4. GI/ITG KuVS Fachgespräch "Network Softwarization"
3./4.4.2025 (online)
Program
Publications are accessible through TOBIAS-lib. They can be cited as “Authors: Title, 4th KuVS Fachgespräch on Network Softwarization (KuVS FG NetSoft), April 2025, doi.org/10.15496/publikation-105XXX”
Thursday, 3rd April
8:30 Welcome, Dr. Sebastian Gallenmüller (TU München), Prof. Michael Menth, (Uni Tübingen)
8:40 - 10:10 Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN), Dr. Frank Dürr (University of Stuttgart)
| 8:40 | Enhancing Security in Time-Sensitive Networks: Simulation and Evaluation of PSFP |
| Peter Danielis, Willi Brekenfelder, Helge Parzyjegla, Florian Bayer, Gero Mühl (University of Rostock) | |
| 9:03 | Transparent TSN for Agnostic End-hosts via P4-based Traffic Characterization at Switches |
| Cornelia Brülhart, Nurefsan Sertbas Bülbül (University of Hamburg); Nils Ole Tippenhauer (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security); Mathias Fischer (University of Hamburg) | |
| In Proceedings of the IEEE 49th Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN) | |
| 9:25 | Simulating and Emulating the Characteristic Packet Delay of Logical 5G TSN Bridges |
| Lucas Haug, Frank Dürr, Simon Egger, Lorenz Grohmann (University of Stuttgart); James Gross, Gourav Prateek Sharma (Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)); Joachim Sachs (Ericsson Research) | |
| 9:48 | On Hard Realtime Traffic in Converged Time-Sensitive Networks |
| Willi Brekenfelder, Helge Parzyjegla, Peter Danielis, Gero Mühl, Fabian Kummer, Eike Schweissguth, Frank Golatowski (University of Rostock) |
10.10 - 10.30 Coffee Break
10.30 - 12.00 5G/6G Networking, Chair: Prof. Andras Kassler (Deggendorf Institute of Technology, DIT)
| 10:30 | |
| Fabian Ihle (University of Tübingen); Tobias Meuser (TU Darmstadt); Michael Menth (University of Tübingen); Björn Scheuermann (TU Darmstadt) | |
| 10:53 | Enhancing Spatiotemporal Networks with xLSTM: A Scalar LSTM Approach for 5G Traffic Forecasting |
| Zineddine Bettouche, Khalid Ali, Andreas Fischer, Andreas Kassler (Deggendorf Institute of Technology) | |
| 11:15 | Dynamic Traffic Steering for Networked Robotics Using 3GPP-Compliant Application Functions |
| Binh V. Duong, Yushan Yang, Ricardo Pousa, Frank H.P. Fitzek, Giang T. Nguyen (TU Dresden) | |
| 11:38 | In-Network Computing for Resilient Cyber-Physical System (invited talk) |
| Giang T. Nguyen (TU Dresden) |
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:30 Software-Based Packet Processing, Chair: Prof. Sándor Laki (Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Hungary)
| 13:00 | Power Efficiency of Hybrid 5G gNB Data Plane Combining SmartNICs and Commodity Servers |
| Mohsen Memarian (Karlstad University); Andreas Kassler (Karlstad University, Deggendorf Institute of Technology); Karl-Johan Grinnemo (Karlstad University); Sándor Laki (ELTE Eötvös Loránd University); Gergely Pongracz (Ericsson Research, Budapest); Johan Forsman (TietoEvry, Umea) | |
| 13:23 | |
| Manuel Simon, Sebastian Gallenmüller, Georg Carle (Technical University of Munich) | |
| 13:45 | PMDlink - Bridging the Gap Between DPDK and Hardware Packet Processing |
| Rubens Figueiredo (BISDN GmbH); Andreas Kassler (Technische Hochschule Deggendorf); Holger Karl (Hasso-Plattner-Institut); Hagen Woesner, Nic Hart (BISDN GmbH) | |
| 14:08 | Enabling Path Awareness for Legacy Applications through SCION-IP Translation utilizing eBPF and Tofino |
| Lars-Christian Schulz, Robin Wehner, Florian Gallrein, David Hausheer (Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg) | |
| Based on: “Unlocking Path Awareness for Legacy Applications through SCION-IP Translation in eBPF” at eBPF '24: Proceedings of the ACM SIGCOMM 2024 Workshop on eBPF and Kernel Extensions and “SCION Edge Router for Legacy IP Applications based on Intel Tofino” at 2024 IEEE 32nd International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP) |
14:30-14:50 Coffee Break
14:50-16:20 P4, Chair: Christian Esteve Rothenberg (University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil)
| 14:50 | |
| Pascal Bast, Thomas Scheffler (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin) | |
| 15:13 | Enhancements to P4TG: Protocols, Performance, and Automation |
| Fabian Ihle, Etienne Zink, Steffen Lindner, Michael Menth (University of Tübingen) | |
| 15:35 | In-Network Splitter Function Enabling Highly-Parallel Event Stream Processing |
| Bochra Boughzala (University of Groningen); Boris Koldehofe (TU Ilmenau) | |
