J. F. Lobo, O. Gonzalez de Dios, M. L. Garcia Osma, A. J. Elizondo, J. Fernandez-Palacios, C. G. Argos, J. R. Sanchez

Abstract - This paper presents the ongoing work in both AGAVEand NOBEL projects regarding Quality of Service (QoS),Multilayer Traffic Engineering (MTE) and Resilience. On one hand, AGAVE aims to implement a simple and scalableapproach to QoS provisioning by means of Network Planes. On the other hand, NOBEL is working to achieve a vertical integration of different mechanisms pertaining to all differentnetwork layers, in order to optimize resources and strengthen the QoS and QoR capabilities.

A. F. Olivo, J. G. Ordas, B. Berde, A. Welin, T. Ferrari, F.-J. Westphal, R. Herber, N. Leymann, A. Di Giglio

Paper submitted to IEEE Communications Magazine

Abstract - Migration towards the next generation network (NGN), supporting broadband end-to-end services for all, by means of a distributed control plane and a generalized IP over optical unified transport plane requires operators to modify some business concepts and rearrange their traditional way of selling connectivity. At the same time, new market agents can appear to offer services with a more dynamic style if the possibilities of the NGN, by means of Virtual Private Networks, are mastered. This paper reviews such application scenarios for future VPN operation; a wide panorama is presented not only from the technical point of view but also referred to results obtained from an in-depth analysis of particular case studies.

Á. Ferreiro Olivo, J. G. Ordás, B. Berde, A. Welin, T. Ferrari, F.-J. Westphal, R. Herber, N. Leymann, A. Di Giglio

Paper submitted to IEEE Communications Magazine

Abstract - Virtual Private Networks (VPN) are commonly referred to as the networks which offer secure connectivity over a shared public network infrastructure such as the Internet. Organizations demand Virtual Private Networks to extend their connectivity over the wide area while keeping a certain degree of control over the resources they use. This allows those organizations to fine tune the Virtual Private Network setup to meet the needs of their applications. As new VPN solutions appear, new types of applications can benefit from the features they offer. This paper describes several VPN scenarios in support of highly demanding applications, namely, TV distribution and broadcasting, WAN based storage and GRID applications. This work have been carried out as part of the European project NOBEL.