3rd International ICST Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems

Research Article

Next-Generation Packet Network Architectures with Decoupled Service Plane and Transport Plane

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/BROADNETS.2006.4374337,
        author={Indra  Widjaja},
        title={Next-Generation Packet Network Architectures with Decoupled Service Plane and Transport Plane},
        proceedings={3rd International ICST Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={BROADNETS},
        year={2006},
        month={10},
        keywords={},
        doi={10.1109/BROADNETS.2006.4374337}
    }
    
  • Indra Widjaja
    Year: 2006
    Next-Generation Packet Network Architectures with Decoupled Service Plane and Transport Plane
    BROADNETS
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/BROADNETS.2006.4374337
Indra Widjaja1
  • 1: Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, NJ 07974, USA

Abstract

The emerging packet network architectures with decoupled service plane and transport plane may play a prominent role in the future. Traditional packet network architectures are primarily concerned with providing quality "pipes" (better QoS, high bandwidth, more efficient and reliable transport, etc.). The emerging architectures shift the focus towards networks that readily enable new advanced services and allow operators to have deep control over their networks. We describe related architectures with decoupled service and transport planes that are currently being addressed by various standards development organizations such as 3GPP, 3GPP2, ETSI TISPAN, ITU-T NGN, Packet Cable and MSF. We explore various issues that need to be considered with these network architectures with a focus on resource management.