• DocumentCode
    301807
  • Title

    The management of VC-based switched ATM networks

  • Author

    Donnelly, William

  • Author_Institution
    Broadcom Eireann Res., Dublin, Ireland
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    15-19 Apr 1996
  • Firstpage
    145
  • Abstract
    The deployment of broadband ISDN (B-ISDN) networks based on asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network technology has created customer expectations of a telecommunications environment offering access to a multitude of service types (incorporating voice, data and graphic) accessible from a single customer access point. In addition, customers expect greater management control over the configuration and operation of such services. While first implementations of public ATM networks (such as the Pan-European ATM pilot) are already in the market place these tend to confine their service offerings to basic semi-permanent virtual path services. Satisfaction of customer service expectations requires that such networks provide customers with more dynamic control (via signalling) over the creation and deletion of customer connections. In addition, customer expectations in relation to bandwidth availability and quality of service control requires that such networks support more dynamic “on-demand” virtual path (VP) and virtual circuit (VC) connections. The successful operation of such networks requires automated management systems reflecting the operator processes involved. This paper presents the main management results of the work carried out by the Eurescom project into the specification of the management requirements to support the operation of a first Pan-European VC-based switched ATM network. The paper describes the functional architecture defined to support the specification work, the main results of the specification work and the open management issues identified by the task
  • Keywords
    B-ISDN; asynchronous transfer mode; maintenance engineering; open systems; switched networks; telecommunication control; telecommunication network management; telecommunication signalling; B-ISDN; Eurescom project; VC based switched ATM networks; asynchronous transfer mode; automated management systems; bandwidth availability; broadband ISDN; customer connection control; dynamic control; dynamic on-demand connections; functional architecture; management control; network specification; open management issues; panEuropean ATM; public ATM networks; quality of service control; service configuration; service operation; signalling; virtual circuit connections; virtual path services; Asynchronous transfer mode; Automatic control; Availability; B-ISDN; Bandwidth; Customer service; Graphics; Project management; Telecommunication control; Telecommunication switching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Network Operations and Management Symposium, 1996., IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Kyoto
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-2518-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NOMS.1996.539454
  • Filename
    539454