Tunnels as an Abstraction
Tunnels as an Abstraction
Network APIs such as UNIX sockets, DPDK, and Netmap, assume that networks provide only end-to-end connectivity. However, networks increasingly include smartNICs and programmable switches that can implement both network and application functions. Several recent works have shown the benefit of offloading application functionality to the network, but using these approaches requires changing not just the applications, but also network and system configuration. In this project we propose a network API that rovides a uniform abstraction for offloads, aiming to simplify their use.