Choice as a principle in network architecture

There has been a great interest in defining a new network architecture that can meet the needs of a future Internet. One of the main challenges in this context is how to realize the many different technical solutions that have developed in recent years in a single coherent architecture. In addition, it is necessary to consider how to ensure economic viability of architecture solutions. In this work, we discuss how to design a network architecture where choices at different layers of the protocol stack are explicitly exposed to users. This approach ensures that innovative technical solutions can be used and rewarded, which is essential to encourage wide deployment of this architecture. Categories and Subject Descriptors C.2.6 [Computer-Communication Networks]: Internetworking; C.2.2 [Computer-Communication Networks]: Network Protocols—Protocol architecture General Terms Design Keywords network architecture, innovation, economics

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2012
• Where: SIGCOMM
• Authors: Tilman Wolf, James Griffioen, Kenneth L. Calvert, Rudra Dutta, George N. Rouskas, Ilia Baldine, Anna Nagurney
• Keywords: Coherent Architecture, Communications, Computer Communication Networks, Innovation Economics, SIGCOMM 2012