On path selection for traffic with bandwidth guarantees
ICNP '97 Proceedings of the 1997 International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP '97)
Generalized multiprotocol label switching: an overview of routing and management enhancements
IEEE Communications Magazine
Layer 1 virtual private networks: driving forces and realization by GMPLS
IEEE Communications Magazine
Layer 1 virtual private network management by users
IEEE Communications Magazine
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A virtual private network (VPN) makes it possible for a customer to use a wide range network by borrowing a provider network. In addition, by recent emergence of the layer 1 VPN (L1VPN), more customers require to control the end-to-end path setting on VPN by using path computation traffic engineering. We propose a customer-based L1VPN network management system (NMS) that is separated from a provider NMS. This customized NMS enables each customer to explicitly control a customer IP path from an end-to-end point of view. The separation of each customer L1VPN NMS from a provider NMS also releases the provider NMS from a huge burden. We implement a management and control function in an L1VPN NMS by using enterprise java beans (EJBs). Then, we discuss and evaluate the merits of the proposed NMS.