Dynamic route computation considered harmful

Matthew Caesar, Jennifer Rexford, Martín Casado, Teemu Koponen, Scott Shenker

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Abstract

This paper advocates a different approach to reduce routing convergence-side-stepping the problem by avoiding it in the first place! Rather than recomputing paths after temporary topology changes, we argue for a separation of timescale between offline computation of multiple diverse paths and online spreading of load over these paths. We believe decoupling failure recovery from path computation leads to networks that are inherently more efficient, more scalable, and easier to manage.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)66-71
Number of pages6
JournalComputer Communication Review
Volume40
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2010

Keywords

  • Convergence
  • Internet architecture
  • Protocols
  • Routing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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