Proof-of-concept and evaluation prototype for NSDI'21: Programming Network Stack for Middleboxes with Rubik
Step 0, make sure python3 installed with version >= 3.7; C toolchain (e.g. build-essential on Ubuntu) installed; libpcap-dev is required for pcap target and DPDK SDK is required for dpdk target. And mako package is installed:
pip3 install mako
Step 1, generate weaver_blackbox.c according to configure
# to build stocking protocol stacks
make gen C=stock.tcp_ip
make gen C=stock.gtp
Step 2, compile the blackbox along with custom code
# auto-generated blank template
make A=weaver_whitebox.template.c
# generally it's recommend to edit the copy of the template
cp weaver_whitebox.template.c weaver_whitebox.c
# and build it with custom code
make
# DPDK target
make T=dpdk
Finally, run built executable procpkts.
Rubik is a perfect tool for:
- building software middlebox for network stacks, e.g. TCP/IP, GTP, QUIC
- validating the functionality of newly-designed protocols
- modeling network protocols/stacks with a comprehensive abstraction
To learn more, please head on to a tour of Rubik and enjoy hacking!