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RSS design backboneDistributed QoS Routing for Backbone Overlay Networks
White Paper Due to the difficulty of supporting end-to-end QoS purely in end-user overlays, backbone over-lays for QoS support have been proposed. This paper describes a backbone QoS overlay network architecture for scalable, efficient and practical QoS support. [18 Jul 2008]
Joint Source-Channel Multistream Coding and Optical Network Adapter Design for Video Over IP
White Paper This paper presents a panorama picture on how to achieve end-to-end video over IP service under the communication environments, consisting of backbone networks, hybrid access networks, and the end users. [18 Jul 2008]
A Modular Gigabit Ethernet Backbone for NEPTUNE and Other Ocean Observatories
White Paper This paper describes a modular ocean observatory node design resulting from design activities of the NEPTUNE observatory data communications team. Internal node modules based on Gigabit Ethernet, point-to-point Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) and... [18 Jul 2008]
Why Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Should Be Used in IP-Based Networks
White Paper The demand for multimedia applications along with rapid growth, the need for quality of service, reliability, efficiency and security have made traffic engineering an essential consideration in the design and operation of large public Internet... [11 Jul 2008]
Topological Design of Multiple VPNs Over MPLS Network
White Paper With the deployment of MPLS over a core IP backbone, it is possible for a service provider to built Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) supporting various classes of services with QoS guarantees. The use of sink-tree (multipoint-to-point) routing paths... [11 Jul 2008]
On the Optimality and Interconnection of Valiant Load-Balancing Networks
White Paper The Valiant Load-Balancing (VLB) design has been proposed for a backbone network architecture that can efficiently provide predictable performance under changing traffic matrices. It generalizes the VLB design to enable interconnection of multiple... [10 Jul 2008]
University of the East, Manila, Philippines: Turbocharges the Campus Network With Leading-Edge ATM Solutions From Bay Networks, a Nortel Networks Business
White Paper The challenge was to design and construct an ATM backbone network that provides dedicated bandwidth for cost-effective deployment of educational applications. University of the East is a premier educational institution. [03 Jul 2008]
Xi'an Jiaotong University, PRC: Augments Network Performance With Switching Equipment From Nortel Networks
White Paper The challenge was to design and build a high-performance Gigabit Ethernet network backbone and Layer 3 switching infrastructure. Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) is a leading university in the People's Republic of China administered by the State... [03 Jul 2008]
Feasibility of IP Restoration in a Tier-1 Backbone
White Paper Sprint has chosen an IP-based restoration approach for building a highly available tier-1 IP backbone. This paper describes the design principles of Sprint's network that makes IP based restoration an effective and cost-efficient approach. [03 Jul 2008]
Understanding Traffic Dynamics at a Backbone POP
White Paper To accommodate such growth while preserving the robustness of the network, most IP backbone operators have chosen a simple approach to traffic engineering: overprovisioning. This paper studies backbone traffic dynamics using data collected at a... [03 Jul 2008]
Distributed Resource Management Across an IP Backbone
White Paper This paper provides an in-depth description of a communications service delivery system design in which media gateways, signaling gateways, and media servers delivering conferencing, speech recognition, text-to speech (TTS), and interactive voice... [03 Jul 2008]
NEPTUNE Gigabit Ethernet Submarine Cable System
White Paper The NEPTUNE backbone communications system will be based on commercial off-the-shelf Gigabit Ethernet components packaged as ocean bottom communications modules. A proposed design that meets these two functions is presented. [03 Jul 2008]
Big Pipe Leading With Next-Generation Billing With HP Solutions
White Paper BIG PIPE Inc.a Shaw Communications company, owns and operates a national fiber optic backbone network, providing data networking and Internet services to North American businesses. The flexible system gives BIG PIPE the freedom to design and build... [03 Jul 2008]
Design and Deployment of a Passive Monitoring Infrastructure
White Paper This paper presents the architecture of a passive monitoring system installed within the Sprint IP backbone network. This system differs from other packet monitoring systems in that it collects packet-level traces from multiple links within the... [03 Jul 2008]
SNA Internetworking Over Frame Relay Design and Implementation Guide
White Paper This paper provides information about designing networks that transport SNA protocols over Frame Relay using an IP backbone. Frame Relay is a Layer 2 technology. IP is a Layer 3 technology. TCP encompasses Layers 4 through 6 technologies. [03 Jul 2008]
