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Abstract : |
We live in an era when computer and telecommunications networks are exploding both in terms of volume and complexity. The large number of network services with Quality of Ser-vice guarantees will be a key feature of these networks. Management, and particularly ser-vice and performance management is becoming of major importance. This dissertation examines the integration of the service and performance management tasks under Quality of Service constraints. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks are expected to provide two basic unicast connection services: Switched Virtual Circuit (VC) and Virtual Path (VP). These services can be used to create higher level services, such as Private Virtual Networks. Especially the configuration of Virtual Path (VP) connection services is expected to play an important role in the operation of large scale ATM networks. They can be used by the network operator to optimize the call level performance of the broadband network, or provided as a service to network users. Based on a generic architectural model for providing connection services in broadband net-, |
