Application QoS Networking Infrastructure for High Performance, High Reliability Web Operations

5/15/2001


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Table of Contents

Application QoS Networking Infrastructure for High Performance, High Reliability Web Operations

Background

The Talk Scope

Outline

Terminology (Layer N Switching - Unofficial)

Terminology (Layer N Switching - Unofficial) Cont.

Simplified End-to-End Network Configuration & Technologies

Simplified Web-centric Internet Data Center

Internet Web Operations Model

Network Protocol Layer Structure & Technologies

Layer 0-3 Characteristics (IP, ATM, SONET, WDM)

QoS Definition, Measures and Requirements

Where’s Problems & Costs of Problems

What’s Most Concerned Factors

Two School Thoughts on QoS Challenges

Progress in Optical Technology

Internet Core Network and Technology Evolution (Layers 0-3)

IP Router/Switch Throughput Requirements

Why IP-over-SONET

Why IP-over-WDM

QoS Offers in IP-over-SONET/WDM Core Networks

Access/Metro Network Technologies (Layers 0-3)

Web Browser Operations & Format

Why Layer 4 Switching (Web Switching)

Layer 4 Switching for Global Load Balance and Traffic Redirect (An Example - DNS Redirect)

Why Layer 7 (Application) Layer Switching

Two Application-Enabled Options for Layer 7 Classification

Application-enabled QoS Switching System

More on Enabled Applications

Summary

Author: Deborah S. Bakin

Email: jafried@ieee.org