Design and Implementation of the End System to Intermediate System (ES-IS) Routing Information Exchange Protocol as a Loadable Kernel Module in Linux Kernel 2.6

TL;DR

This paper details the design and implementation of an ES-IS routing protocol as a loadable kernel module in Linux 2.6, supporting CLNP in aeronautical networks, with testing results demonstrating functionality.

Contribution

It introduces a novel Linux kernel module implementation of the ES-IS protocol tailored for aeronautical telecommunication networks.

Findings

Successful implementation as a loadable kernel module

Protocol functions correctly with tested packet processing

Supports CLNP in Aeronautical Telecommunication Network

Abstract

This paper presents a partial implementation of the ES-IS Routing Information Exchange Protocol packet processing in Linux Kernel 2.6, which is for use in conjunction with the Connectionless Network Protocol (CLNP) in Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN). First, we show the data structures involved in the protocol operation. Second, we describe the map of the packet processing whose design has been developed in the research. Third, we explain how the protocol is implemented as a loadable kernel module. Finally, we conclude the implementation result based on performed tests.