From protocol stack to protocol heap
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review
- Vol. 33 (1), 17-22
- https://doi.org/10.1145/774763.774765
Abstract
Questioning whether layering is still an adequate foundation for networking architectures, this paper investigates non-layered approaches to the design and implementation of network protocols. The goals are greater flexibility and control with fewer feature interaction problems. The paper further proposes a specific non-layered paradigm called role-based architecture.Keywords
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