Title :
MPLS and next generation access networks
Author :
Kankkunen, Antti
Author_Institution :
Integral Access Inc., Chelmsford, MA, USA
Abstract :
New IP-based technologies for supporting integrated voice and broadband data services over a single link are providing competitive carriers the opportunity to aggressively attack new markets. However, to deliver a comprehensive and competitively priced set of services, carriers must be able to manage QoS. MPLS provides the best alternative for managing QoS and class of service (CoS) for IP-based services. This article discusses how carriers can use MPLS to prioritize traffic and provision network bandwidth in order to offer integrated voice/data services, differentiated services and service level agreements
Keywords :
Internet; SONET; integrated voice/data communication; optical fibre networks; subscriber loops; synchronous digital hierarchy; telecommunication network management; telecommunication traffic; transport protocols; IP-based services; IP-based technologies; MPLS; QoS management; SDH/SONET; class of service; competitive carriers; differentiated services; integrated voice/broadband data services; multi-protocol label switching; network bandwidth; next generation access networks; service level agreements; traffic; Centralized control; Multiprotocol label switching; Next generation networking; Pulse modulation; Quality of service; Routing protocols; Switches; Telecommunication switching; Telecommunication traffic; Transport protocols;
Conference_Titel :
Universal Multiservice Networks, 2000. ECUMN 2000. 1st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Colmar
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6419-8
DOI :
10.1109/ECUMN.2000.880719
