| The explosion of traffic over data communications networks has resulted in a growing demand for Quality of Service (QoS) techniques to ensure network reliability, particularly in regard to e-commerce applications. Written by two experts in the field, this book covers the implementation of QoS techniques from an engineering point of view. Readers will find practical, up-to-date coverage of all key QoS technologies, real-world engineering examples illustrating theoretical results, and a discussion of new control techniques for the next generation multimedia networks.
This book addresses the basics, theory, architectures, and technologies to
implement quality-of-serviceŽQoS.control in high-speed networks, including
asynchronous transfer modeŽATM., Internet ProtocolŽIP., and multiprotocol
label switchingŽMPLS.networks. For the last few years, we have
witnessed an explosion of Internet demands, yielding rapid development of
the corresponding technologies in the backbone network, such as terabit
routers, dense wavelength division multiplexingŽDWDM.transmission
equipment, and optical cross-connect switchesŽOXCs.. The success of
telecommunications in supporting a wide variety of Internet services, such as
multimedia conferencing and video-on-demand, depends greatly on, Žin addi-
tion to high-speed transmission and switching. the reliable control in the
underlying high-speed networks to provide guaranteed QoS. |
