An integrated and federative approach to QoS management in IP networks

This paper focuses on challenges related to the management of Quality of Services in IP networks and proposes a solution relying on a CORBA-based Service Architecture tightly and dynamically linked to the managed network. This architecture relies on Management Layers: EML, NML and SML inherited from the TMN architecture in order to deliver a more deterministic behaviour of the IP network. It makes also use of concepts defined by the TINA architecture as well as the TMF regarding key SML aspects. EML management is taken in charge by in-depth use of JDMK agents hiding network heterogeneity.