Engineering a multiservice IP backbone to support tight SLAs

This paper describes technologies that enable IP service providers to offer tighter service level agreements for IP performance, in order to create competitive advantage and better serve their customers. The SLA parameters that need to be tightened are defined and then the technologies that should b...

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Published inComputer networks (Amsterdam, Netherlands : 1999) Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 131 - 148
Main Authors Filsfils, Clarence, Evans, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.09.2002
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
Subjects
Algorithms
Computer architecture
Computer networks
Internet
Internet Protocol
Service introduction
Service level agreements
Systems design
Traffic control
IGP convergence
Differentiated services
MPLS
Traffic engineering
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Summary:This paper describes technologies that enable IP service providers to offer tighter service level agreements for IP performance, in order to create competitive advantage and better serve their customers. The SLA parameters that need to be tightened are defined and then the technologies that should be considered are described, together with the decision criteria on where each technology should be used. This paper is based upon current best practise and includes results from both lab testing and deployment experience. The specific technologies discussed are differentiated services, fast IGP convergence, and traffic engineering. Consideration is given to how these technologies should be deployed and operated.
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ISSN:1389-1286
1872-7069
DOI:10.1016/S1389-1286(02)00271-2