Application-level programmable internetwork environment

Future requirements for a broadband multimedia network are likely to be very different from those today. Three key changes are identified—rapid introduction of new services, dynamic customisation of services by clients, and minimal management overhead. Application-layer active networking, perhaps the most pragmatic and immediately realisable active network proposal, is a potential solution to all three. In the'Management of Multiservice Networks' project, BT and its academic partners are developing key middleware components ...