FAS: Using FPGA to Accelerate and Secure SDN Software Switches

Table 1

SDN switching platforms.

Names	Supporting OF version	Languages/hardware type	Application scenarios	Reference model
NetFPGA-based OpenFlow switch	1.0	FPGA	Research	Figure 1(c)
NP-based OpenFlow switch	1.0	Network processor	Research, enterprise	Figure 1(c)
Commodity OpenFlow switch	1.0	ASIC	Research, enterprise, data center	Figure 1(c)
RMT	All	ASIC	Research, enterprise	Figure 1(d)
FM6000	All	ASIC	Research, enterprise	Figure 1(d)
OpenFlow reference switch	All	C	Research	Figure 1(a)
OFSoftSwitch	After 1.3	C	Research	Figure 1(a)
OpenFlow Click	All	C++	Research	Figure 1(a)
Open vSwitch	All	C & kernel C	Research, virtualized data center	Figure 1(b)