| 15:58 | Secure In-Band Network Telemetry for the SCION Internet Architecture on Tofino |
| Robin Wehner, Tony John, Lars-Christian Schulz, David Hausheer (Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg) | |
| In Proceedings of 32nd IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP), 2024 |
16:20 - 16:30 Wrap-Up, Dr. Sebastian Gallenmüller (TU München), Prof. Michael Menth (Uni Tübingen)
Friday, 4th April
8:30 Welcome, Dr. Sebastian Gallenmüller (TU München), Prof. Michael Menth (Uni Tübingen)
8:40 - 10:10 IETF: Energy Efficiency and Evolution of MPLS, Chair: Toerless Eckert (Futurewei)
| 8:40 | Sustainability and the Internet: An Overview of IETF Activities (invited talk) |
| Michael Welzl (University of Oslo) | |
| 9:03 | Energy-Efficient Softwarized Networks: Lessons Learned |
| Iwan Setiawan (CSIE NTUST, EE Unsoed); Binayak Kar, Shan-Hsiang Shen (CSIE NTUST) | |
| Based on “Energy-Efficient Softwarized Networks: A Survey”, https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.11301, 2023 | |
| 9:25 | Fast Reoptimization with only a few Changes – Enhancing Tactical Traffic Engineering with Segment Routing Midpoint Optimization |
| Alexander Brundiers (Osnabrück University); Timmy Schüller (Deutsche Telekom Technik GmbH); Nils Aschenbruck (Osnabrück University) | |
| Published in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 43(2), Feb. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2025.3528811 | |
| 9:48 | MPLS Network Actions: A Technological Overview (Mini-Tutorial) |
| Fabian Ihle and Michael Menth (Uni Tübingen) | |
| Based on “MPLS Network Actions: Technological Overview and P4-Based Implementation on a High-Speed Switching ASIC”, accpted for IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (OJ-COMS), 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/ojcoms.2025.3557082 |
10:10 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00 New Hardware and Software for Data Plane Programming, Chair: Prof. Ralf Kundel (Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (h_da))
| 10:30 | Rust Barefoot Runtime (RBFRT): Fast Runtime Control for the Intel Tofino |
| Etienne Zink, Moritz Fluechter, Steffen Lindner, Fabian Ihle, Michael Menth (University of Tübingen) | |
| 10:52 | A Brief Tutorial on SONiC and Overview of the Open-Source AI-Driven Orchestration Framework ORCA (invited talk) |
| Volker Scheel, Kamal Bhatt (STORDIS GmbH) | |
| 11:26 | ZenosIC Lanting - A New P4-Programmable ASIC: Essentials and Programming Tools (invited talk) |
| Ricardo Chen (Asterfusion Technologies) |
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:30 Network Monitoring and Measurement Tools, Chair: Prof. Georg Carle (TU München)
| 13:00 | MalFIX: Using IPFIX for Scaling Threat Detection to High Data Rates |
| Gabriel Paradzik, Benjamin Steinert (University of Tübingen); Janik Steegmüller (unaffiliated); Michael Menth (University of Tübingen) | |
| 13:23 | |
| Jochen Kögel, Sebastian Meier, Stefan Oettl (IsarNet SWS GmbH) | |
| 13:45 | Performance Evaluation of Browser-Based Throughput Measurement for 100 Gb/s Infrastructure |
| Yannick Huber (University of Stuttgart); Marco Haeberle, Benjamin Steinert, Michael Menth (University of Tübingen) | |
| 14:08 | |
| Benjamin Steinert, Gabriel Paradzik, Michael Menth (University of Tübingen) |
14:30 - 14:50 Coffee Break
14:50 - 16:20 Security, Chair: Prof. Frank Kargl (Uni Ulm)
| 14:50 | VIPNANO: Monitoring of Virtual Private Cloud Networks for Automated Anomaly Detection |
| Marleen Sichermann, Katharina Dietz (University of Würzburg); Jochen Kögel, Sebastian Meier (IsarNet SWS GmbH); Stefan Geißler, Tobias Hoßfeld (University of Würzburg) | |
| 15:13 | Scalable Cybersecurity Training: Integrating Virtual and Physical Security Teaching Environments |
| Lukas Bechtel, Markus Schramm, Lukas Popperl (Esslingen University); Tobias Heer (University of Applied Science Esslingen) | |
| 15:35 | Secure Identities for Renewable Energy Sources through Self-Sovereign Identity and Attribute-Based Access Control |
| Moritz Volkmann, Sascha Kaven, Shashank S. Tripathi, Volker Skwarek (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences) | |
| In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA), 2024 | |
| 15.58 | Assessing Effects of Cyber-Attacks on Smart Grids through Power Grid and Communication Co-Simulation |
| Sascha Kaven, Moritz Volkmann, Volker Skwarek (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences) |
16:20 - 16:30 Wrap-Up, Dr. Sebastian Gallenmüller (TU München), Prof. Michael Menth, (Uni Tübingen)