Provisioning of RSVP-based Services over a Large ATM Network

    Alex Birman, Victor Firoiu, Roch Guerin, Dilip Kandlur


                         ABSTRACT


In this work we address the problem of ow establishment with QoS
constraints and reservation of resources in an IP network that spans
over ATM networks. Specifically, we study the interaction and
integration of the RSVP protocol using Integrated Services flow
specifications with the ATM signaling. Among the issues raised by such
an integration are: the interaction between the flow/call
establishment protocols, and the translation between flow/call
characteristics. For these issues we sketch several possible solutions
rather than focus on a particular design. Finally we discuss the
extensions to RSVP and to the ATM signaling required for the
implementation of these solutions.