate the use of Active Networks to provide enhanced services at both the network and application levels.