The use of COPS and NSIS in the EuQoS Project

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Abstract

This paper discusses the use of the Policy Based Network paradigm, COPS (Common Open Policy Service) and NSIS (Next Steps In Signaling) frameworks being developed by the IETF, in the context of the European Project EuQoS (End-to-End Quality of Service over Heterogeneous Networks). An overview of the EuQoS architecture is provided followed by the analysis of the use of PBN/COPS and NSIS to support the Signaling and Service Negotiation (SSN) function. The implementation status and validations aspects are also discussed in the paper and some preliminary results are included.

Conference

NetConâ??05 - Network Control and Engineering for QoS, Security and Mobility Conference, IFIP TC6, France Télécom R&D, Lannion, France, 14-18 November 2005, November 2005