Network Design for IP Convergence

A Comprehensive "Global" Vision of Convergence

The emergence of quality-of-service (QoS) mechanisms continues to propel the development of real-time multimedia services such as VoIP and videoconferencing. However, there remain many challenges to achieving optimized standardization convergence.

Basic Network Design, Equipment, and QoS Policies Network Design for IP Convergence is a comprehensive, "global" guide to the state of the art and recent advances in IP network implementation. Providing an introduction to basic LAN/WAN/MAN network design, the author covers the latest equipment and architecture, addressing, QoS policies, and integration of services, among other topics. The book explains how to integrate the different layers of reference models and various technological platforms to mirror the harmonization that occurs in the real world of carrier networks. It furnishes appropriate designs for traditional and critical services in the LAN and carrier networks (both MAN and WAN), and it clarifies how a specific layer or technology can cause those services to malfunction. This book lays a foundation for understanding with concepts and applicability of QoS parameters under the multilayer scheme, and a solid explanation of service infrastructure. It goes on to describe integration in both real time and "not real time," elaborating on how both processes can co-exist within the same IP network and concluding with the designs and configurations of service connections.

Learn How to Overcome Obstacles to Improve Technology

This sweeping analysis of the implementation of IP convergence and QoS mechanisms helps designers and operators get past key obstacles, such as integrating platform layers and technologies and implementing various associated QoS concepts, to improve technology and standards.

About the Author

Yezid Donoso, PhD, is currently a professor of computer networks in the Computing and System Engineering Department at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. He is a consultant in computer network and optimization for Colombian industries. He has a degree in system and computer engineering from the Universidad del Norte (Barranquilla, Colombia, 1996), an MSc degree in system and computer engineering from the Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia, 1998), a DEA in information technology from Girona University (Girona, Spain, 2002), and a PhD (cum laude) in information technology from Girona University (Girona, Spain, 2005). He is a senior member of IEEE and a distinguished visiting professor. His biography is published in the following books: Who’s Who in the World, 2006 edition; Who’s Who in Science and Engineering by Marquis Who’s Who in the World; and 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England, 2006. He received the title Distinguished Professor from the Universidad del Norte (Colombia, October 2004) and a National Award of Operations from the Colombian Society of Operations Research (2004). He is the co-author of the book Multi-Objective Optimization in Computer Networks Using Metaheuristics (2007).