Distributed object technology for networking

Author

Redlich, Lens-Peter ; Suzuki, Masaaki ; Weinstein, Stephen

Author_Institution

NEC USA Inc., USA

Volume

36

Issue

10

fYear

1998

fDate

10/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

100

Lastpage

111

Abstract

Distributed object systems have become a foundation technology and operational platform for large, complex communications networks. This article explains what distributed object technology is and what it does for networks and communication services. It describes the current key technologies in this field, the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) and the Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM), and gives examples of networking architectures, such as TINA and TMN, that utilize these technologies. Finally, this article introduces a simplified model for a CORBA-based networking architecture that facilitates open network interfaces and provides a generic platform for services of the future

Keywords

distributed processing; network interfaces; object-oriented methods; open systems; telecommunication computing; telecommunication network management; CORBA-based networking architecture; Common Object Request Broker Architecture; DCOM; Distributed Component Object Model; TINA; TMN; communication services; communications networks; distributed object systems; distributed object technology; generic platform; networking architectures; open network interfaces; operational platform; Asynchronous transfer mode; Bandwidth; Communication standards; Computer network management; Distributed processing; Multimedia communication; Quality management; Quality of service; Resource management; Streaming media;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.722144

Filename

722144