Module Wishlist

From NetFPGAWiki

Here is a list of modules we would like to have to extend the functionality of the reference router/switch

• Controlled traffic generator
  • So we can generate and compare traffic at Gigabit speeds.
  • Proposer: Justin Pettit
  • Implemented by: Glen Gibb
• TCP traffic generation
  • Consists of a Client and Server (reflector) to generate TCP and be able to replay a captured trace.
  • Proposer: Yashar Ganjali
• Valiant load balancing (VLB)
  • Spread a flow to a number of outgoing interfaces uniformly or according to given ratios.
  • Proposer: Rui Zhang-Shen
• Buffer sizing system
  • Monitor the sizes of the buffers precisely
  • Proposer: Jad Naous
  • Implemented by: Jad Naous
• Detailed monitoring system
  • Produces a slew of output that can be used to graphically reconstruct what is happening in the switch/router (something similar to CLACK)
  • Proposer: Jad Naous
• MAC-in-MAC encapsulation/decapsulation to allow VNS to run over real hardware
  • Packets will effectively have two (or more) ethernet headers to allow a fake network to run over a real network
  • Proposer: Clay Collier
• Link-layer encryption/decryption
  • Proposer: Jad Naous
• Leaky buffer constraints
  • To provide QoS guarantees
  • Proposer: Jad Naous
• RCP
  • Improved transport protocol
  • Proposer: Glen Gibb
  • Implemented by: Sara Bolouki
• Packet filtering
  • Detect malicious behavior
  • Proposer: Jad Naous
• TCP offloading
  • To relieve the CPU when the device is acting as a NIC
  • Proposer: Jad Naous
• Dynamic circuit switching
  • Implement a switch/router which use dynamic circuit switching instead of statistical packet switching
  • Proposer: Jad Naous
• Improved arbiters
  • That give load balancing/fair queueing, ...
  • Proposer: Jad Naous
• DRAM packet queues
  • So we can use the SRAM for something else
  • Proposer: Jad Naous
• Ring topology management
  • When the NetFPGA's are connected in a ring topology using the SATA connectors, how is data moved around?
  • Proposer: Jad Naous
• Xen Virtualization
  • Eliminate the need for software to demultiplex packets
  • Proposer: Jad Naous
• Custom MAC
  • Write our own MAC (or use the OpenCores one) to do away with the need to use the Xilinx MAC. Hopefully enable 10/100 operation while at it...
  • Proposer: Glen