Service Automation and Dynamic Provisioning Techniques in IP / MPLS Environments

Save time & resources with this comprehensive guide toautomation configuration for the value-added IP services of thefuture. As the Internet becomes the medium of choice for value-added IPservice offerings such as TV broadcasting, videoconferencing, andVoice over IP, the ability of automating configuration processeshas become a key challenge for service providers. In fact, thisfeature has become crucial with the ever-growing level of expertiserequired to deploy such services and the scope of the techniquesthat need to be activated in order to provide such services with aguaranteed level of quality. Service Automation and Dynamic Provisioning Techniques inIP/MPLS Environments: * Discusses architectures and protocols for services information,covering the state-of-the-art in current implementations of RemoteAuthentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS), Diameter, Common OpenPolicy Service (COPS), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)and NETCONF * Explains various application examples, covering the dynamicenforcement of QoS, security, and IP Traffic Engineeringpolicies. * Covers the automated production of MPLS-based VPNs. The authors offer an invaluable guide for IT facilitators,network managers, and researchers in industry and academia, as wellas students studying advanced IP/MPLS networking communicationscourses. System designers and architects will also find this bookhelpful.