Evaluation of a Policy-Based QoS Management Architecture over an IPv6 DiffServ testbed

Author

Vallejo, Alex ; Zaballos, Agustín ; Abella, Jaume ; Villegas, Guillermo ; Selga, Josep M.

Author_Institution

Univ. Ramon Llull, Barcelona

fYear

2007

fDate

21-23 May 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

9

Abstract

In this paper we present the implementation of a bandwidth broker architecture for the centralized management of the QoS in native IPv6 DiffServ networks in a multi-domain environment. The bandwidth broker has been programmed in JAVA and uses COPS-PR as an infra-domain communication protocol and SIBBSv6 as an inter-domain communication protocol. The latter protocol is also presented. SIBBSv6 is a variation of the SIBBS inter-domain communication protocol with some new features such as the IPv6 support. The evaluation of the proposed architecture has been tested by implementing a real IPv6 DiffServ testbed composed of three domains. Each of these domains is managed by the developed bandwidth broker named BBv6. The results of these tests and the corresponding conclusions are also presented.

Keywords

DiffServ networks; IP networks; computer network management; performance evaluation; protocols; quality of service; telecommunication network topology; COPS-PR; IPv6 DiffServ networks; JAVA; SIBBSv6; bandwidth broker; centralized management; infra-domain communication protocol; inter-domain communication protocol; multi-domain environment; policy-based QoS management; Automatic control; Bandwidth; Diffserv networks; Environmental management; Linux; Next generation networking; Protocols; Resource management; Technology management; Testing; COPS-PR; Differentiated-Services; IPv6; Policy Based Networking Management; QoS; SIBBS;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Testbeds and Research Infrastructure for the Development of Networks and Communities, 2007. TridentCom 2007. 3rd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Lake Buena Vista, FL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0739-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0739-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TRIDENTCOM.2007.4444697

Filename

4444697