A Roadmap for Enabling a Future-Proof In-Network Computing Data Plane Ecosystem

11/08/2021
by   Daehyeok Kim, et al.
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As the vision of in-network computing becomes more mature, we see two parallel evolutionary trends. First, we see the evolution of richer, more demanding applications that require capabilities beyond programmable switching ASICs. Second, we see the evolution of diverse data plane technologies with many other future capabilities on the horizon. While some point solutions exist to tackle the intersection of these trends, we see several ecosystem-level disconnects today; e.g., the need to refactor applications for new data planes, lack of systematic guidelines to inform the development of future data plane capabilities, and lack of holistic runtime frameworks for network operators. In this paper, we use a simple-yet-instructive emerging application-data plane combination to highlight these disconnects. Drawing on these lessons, we sketch a high-level roadmap and guidelines for the community to tackle these to create a more thriving "future-proof" data plane ecosystem.

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