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CRG Algorithm and nTCAM for the Efficient Packet Filtering System

효율적인 패킷 필터링 시스템을 위한 CRG 알고리즘과 nTCAM

  • Published : 2006.08.01
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Abstract

The general packet filtering system using TCAM has some limitations such as range and negation rules filtering, so this paper proposes efficient searching schemes than existing methods. CRG(Converting Range rules using Gray code) algorithm, in the case of range rules, that takes advantage of the gray code and TCAM characteristics to save a number of TCAM entries is proposed, and a nTCAM(TCAM with negation) architecture for negation rules is proposed, implemented using a FPGA design tool, and verified through the wave simulation. According to the simulation with the SNORT rules, the CRG algorithm and nTCAM save TCAM entries about 93% in IPv4 and 98% in IPv6 than the existing method.

본 논문에서는 TCAM을 이용해 패킷 필터링 시스템을 구현하는 경우 범위 규칙과 부정 규칙을 검색하는데 있어 기존의 방법보다 효율적으로 검색할 수 있는 방안을 제시하였다. 범위 규칙의 경우 그레이코드를 이용한 CRG(Converting Range rules using Gray code) 알고리즘을 제안하였으며, 부정 규칙을 효율적으로 검색하기 위한 방안으로는 nTCAM(TCAM with negation) 구조를 제안하였다. 또한 시뮬레이션을 통해 CRG 알고리즘과 nTCAM의 기능을 검증하였다. 성능 평가를 위해 제안 방안을 SNORT 규칙에 적용시킨 결과 IPv4와 IPv6 환경에서 기존의 방법과 비교할 때 각각 93%와 98%의 TCAM 엔트리를 절감하였다.

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