Active Net Issues
•Security
–Need to prevent adverse functions
–Approaches include strict semantics (SecuNet), polices (Android/FAIN), and ‘sandboxes’ (execution environments)
•Performance
–‘Slow path’ for option-filled data packets in routers
–Lack of inter-layer information leads to…
•Redundant functions between layers (e.g., Application layer routing/discovery)
•Sub-optimal performance of end-to-end flows