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== Introduction To The Forest Project == | == Introduction To The Forest Project == | ||
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As noted in the page [[Internet Scale Overlay Hosting]], | As noted in the page [[Internet Scale Overlay Hosting]], | ||
a typical Planetlab user wishing to develop a Fast-Path (FP) implementation of | a typical Planetlab user wishing to develop a Fast-Path (FP) implementation of | ||
| − | a new protocol will typically follow these steps: | + | a new protocol will typically follow these broad steps: |
| − | + | # Develop a slow-path version by writing a stylized socket program that captures the semantics of the protocol processing and debug it using almost any host. | |
| − | + | # Repeat the testing of the slow-path version of the router software on the SPPs' GPEs. | |
| − | + | # Send to the SPP developers information regarding the slow-path program that handles your new protocol (e.g., slow-path code, test results, informal/formal protocol description). | |
| − | + | # The SPP developers will transform the slow-path socket program into a slow-path part that will run on a GPE and a fast-path part that will run on an NPR. | |
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| − | + | In Step 4, the slow-path part typically handles the control path and exception processing; and the fast-path part handles the data path. | |
| + | Note that Step 1 can even be done using a single host if only attempting to eliminate gross functional bugs. | ||
| + | As discussed in [[ Development of the Forest Protocol ]], | ||
| + | variations of the above steps can be profitably used. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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* Forest Pages | * Forest Pages | ||
** [[ The Forest Protocol ]] | ** [[ The Forest Protocol ]] | ||
| + | ** [[ Development Of The Forest Protocol ]] | ||
** The GEC 6 Demo | ** The GEC 6 Demo | ||
*** [[ The GEC 6 Forest Demo ]] | *** [[ The GEC 6 Forest Demo ]] | ||
| − | *** [[ | + | *** [[ Running The GEC 6 Forest Demo ]] |
** [[ Design Of The Forest Fastpath ]] | ** [[ Design Of The Forest Fastpath ]] | ||
* Related Pages | * Related Pages | ||
** [[ The GEC 6 Fastpath Demo ]] | ** [[ The GEC 6 Fastpath Demo ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:13, 17 November 2009
Contents
Introduction To The Forest Project
The Forest Project is an effort to demonstrate the complete development process for a new protocol targeted for the SPP (Superchared Planetlab Platform). As noted in the page Internet Scale Overlay Hosting, a typical Planetlab user wishing to develop a Fast-Path (FP) implementation of a new protocol will typically follow these broad steps:
- Develop a slow-path version by writing a stylized socket program that captures the semantics of the protocol processing and debug it using almost any host.
- Repeat the testing of the slow-path version of the router software on the SPPs' GPEs.
- Send to the SPP developers information regarding the slow-path program that handles your new protocol (e.g., slow-path code, test results, informal/formal protocol description).
- The SPP developers will transform the slow-path socket program into a slow-path part that will run on a GPE and a fast-path part that will run on an NPR.
In Step 4, the slow-path part typically handles the control path and exception processing; and the fast-path part handles the data path. Note that Step 1 can even be done using a single host if only attempting to eliminate gross functional bugs. As discussed in Development of the Forest Protocol , variations of the above steps can be profitably used.
History
A slow-path Forest implementation was first demonstrated at the GEC 6 Conference.
The Wunet Protocol
The Forest Protocol
Wiki Pages
- The SPP Architecture
- The wunet Protocol
- Forest Pages
- Related Pages
