NeCoMan: Middleware for Safe Distributed-Service Adaptation in Programmable Networks

Programmable networks let third parties dynamically reprogram the network elements. By opening the execution environment of routers, firewalls, base stations, and so on, users and service providers can adapt the behavior of these network elements to meet their own needs. Programmable networks are therefore an interesting technology for building adaptive networks as well as for supporting the evolution of networking software.1