Deploying and Managing IP over WDM Networks
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 2003
316 pages
978-1-58053-673-8 (ISBN)
Description
Although IP and WDM technologies are expected to become the dominant network technologies, they will be introduced gradually complementing and replacing current ATM and SDH network solutions. This book represents a comprehensive review and research results for the deployment and management of IP over WDM Networks with guaranteed service level agreements.
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Alex Galis | Joan Serrat-Fernandez
Deploying and Managing IP over WDM Networks
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06/2003
Artech House Publishers
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Content
- Foreword xv
- Preface xix
- Acknowledgments xxiii
- 1 Introduction 1
- 1.1 The Importance of IP and WDM Networks 1
- 1.2 Structure of the Book 3
- Appendix 1A: The Context of the WINMAN Project 4
- Appendix 1B: The WINMAN Consortium 5
- 2 Network and Service Evolution Scenarios 7
- 2.1 Introduction 7
- 2.2 Requirements of IP-Based Services 8
- 2.3 Current Transport Networks 15
- 2.4 Trends in Network Architectures 17
- 2.5 Business Drivers for Management Systems 23
- 2.6 Summary 27
- 3 Management of the IP Network Layer 31
- 3.1 Introduction 31
- 3.2 The IP/MPLS Network Model 32
- 3.3 Management of IP Networks 37
- 3.4 Policy-Based Management 43
- 3.5 IP/MPLS Management Tools 44
- 3.6 Current Activities in IP/MPLS Network Management 49
- 3.7 Summary 50
- 4 Management of the WDM Network Layer 55
- 4.1 Introduction 55
- 4.2 The WDM Network Elements 56
- 4.3 Optical Transport Network Modeling 56
- 4.4 Managing WDM Networks 61
- 4.5 Summary 70
- 5 IP Over WDM Integration Mechanisms 73
- 5.1 Introduction 73
- 5.2 IP Over WDM-The Data Plane Perspective 74
- 5.3 Control Plane Integration 79
- 5.4 The Management Plane Approach 84
- 5.5 Summary 85
- 6 The WINMAN Management System Concept 89
- 6.1 Introduction 89
- 6.2 Business Reference Model 91
- 6.3 Requirements Specification 96
- 6.4 WINMAN UCs 102
- 6.5 Summary 119
- 7 The WINMAN System Architecture 121
- 7.1 Introduction 121
- 7.2 High-Level Architecture 122
- 7.3 Domain Model 127
- 7.4 Generic Management System Architecture 130
- 7.5 The GUI 133
- 7.6 Summary 136
- 8 Management System Design and Implementation Issues 139
- 8.1 Introduction 139
- 8.2 Provisioning Manager 140
- 8.3 End-to-End Routing Manager 143
- 8.4 NIM 143
- 8.5 Policy Manager 146
- 8.6 View Manager 147
- 8.7 Northbound Interface Manager 149
- 8.8 Southbound Interface Manager 152
- 8.9 The GUI 154
- 8.10 Summary 158
- 9 Technologies and Tools 161
- 9.1 Introduction 161
- 9.2 Development Platforms 162
- 9.3 Operating Systems 166
- 9.4 Programming Languages 167
- 9.5 The Middleware 169
- 9.6 Interfaces Specification 173
- 9.7 Connectivity Interface Protocols 174
- 9.8 Databases 177
- 9.9 User Interface Tools 177
- 9.10 Policy-Based Management Tools 179
- 9.10.2 The WINMAN Implementation 180
- 9.11 Summary 181
- 10 Testbed Setup for the Evaluation of IP over WDM Management Systems 183
- 10.1 Introduction 183
- 10.2 Testbed Requirements 184
- 10.3 The WINMAN Testbed 190
- 10.4 Adaptation of the Technology-Dependent EMSs to the WINMAN Southbound Interface 194
- 10.4.2 Adaptation of the IP EMS 195
- 10.5 Summary 196
- 11 Evaluation of IP over WDM Management Solutions 199
- 11.1 Introduction 199
- 11.2 Template for the Definition of Testing Experiments 200
- 11.3 Evaluating the Nonfunctional Behavior 200
- 11.4 Evaluation of Functional Behavior 203
- 11.5 The WINMAN Configuration Management Solution Evaluation 207
- 11.6 Summary 215
- 12 Integration of IP over WDM: The LION Project Approach 217
- 12.1 Introduction 217
- 12.2 Network Studies 219
- 12.3 Network Management 226
- 12.4 The Testbed 232
- 13 Future Developments and Challenges for IP over WDM Network Deployment 243
- 13.1 Introduction 243
- 13.2 The Outlook from the IST-OPTIMIST Project 244
- 13.3 Challenges of IP/WDM Network Control and Management 255
- 13.4 Deployment of IP/WDM Networks 259
- 13.5 Summary 263
- List of Acronyms 267
- About the Editors 277
- Index 279
