Foreword xv -- Preface xix -- Acknowledgments xxiii -- 1 Introduction 1 -- 1.1 The Importance of IP and WDM Networks 1 -- 1.2 Structure of the Book 3 -- Appendix 1A: The Context of the WINMAN Project 4 -- Appendix 1B: The WINMAN Consortium 5 -- 2 Network and Service Evolution Scenarios 7 -- 2.1 Introduction 7 -- 2.2 Requirements of IP-Based Services 8 -- 2.3 Current Transport Networks 15 -- 2.4 Trends in Network Architectures 17 -- 2.5 Business Drivers for Management Systems 23 -- 2.6 Summary 27 -- 3 Management of the IP Network Layer 31 -- 3.1 Introduction 31 -- 3.2 The IP/MPLS Network Model 32 -- 3.3 Management of IP Networks 37 -- 3.4 Policy-Based Management 43 -- 3.5 IP/MPLS Management Tools 44 -- 3.6 Current Activities in IP/MPLS Network Management 49 -- 3.7 Summary 50 -- 4 Management of the WDM Network Layer 55 -- 4.1 Introduction 55 -- 4.2 The WDM Network Elements 56 -- 4.3 Optical Transport Network Modeling 56 -- 4.4 Managing WDM Networks 61 -- 4.5 Summary 70 -- 5 IP Over WDM Integration Mechanisms 73 -- 5.1 Introduction 73 -- 5.2 IP Over WDM-The Data Plane Perspective 74 -- 5.3 Control Plane Integration 79 -- 5.4 The Management Plane Approach 84 -- 5.5 Summary 85 -- 6 The WINMAN Management System Concept 89 -- 6.1 Introduction 89 -- 6.2 Business Reference Model 91 -- 6.3 Requirements Specification 96 -- 6.4 WINMAN UCs 102 -- 6.5 Summary 119 -- 7 The WINMAN System Architecture 121 -- 7.1 Introduction 121 -- 7.2 High-Level Architecture 122 -- 7.3 Domain Model 127 -- 7.4 Generic Management System Architecture 130 -- 7.5 The GUI 133 -- 7.6 Summary 136 -- 8 Management System Design and Implementation Issues 139 -- 8.1 Introduction 139 -- 8.2 Provisioning Manager 140 -- 8.3 End-to-End Routing Manager 143 -- 8.4 NIM 143 -- 8.5 Policy Manager 146 -- 8.6 View Manager 147 -- 8.7 Northbound Interface Manager 149.

8.8 Southbound Interface Manager 152 -- 8.9 The GUI 154 -- 8.10 Summary 158 -- 9 Technologies and Tools 161 -- 9.1 Introduction 161 -- 9.2 Development Platforms 162 -- 9.3 Operating Systems 166 -- 9.4 Programming Languages 167 -- 9.5 The Middleware 169 -- 9.6 Interfaces Specification 173 -- 9.7 Connectivity Interface Protocols 174 -- 9.8 Databases 177 -- 9.9 User Interface Tools 177 -- 9.10 Policy-Based Management Tools 179 -- 9.10.2 The WINMAN Implementation 180 -- 9.11 Summary 181 -- 10 Testbed Setup for the Evaluation of IP over WDM Management Systems 183 -- 10.1 Introduction 183 -- 10.2 Testbed Requirements 184 -- 10.3 The WINMAN Testbed 190 -- 10.4 Adaptation of the Technology-Dependent EMSs to the WINMAN Southbound Interface 194 -- 10.4.2 Adaptation of the IP EMS 195 -- 10.5 Summary 196 -- 11 Evaluation of IP over WDM Management Solutions 199 -- 11.1 Introduction 199 -- 11.2 Template for the Definition of Testing Experiments 200 -- 11.3 Evaluating the Nonfunctional Behavior 200 -- 11.4 Evaluation of Functional Behavior 203 -- 11.5 The WINMAN Configuration Management Solution Evaluation 207 -- 11.6 Summary 215 -- 12 Integration of IP over WDM: The LION Project Approach 217 -- 12.1 Introduction 217 -- 12.2 Network Studies 219 -- 12.3 Network Management 226 -- 12.4 The Testbed 232 -- 13 Future Developments and Challenges for IP over WDM Network Deployment 243 -- 13.1 Introduction 243 -- 13.2 The Outlook from the IST-OPTIMIST Project 244 -- 13.3 Challenges of IP/WDM Network Control and Management 255 -- 13.4 Deployment of IP/WDM Networks 259 -- 13.5 Summary 263 -- List of Acronyms 267 -- About the Editors 277 -- Index 279.