| Objective: | To study the Internet Networking Architecture
for incorporation of IPv6 Protocol suite To implement IPv6 table look-up functions through improved algorithms To evaluate the implementation with network traffic simulation and performance data |
| Description: | This project is a collaboration project with Intel Network Processing Group in Penang to study Internet networking architecture with IPv6 protocol suite implementation for next generation communications applications. At present, many routing table look-up algorithms are available for IPv4, such as classical binary search, hashing, tree and radix-based look-up algorithms to modern Optimal Routing Table Constructor, Longest Matching Prefix, Binary Tree Collapse, Controlled Prefix Expansion and Radix Trie. However, the performance of many of these routing table look-up algorithms over IPv6 is still unknown and yet to be determined. As IPv6 architecturally differ with IPv4 in quite numerous ways, such as IPv6 uses 128 bits to store IP addresses whereas IPv4 uses 32 bits, it is likely that direct implementation of the existing IPv4 routing table look-up algorithms into IPv6 may not be optimised and potentially there should be space for improvement. In this research, we are looking into the possibility of improving the performance of the routing table look-up algorithms. |
| Type of Research: | Technology Development |
| Researcher(s): | Neoh Kee Lin, Dr. Ewe Hong Tat |
| Date of Completion: | August 2003 |
| Funding: | Application for Intel research funding |
| Beneficiaries: | MMU Internet technology researchers, Malaysian IPv6 Interest group, Intel Network Processing Group and Internet research community. |
| Products/Services: | Implementation prototype for IPv6 Table Look-Up Functions using Intel IXP1200, Improved algorithms and protocols in the table look-up functions and processes, 1 Masters thesis, Presentation and publication of research output in international conferences/journals |
| Status of Progress: | Literature survey and funding application |
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