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Architectural Structure

Active nodes provide a common base functionality, we can see this in the Active Node Architecture. The node architecture deals with how packets are processed and how local resources are managed. In contrast, a network architecture deals with global matters like addressing, end­to­end allocation of resources etc. As such, it is tied to the programming interface presented by the network to the applications using it. 
The Node architecture presented here is explicitly designed to allow for more than one "Network- API'' and network architecture. Below are the main Architectural Structures of Active Network.

                                           Major Components

                                           General Packet Processing

                                           Active Network Encapsulation Protocol

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