A New Framework and Protocol for Future Networking Applications

Future networking applications place demands on networking services that become increasingly difficult to address using existing internetworking technology. This paper presents a new framework and protocol that is designed to meet this challenge, BPP (Big Packet Protocol). BPP is intended as an enabler for a new generation of networking services that depend on the ability to provide precise service level guarantees while facilitating operations. In addition, BPP allows users to define and customize networking behavior from the network edge for their flows in isolation from other users and without needing to rely on lengthy vendor or network operator product cycles.