A Framework for End-to-End Service Differentiation: Network Planes and Parallel Internets

Author

Boucadair, M. ; Lévis, P. ; Griffin, D. ; Wang, N. ; Howarth, M. ; Pavlou, G. ; Mykoniati, E. ; Georgatsos, P. ; Quoitin, B. ; Sánchez, J. Rodríguez ; García-Osma, M.L.

Author_Institution

France Telecom, Paris

Volume

45

Issue

9

fYear

2007

fDate

9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

134

Lastpage

143

Abstract

This article presents a technology-agnostic and a multi-dimensional (i.e., routing, forwarding, and traffic management dimensions) approach for the management of IP network resources to ensure service differentiation with both intra- and inter-domain scope. This article introduces the network plane (NP) and parallel Internets (PI) concepts for achieving service differentiation. Based on these concepts, a functional architecture together with a business model is presented. In addition, this article describes how the proposed approach can become a promising platform for the IP multimedia subsystem (IMS), with the objective of providing end-to-end QoS-enabled multimedia delivery across multiple providers to replace the flow-based reservation mode known as the VoIP resource reservation framework.

Keywords

IP networks; Internet; computer network management; multimedia systems; quality of service; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; IP multimedia subsystem; IP network resources; QoS-enabled multimedia delivery; end-to-end service differentiation; network plane concept; parallel Internet; Diffserv networks; Harmonic analysis; IP networks; Indium phosphide; Internet telephony; Jitter; Multimedia systems; Protocols; Robustness; Web and internet services;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCOM.2007.4342868

Filename

4342868