—In the next-generation Internet architecture, more functionality will be placed in the data path of routers in the form of “services” and other packet processing features. T...
—The scalability and performance of the Internet depends critically on the performance of its packet switches. Current packet switches are based on single-hop crossbar fabrics, w...
The threat of commoditization poses a real challenge for service providers. While the end-to-end principle is often paraphrased as “dumb network, smart end-systems”, the origi...
IP routers are now increasingly expected to do more than just traditional packet forwarding – they must be extensible as well as scalable. It is a challenge to design a router a...
The correct admission of flows in the Differentiated Services (DiffServ) environment is critical to provide stable and predictable quality of service (QoS) to the end user. Withou...