Packet Forwarding Technologies

This book explores packet forwarding concepts and implementation technologies. Following an introduction to the architecture of IP routers, the author discusses how IP address lookup is one of the major bottlenecks in high-performance routers. He describes the characteristics of a routing table and addresses the difficulty of the longest-matching p

Weidong Wu received his PhD in electronics and information engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China. In 2006, he joined Wuhan University of Science and Technology. His research involves algorithms to improve Internet router performance, network management, network security, and traffi c engineering.

Preface. Introduction. Concept of IP Address Lookup and Routing Table. Classic Schemes. Multibit Trie. Pipeline Multibit Scheme. The Efficient Data Structure for Bursty Access Pattern. The Caching Technologies. Hashing Schemes. TCAM-Based Forwarding Engine. Routing Table Partitioning Technologies.