Title :
Which way to QoS in future networks: Distributed or centralized decision logic ?
Author :
Minerva, Roberto ; Manzalini, Antonio ; Moiso, Corrado
Author_Institution :
Telecom Italia - Future Centre, Torino, Italy
fDate :
Aug. 31 2011-Sept. 3 2011
Abstract :
The paper proposes the introduction of a Network Operating System, based on autonomic and cognitive capabilities, in order to improve manageability, QoS provision, and flexibility of future communication and processing infrastructures. The Network Operating System exploits a logically decentralized control logic through three planes: Network Control Plane, Resource Control Plane and Knowledge Plane. On one side the Network Operating System adopts the self-organization concepts towards the orchestration of virtualized resources hooked in “Network of Networks”; on the other side it interacts with a 0-Touch Management System, which is in charge of actuating lighter management functions which are still requesting human intervention. Paper concludes by elaborating about what a proper level of decentralization of control logic could be.
Keywords :
computer network management; intelligent control; intelligent networks; network operating systems; quality of service; telecommunication control; 0-touch management system; QoS provision; autonomic capability; centralized decision logic; cognitive capability; control logic decentralization; distributed decision logic; future communication; future network; knowledge plane; logically decentralized control logic; network control plane; network of networks; network operating system; resource control plane; virtualized resource; Monitoring; Routing protocols; Autonomic and Congnitive Networks; Network Operating System; Network of Networks; QoE; QoS; auto-configuration; dynamic resource allocation;
Conference_Titel :
FITCE Congress (FITCE), 2011 50th
Conference_Location :
Palermo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1208-1
DOI :
10.1109/FITCE.2011.6133424
