Brito Jorge Andrés, Moreno José Ignacio, Contreras Luis Miguel, Alvarez-Campana Manuel, Blanco Caamaño Marta
Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas Telemáticos, ETSI de Telecomunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Telefónica I+D, 28010 Madrid, Spain.
Sensors (Basel). 2023 Aug 4;23(15):6955. doi: 10.3390/s23156955.
The rapid evolution of 5G and beyond technologies has sparked an unprecedented surge in the need for networking infrastructure that can deliver high speed, minimal latency, and remarkable flexibility. The programmable data plane, which enables the dynamic reconfiguration of network functions and protocols, is becoming increasingly important in meeting these requirements. This paper provides an overview of the current state of the art in programmable data planes implemented in 5G and beyond architectures. It proposes a classification of the reviewed studies based on system architecture and specific use cases. Furthermore, the article surveys the primary applications of programmable devices in emerging telecommunication networks, such as tunneling and forwarding, network slicing, cybersecurity, and in-band telemetry. Finally, this publication summarizes the open research challenges and future directions. In addition to offering a comprehensive review of programmable data plane applications in telecommunication networks, this article aims to guide further research in this promising field for network operators and researchers alike.
5G及未来技术的快速发展引发了对能够提供高速、低延迟和卓越灵活性的网络基础设施需求的前所未有的激增。可编程数据平面能够实现网络功能和协议的动态重新配置，在满足这些需求方面正变得越来越重要。本文概述了在5G及未来架构中实现的可编程数据平面的当前技术现状。它基于系统架构和特定用例对所审查的研究进行了分类。此外，本文还调查了可编程设备在新兴电信网络中的主要应用，如隧道和转发、网络切片、网络安全和带内遥测。最后，本出版物总结了开放的研究挑战和未来方向。除了全面回顾可编程数据平面在电信网络中的应用外，本文旨在为网络运营商和研究人员等指导这一有前途领域的进一步研究。
