Title :
The IEEE P1520 standards initiative for programmable network interfaces
Author :
Biswas, Jit ; Lazar, Aurel A. ; Huard, J.-F. ; Lim, Koonseng ; Mahjoub, Semir ; Pau, Louis-Francois ; Suzuki, Masaaki ; Torstensson, Soren ; Wang, Weiguo ; Weinstein, Stephen
Author_Institution :
Kent Ridge Digital Labs., Singapore
fDate :
10/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This article discusses the need for standard software interfaces for programming of networks, specifically for service and signaling control, through programming interfaces. The objective is to enable the development of open signaling, control, and management applications as well as higher-level multimedia services on networks. The scope of this effort includes ATM switches, circuit switches, IP routers, and hybrid switches such as those that provide for fast switching of IP packets over an ATM backbone. The basic ideas represented herein are in the process of development as a standard for application programming interfaces for networks under IEEE Standards Project IEEE P1520
Keywords :
IEEE standards; asynchronous transfer mode; multimedia communication; network interfaces; object-oriented programming; open systems; packet switching; telecommunication computing; telecommunication control; telecommunication network management; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication signalling; telecommunication standards; transport protocols; ATM backbone; ATM switches; IEEE P1520 standards; IEEE Standards Project; IP packets; IP routers; circuit switches; hybrid switches; multimedia services; network programming; open control; open management; open signaling applications; programmable network interfaces; programming interfaces; service control; signaling control; standard software interfaces; Asynchronous transfer mode; Intelligent networks; Network interfaces; Packet switching; Quality of service; Signal processing; Standards development; Switches; Switching circuits; Telecommunication control;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
