Provision and customization of ATM virtual networks for supporting IP services

Author

Ng, Walfrey ; Boutaba, Raouf ; Leon-Garcia, Alberto

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

205

Lastpage

210

Abstract

This paper addresses the provision and customization of virtual networks, and discusses how a virtual network can be programmed to support different approaches for integration of ATM and IP. First, the virtual network concept is introduced, followed by a discussion of a management system architecture for the control of the virtual network. Then, the paper discusses how a virtual network can be provided and customized through the partitioning of network resources and the programmability of the management system. This paper proceeds with a discussion of how the management system can support the integration of ATM and IP in order to demonstrate the capability of full customization of the network environment support. Finally, the partitioning of our NAL (Network Architecture Laboratory) testbed network is presented

Keywords

Internet; asynchronous transfer mode; network topology; telecommunication computing; telecommunication control; telecommunication network management; test facilities; ATM virtual networks; IP; IP service support; NAL; Network Architecture Laboratory testbed network; management system architecture; network environment support; network resource partitioning; programmability; virtual network customization; virtual network provision; Asynchronous transfer mode; Control systems; Engineering management; Environmental management; Network topology; Programmable control; Resource management; Routing; Switches; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

ATM Workshop, 1999. IEEE Proceedings

Conference_Location

Kochi

Print_ISBN

4-88552-164-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ATM.1999.786858

Filename

786858