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Authors: | Marcus Brunner, Rolf Stadler |
Group: | Communication Systems |
Type: | Inproceedings |
Title: | The Impact of Active Networking Technology on Service Management in a Telecom Environment |
Year: | 1999 |
Month: | May |
Pub-Key: | BRUSTA99a |
Book Titel: | Proceedings of the Sixth IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management |
Pages: | 385-400 |
Keywords: | BRUN99a |
Abstract: | Active networking, where network nodes perform customized processing of packets, is a rapidly expanding field of research. This paper is based on the assumption that active networking technology will mature to a point where it can be commercially deployed on a larger scale. We investigate the realization of service provisioning and service management in a telecom environment that is based on active networking technology, primarily with respect to customer-provider interactions. Compared to conventional networking technology, active networking concepts enable additional flexibility in supporting management tasks. We outline a framework that allows customers, on the one hand, to access and manage a service in a providers domain, and, on the other hand, to outsource a service and its management to a service provider. Our framework has the properties of supporting (1) generic, i.e., service-independent, interfaces for service provisioning and management, and (2) customized service abstractions and control functions, according to a customers requirements. Further, we describe how some of the key concepts of this framework can be realized in an active networking testbed that we are in the process of building. |
Remarks: | Proceedings of the Sixth IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management |
Location: | Boston, MA, USA |
Resources: | [BibTeX] |