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