Scientists:	Edwin Cordeiro, M.Sc., Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Carle
Duration:	01.05.2016 – 30.09.2018

Description

I2RS facilitates real-time or event driven interaction with the routing system through a collection of protocol-based control or management interfaces.

I2RS proposes to solve the problem stated by RFC 7920:

• Modern networks continue to grow in scale and complexity
• They benefit from rapid control and analysis functions to support complex and dynamic policies
• Relevant requirements for current and future networks may not be addressed with today’s networking solutions
• Need to access and control information in the different vendors' routing systems
• Apply real-time changes to networks

I2RS provides the basis for the following real-time functions:

• Network topology learning
• Network analytics
• Network state monitoring
• Routing information modification and creation

I2RS re-uses existing protocols, expands them if necessary:

• Uses NETCONF or RESTCONF
• Uses YANG models

I2RS is Data-Model Driven:

• Designed to facilitate rapid, isolated, secure, and dynamic changes to the routing system
• YANG Data model rather than CLI becomes common unit

Implementations

I2RS @ Quagga: I2RS Code from IETF Hackathon.

I2RS @ OpenDayLight: Bachelor Thesis from Daniel Kowatsch.