Today, programmable networks are being viewed as the solution for the fast, flexible and dynamic deployment of new telecommunications network services. At the vanguard of programmable network research is the Future Active IP Networks (FAIN) project. The authors of this book discuss their research in FAIN so you can get on the inside track to tomorrow's technology. Moreover, the book provides you with detailed review of the state of the art and guidelines for designing managed IP programmable networks. This forward-looking resource explains how end users, operators, and service providers can inject service-specific application code into networks to obtain required network support for new services. It covers programmable network architecture, platforms, deployment, management, and security, as well as dynamic services provisioning so you can prepare now for working with the next generation of telecom technology. The book also includes real-world examples of the deployment of new network services such as DiffServ and Web TV Distribution.
Introduction - Background. The Future Active IP Networks (FAIN) Project and Its Context in the IST Program. The FAIN Consortium and Project Members. Acknowledgments. About this Book.; Programmable Networks: Background -Introduction and Motivation. Trends and Expected Evolution. Open Signalling. DARPA Active Networks. Node Operating Systems. Execution Environments. Conclusions. References; Programmable Networks and Security Background -Introduction and Summary. Active Networks Models. Active Networks Architectures and Platforms. Security in Active Networks. Research Areas: EEs, QoS, Security, and Management. Conclusion. References.; Programmable Network Management and Services Background -Introduction and Summary. Network Management Models. Active Network Management Architecture and Platforms. Service Creation Architecture and Platforms. Research Areas: Policy-based Management, Dependability, and End-to-End Management. Conclusion. References.; Switchware Active Platform -Introduction. Why Switchware. Precedents And Possibilities. Switch Versus Capsule. It Starts With The Node: Active Bridging, Alien, Sane, Sqosh And Rcane. Results. Conclusion. References; Peer-to-Peer Programmability -Introduction. What are P2P Services? Requirements for P2P Programmability. Objectives and Requirements for P2P Overlay Management. Application-Layer Active Networking (ALAN). Conclusion. References; Programmable Networks Requirements -Introduction and Summary. Operators Expectations. Enterprise Models. Requirements Analysis. Conclusion. References.; Future Active IP Networks (FAIN) Overview - FAIN Enterprise Model. Reference Architectural Model. Networking Architecture. Active Service provisioning. FAIN TestBed. FAIN Service Scenarios. Conclusion. References.; Virtual Environments and Management -Introduction and Summary. Requirements and Functionality. Components. Implementation. Use Cases. Conclusion. References.; Demultiplexing - Introduction and Summary. Requirements and Functionality. Active Packet Format. Framework, Components. Interfaces. Conclusion. References ; Security Management -Introduction and Summary. Threats, Security Requirements. High Level Security Architecture. Active Packets Security Events. Security Architecture Performance and Applicability. Evaluation off the Security Architecture. Conclusion. References.; Resource Control Framework -Introduction and Summary. Requirements and Functionality. Framework, Components, and Interfaces. Conclusion. References.; Execution Environments: Active Packets -Introduction and Summary. Requirements. Design and Main Functionality. Model Implementation. Conclusion. References.; Control Execution Environments -Introduction and Summary. Active Packet Interpreter. SNAP Interpreter. SNAP Activator. Security in Control EE. Control EE in DiffServe. Conclusion. References.; High Performance Execution Environments;
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Celestin Brou
Celestin Brou is a senior researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication System FOKUS, Berlin, Germany. He was a workpackage leader in the FAIN project. He is the author and coauthor of more than 15 scientific papers.
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Spyros Denazis
Spyros Denazis is a senior researcher with Hitachi Europe, where he was a FAIN workpackage leader. He is the author and coauthor of more than 20 scientific papers.
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Cornel Klein
Cornel Klein is employed by Siemens AG, where he works on strategic product planning for information and communications networks. He was a workpackage leader in the FAIN project Hardcover. He is the author and coauthor of more than 20 scientific papers.